Patent ID: 11876265
Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A fuel cell for a fuel cell system, the fuel cell comprising:
a first cavity that is open-pored and comprises one or more first gas channels;
a second cavity that is open-pored and comprises one or more second gas channels;
a membrane structure that is self-supporting; and
a plurality of interconnector elements that are elongate and straight, one or more interconnector elements of the plurality of interconnector elements comprising:
an interconnector body; and
a conductive strip that is wound helically around the interconnector body;

wherein the membrane structure ion-conductively connects together the first cavity and the second cavity and separates them from one another in a gas-tight manner;
wherein the first cavity and the second cavity are mutually penetrating;
wherein the one or more first gas channels is/are configured for receiving one or more first interconnector elements of the plurality of interconnector elements;
wherein the one or more first gas channels is/are configured for receiving one or more second interconnector elements of the plurality of interconnector elements;
wherein each of the one or more first interconnector elements is inserted into one of the one or more first gas channels and contacts the membrane structure; and
wherein each of the one or more second interconnector elements is inserted into one of the one or more second gas channels and contacts the membrane structure.