Patent ID: 11923569
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A fuel cell unit comprising:
a) a support structure having a plurality of flow channels, with (i) a first group of flow channels of the plurality of flow channels being configured to direct a flow of air located on one side of the support structure and (ii) a second group of flow channels of the plurality of flow channels being configured to direct a flow of fuel located on an opposite side of the support structure; and
b) an active layer membrane coupled with the support structure, the active layer membrane comprising at least one electrode layer,
wherein each flow channel of the plurality of flow channels is configured to direct one of air and fuel across at least one electrode layer of an active layer membrane to create electric current, and
wherein the first group of flow channels is arranged in a zig-zag configuration with the second group of flow channels.