Patent ID: 11949130
Assignee: FUELCELL ENERGY, INC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. An end cell assembly for a fuel cell stack, comprising:
an end plate;
a first inactive anode part located immediately adjacent to the end plate, the first inactive anode part comprising:
a first anode current collector,
a first nickel foam anode disposed directly above the first anode current collector,
a first bipolar plate, and
a first nickel foam layer disposed between the first anode current collector and the first bipolar plate, the first nickel foam layer deformed around first corrugations of the first anode current collector; and

a second inactive anode part located immediately adjacent to the first inactive anode part, the second inactive anode part comprising:
a second anode current collector,
a second nickel foam anode disposed directly above the second anode current collector,
a second bipolar plate, and
a second nickel foam layer disposed between the second anode current collector and the second bipolar plate, the second nickel foam layer deformed around second corrugations of the second anode current collector.