Patent ID: 8679693
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: F28D,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell comprising: a stack of electrochemical cells; first and second end plates located at each end of the stack of cells; a cooling system for cooling the cells, the cooling system comprising a coolant fluid circulating in closed loop through the stack and in the first end plate, the coolant fluid penetrating into the first end plate when the coolant fluid exits from a first cell in contact with the first end plate, circulating in the first end plate and, when the coolant fluid exits from the first end plate, penetrating directly into the first cell in contact with the first end plate, such that the coolant fluid, during circulation in the first end plate, exchanges heat with the first end plate; and at least one heat pipe for exchanging heat between the outside and the first end plate.