A design of and the process for forming a rigidly bonded metal supported electro-chemical device stack is provided. The electro-chemical device stack can be a solid oxide fuel cell or solid oxide electrolysis stack. The stack comprises multiple planar cells connected in serial by planar metal interconnects. The cells have metal support layers on both anode and cathode sides. The interconnect has gas channels embedded. Thin ceramic electro-chemical active electrodes and electrolyte are sandwiched between the metal support layers. The cells and interconnects are rigidly bonded to form a rigid body stack. The process comprises the steps of a). forming metal supported electro-chemical device cells with metal supports on both anode and cathode sides, b). sealing the peripherals of porous cell layers with an electrically insulating sealing material such as glass. c). bonding the cells and interconnects through commonly used metal-to-metal bonding methods, such as brazing or laser welding.

A design of and the process for forming a rigidly bonded metal supported electro-chemical device stack is provided. The electro-chemical device stack can be a solid oxide fuel cell or solid oxide electrolysis stack. The stack comprises multiple planar cells connected in serial by planar metal interconnects. The cells have metal support layers on both anode and cathode sides. The interconnect has gas channels embedded. Thin ceramic electro-chemical active electrodes and electrolyte are sandwiched between the metal support layers. The cells and interconnects are rigidly bonded to form a rigid body stack. The process comprises the steps of a). forming metal supported electro-chemical device cells with metal supports on both anode and cathode sides, b). sealing the peripherals of porous cell layers with an electrically insulating sealing material such as glass. c). bonding the cells and interconnects through commonly used metal-to-metal bonding methods, such as brazing or laser welding.

A system and method for a flowing electrolyte battery enables compression plates to be produced from a uni-directional glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite. The system includes: a cell stack of electrodes and separators, with a compression plate consisting of thermoplastic composite with uni-directional glass fibre reinforcement layers, with at least one layer of the uni-directional glass fibre configured in a direction perpendicular to a direction of another layer of uni-directional glass fibre; at least one integral manifold adjacent to the cell stack configured to seal the cell stack; and side plates consisting of thermoplastic composite with a plurality of uni-directional glass fibre layers configured in a direction perpendicular to the compression plates, the side plates consisting of at least one surface layer of a first end layer or a second end layer of thermoplastic composite having less uni-directional glass fibre content than another layer.

A system and method for a flowing electrolyte battery enables compression plates to be produced from a uni-directional glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite. The system includes: a cell stack of electrodes and separators, with a compression plate consisting of thermoplastic composite with uni-directional glass fibre reinforcement layers, with at least one layer of the uni-directional glass fibre configured in a direction perpendicular to a direction of another layer of uni-directional glass fibre; at least one integral manifold adjacent to the cell stack configured to seal the cell stack; and side plates consisting of thermoplastic composite with a plurality of uni-directional glass fibre layers configured in a direction perpendicular to the compression plates, the side plates consisting of at least one surface layer of a first end layer or a second end layer of thermoplastic composite having less uni-directional glass fibre content than another layer.

The embodiments herein disclose a system (1000) for managing electrical connections with electrodes in a metal-air fuel cell. The system (1000) includes a cell frame (101) and one or more anode array (102). The one or more anode array (102) is detachably provided with the cell frame (101). The one or more anode array (102) comprises one or more anode. One or more air cathode (103) is provided with the cell frame (101). One or more connector (105) connects the one or more air cathode (103) and the one or more anode array (102). A snap mechanism (106) is used for locking and unlocking the one or more anode array (102) to the cell frame (101).

A contacting arrangement of solid oxide cells is disclosed, each solid oxide cell having at least two flow field plates to arrange gas flows in the cell, and an active electrode structure, which has an anode side, a cathode side, and an electrolyte element between the anode side and the cathode side. The contacting arrangement includes a gasket structure to perform sealing functions in the solid oxide cell and a contact structure located between the flow field plates and the active electrode structure, the contact structure being at least partly a gas permeable structure configured and adapted according to structures of the flow field plates and according to the active electrode structure.

Systems and methods for separator plates, bipolar plates, stacks of plates, and electrochemical systems, comprising at least one through-opening for the passage of a fluid and a rim that delimits the through-opening. The rim having a curved course and a rectilinear course that adjoins the curved course. A bead arrangement extends around the curved course and the rectilinear course. An edge portion spans the bead arrangement and the rim, so that the bead arrangement is situated at a distance from the rim. A cutout formed in the curved course, so that a minimum distance of the bead arrangement from the rim is smaller in the curved course than in the rectilinear course.

A fuel cell stack includes a first metal separator and a second metal separator sandwiching a membrane electrode assembly. Bead seals are provided on the first and second metal separators. The bead seals protrude toward the membrane electrode assembly. A seal member is provided on a top part of each of the bead seals. In the process of producing the fuel cell stack, pressure medium is supplied to a coolant flow field formed between the first metal separator and the second metal separator. The supply pressure of the pressure medium is set to not less than the supply pressure of a coolant supplied to the coolant flow field during normal operation of the fuel cell stack.

A fuel cell stack includes a first metal separator and a second metal separator sandwiching a membrane electrode assembly. Bead seals are provided on the first and second metal separators. The bead seals protrude toward the membrane electrode assembly. A seal member is provided on a top part of each of the bead seals. In the process of producing the fuel cell stack, pressure medium is supplied to a coolant flow field formed between the first metal separator and the second metal separator. The supply pressure of the pressure medium is set to not less than the supply pressure of a coolant supplied to the coolant flow field during normal operation of the fuel cell stack.

Device for creating a stack of plates, comprising tooling and at least one plate, the tooling comprising a base bearing at least one parallel rectilinear rod, these being distant one from the next by at least one inter-axis distance and having a first substantially circular section (S1), and the at least one plate being superposable and comprising at least as many holes (7) as there are rods (6), these being distant by the same at least one inter-axis distance, having a second substantially circular section (S2) able to contain the first section (S1), wherein the first section (S1) and the second section (S2) can turn relative to one another reciprocally between a first orientation (#1) in which the first section (S1) and the second section (S2) are an exact fit and a second orientation in which the first section (S1) and the second section (S2) are a free fit.