An article is presented. The article includes a seal ring configured for use in an energy storage device, the seal ring comprising a first portion and a second portion that each include an alumina-based cermet, that comprises a sufficient amount of metal or metal alloy to be weldable, and the cermet comprises a ceramic material selected from a group consisting of silica, yttria, and ytterbia, and the seal ring further comprises a third region intervening between the first portion and the second portion that is sufficiently electrically insulative and of sufficient thickness to electrically isolate the first portion from the second portion.

Disclosed herein is a gasket for a fuel cell, which is coupled to surfaces of a pair of separators disposed above and below an MEA. The gasket for a fuel cell includes a first gasket coupled to the surface of one of the separators while one surface of the first gasket comes into contact therewith, the other surface of the first gasket being an irregular surface, and a second gasket coupled to the surface of the other of the separators.

The invention relates to a method for producing a seal (1) between two joining partners, preferably between a bipolar plate (2) and a membrane electrode arrangement (3) of a fuel cell, in which at least one sealant (4) is applied to one of the two joining partners. According to the invention, the seal (1) is hollow or filled with a filler material (5), wherein a filler material (5) is used which has a lower hardness, in particular Shore hardness, compared to the outer sealant (4).

The invention also relates to a sealing arrangement, a fuel cell with a sealing arrangement according to the invention and a fuel cell stack.

A sealed membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and a method of sealing the MEA comprises the steps of providing a frame around a periphery of the MEA to form a framed MEA; providing a through-hole in the frame; placing the framed MEA into a seal mold, the seal mold comprising a reservoir region, a seal bead region, and at least one runner region; feeding a flow-processable seal material into the reservoir region in the seal mold that is aligned with the throughhole in the frame; feeding the flow-processable seal material from the reservoir region to the seal bead region through the at least one runner region; wherein a hydraulic diameter of the at least one runner region is less than a hydraulic diameter of the reservoir region.

A sealed membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and a method of sealing the MEA comprises the steps of providing a frame around a periphery of the MEA to form a framed MEA; providing a through-hole in the frame; placing the framed MEA into a seal mold, the seal mold comprising a reservoir region, a seal bead region, and at least one runner region; feeding a flow-processable seal material into the reservoir region in the seal mold that is aligned with the throughhole in the frame; feeding the flow-processable seal material from the reservoir region to the seal bead region through the at least one runner region; wherein a hydraulic diameter of the at least one runner region is less than a hydraulic diameter of the reservoir region.

A fuel cell stack includes end plate units each having a metal plate, a dielectric plate, and a perimeter groove defined by the dielectric plate and an edge of the metal plate. The stack also includes a gas inlet and a coolant inlet configured to receive a reactant gas and coolant into the fuel cell stack, respectively, fuel cells having a pair of bipolar plates, and a multi-layer seal disposed within the fuel cell stack on the end plate units or the bipolar plates. The multi-layer seal includes a first layer constructed of a first material that is substantially impermeable to the reactant gas, and a second layer constructed of a second material that is more resistant to corrosion than is the first material.

A fuel cell stack includes end plate units each having a metal plate, a dielectric plate, and a perimeter groove defined by the dielectric plate and an edge of the metal plate. The stack also includes a gas inlet and a coolant inlet configured to receive a reactant gas and coolant into the fuel cell stack, respectively, fuel cells having a pair of bipolar plates, and a multi-layer seal disposed within the fuel cell stack on the end plate units or the bipolar plates. The multi-layer seal includes a first layer constructed of a first material that is substantially impermeable to the reactant gas, and a second layer constructed of a second material that is more resistant to corrosion than is the first material.

Disclosed is an integrated fluorine gasket manufactured by injection molding for hydrogen fuel cells. In particular, a fluorine compound having a fluorine content of about 60 to 75 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of a fluoroelastomer is disposed in a gasket. The resulting fluorine gasket is integrated with a thin bipolar plate having a thickness of about 200 m or less to have a thickness of about 750 m or less by injection molding on the thin bipolar plate and by cross-linking.

Disclosed is an integrated fluorine gasket manufactured by injection molding for hydrogen fuel cells. In particular, a fluorine compound having a fluorine content of about 60 to 75 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of a fluoroelastomer is disposed in a gasket. The resulting fluorine gasket is integrated with a thin bipolar plate having a thickness of about 200 m or less to have a thickness of about 750 m or less by injection molding on the thin bipolar plate and by cross-linking.

In an embodiment, a unitized fuel cell includes a cell frame, a plurality of separators each including a cooling medium guide part extending from a manifold hole and having a selected area, a plurality of support protrusions protruding from the guide part of each of the separators toward the cooling surface, spaced apart from each other, and including a cooling medium flow field between the spaced protrusions, and an adhesive medium between the cell frame and the reaction surface on the guide part of each of the separators to provide a coupling force to each of the separators and the cell frame. In some embodiments, the adhesive medium does not overlap the plurality of support protrusions on the guide part.