Abstract: The present invention involves an electrically-conductive fuel cell electrode connector, the connector including an opening and a slot, the slot connecting an interrupted external edge of the connector to the opening to delimit a first flap and a second flap of the connector. A method of using the connector comprising a step of deforming the connector to be able to insert a module of unit cells into the connector opening.

Abstract: The present invention involves an electrically-conductive fuel cell electrode connector, the connector including an opening and a slot, the slot connecting an interrupted external edge of the connector to the opening to delimit a first flap and a second flap of the connector. A method of using the connector comprising a step of deforming the connector to be able to insert a module of unit cells into the connector opening.

Abstract: The present invention involves an electrically-conductive fuel cell electrode connector, the connector including an opening and a slot, the slot connecting an interrupted external edge of the connector to the opening to delimit a first flap and a second flap of the connector. A method of using the connector comprising a step of deforming the connector to be able to insert a module of unit cells into the connector opening.

Abstract: A planar fuel cell comprising an electrode-membrane-electrode assembly, wherein the membrane includes a fabric having a warp fibers which are continuous insulating fibers of an electrically insulating material and weft fibers comprising of both fibers of the insulating material and fibers of an electrically conducting material in an alternating fashion, so as to form insulating areas and conducting areas, respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a planar fuel cell including an electrode-membrane-electrode assembly, wherein the membrane includes a fabric, the warp fibers (31) of which are continuous fibers in an electrically insulating material and the weft fibers of which alternately are fibers in an insulating material (31?) and fibers in an electrically conducting material (32), to form insulating areas (34) and conducting areas (33), respectively. The invention also relates to a method for making such a cell.

Abstract: The invention relates to a porous structure, characterized in that it comprises a porous matrix (15) made of carbon fabric, said porous matrix being bounded on at least one of its faces (17, 21) by an impermeable layer (19, 23) made of an element chosen from carbon fibres, carbon nanotubes and glassy carbon, said impermeable layer being linked to the porous matrix via carbon-carbon bonds. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such porous structures. Application to the fields of fuel cells and heat exchangers.

Abstract: The method enables manufacture of assemblies of several basic elements for a stage of a fuel cell, without making use of expensive machining or difficult mechanical assemblies.

Abstract: The manufacturing process can be used to obtain a basic element combining an electrolytic layer (11), two electrodes (12) and a seal (13) made of a single piece that can easily be integrated and is manageable.

Abstract: A fuel cell comprising at least one system consisting of anode (1) and of cathode (2) electrodes, an electrolyte (3) located between both electrodes and distributors (10,11) in the shape of plates located on either side of this system in contact with the electrodes for distributing the reagents, discharging the reaction products and collecting the current, the distributors consisting of electrically conducting plates adapted to allow the reagents flowing from one inlet to an outlet to come in contact with the electrodes, wherein each distributor in the shape of plates (10,11) consists of at least one stack of foils of porous material (13) adapted to form an arrangement in which the reactive gas flows in series over the foils.