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Fuel cell stack including a separator having a gas equal distribution structure

A fuel cell stack including a separator having a gas equal distribution structure includes a cell formed by sequentially stacking an air electrode, an electrolyte, and a fuel electrode, an air electrode current collector, an air electrode separator, a fuel electrode current collector, and a fuel electrode separator. The air path or the fuel path includes a first channel through which the air or the fuel is introduced from the outside and which is formed to extend to a predetermined length, an auxiliary channel branched off from the first channel so that the air or the fuel moves from the first channel, and a second channel connected to an end portion of the auxiliary channel and formed to extend to a predetermined length so that the air or the fuel moved from the auxiliary channel is moved and discharged to the outside.

Patent

Brief

Patent brief

Problem

How can battery fires and thermal runaway in EV packs be prevented?

Novelty

The air path or the fuel path includes a first channel through which the air or the fuel is introduced from the outside...

Uses

EV packs, Battery modules, Rechargeable cells

Assignee

Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University

Published

Mar 10, 2026

Inventors

Jong Sup Hong, Woo Seok Lee

Domain

Mobility / storage

Plain-English summary

Problem

How can battery fires and thermal runaway in EV packs be prevented?

Solution

fuel cell stack including a separator having a gas equal distribution structure includes a cell formed by sequentially stacking an air electrode, an electrolyte, and a fuel electrode, an air electrode current collector, an air electrode separator, a fuel electrode current collector, and a fuel electrode separator.

Key novelty

The air path or the fuel path includes a first channel through which the air or the fuel is introduced from the outside and which is formed to extend to a predetermined length, an auxiliary channel branched off from the first channel so that the air or the fuel moves from the first channel, and a second channel connected to an end portion of the auxiliary channel and formed to extend to a predetermined length so that the air or the fuel moved from the auxiliary channel is moved and discharged to the outside.

Applications

EV packsBattery modulesRechargeable cells

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