Fuel cell stack

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PATENT NO 9911987
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14224339

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A fuel cell stack (1) includes a plurality of stacked power generation cells (3), a heat exchange unit (7) provided between adjacent two of the power generation cells, a fuel gas supply path arranged to supply the power generation cells with a fuel gas, and an oxidant gas supply path (3, 7, 33, 34, 38) arranged to supply the power generation cells with an oxidant gas, wherein the fuel gas supply path includes in series a first path (7, 31) passing through the heat exchange unit (7), a second path (3, 32, 35, 37) passing through some of the plurality of power generation cells (3) in parallel, and a third path (3, 32, 36) passing through the other power generation cells in parallel.

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NGK SPARK PLUG CO LTDNAGOYA PREFECTURE AICHI PREFECTURE JAPAN NAGOYA CITY AICHI

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Hotta, Nobuyuki Konan, JP 42 263
Morikawa, Tetsuya Ichinomiya, JP 12 43
Shichida, Takafumi Aichi, JP 15 44
Tsuga, Shunsuke Aichi, JP 6 20

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