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Smoltek has three new patents granted – in three new and separate patent families, all related to how our technology can reduce contact resistance between different layers in electrochemical cells, mainly for use in electrolyzers and fuel cells. These new patents also bring our IP portfolio to comprise 87 granted patents.
Smoltek has been awardÂed three new patent grants. Each one of these relates to a new patent famÂiÂly, all of them describÂing how we can use Smoltek’s core techÂnolÂoÂgy for reducÂing conÂtact resisÂtance in elecÂtroÂchemÂiÂcal cells.
ElecÂtroÂchemÂiÂcal cells are found in wideÂspread appliÂcaÂtions in modÂern enerÂgy sysÂtems, such as batÂterÂies, fuel cells and elecÂtrolyzÂers. HowÂevÂer, existÂing chemÂiÂcal cells posÂsess high conÂtact resisÂtance between difÂferÂent comÂpoÂnents of the cell which leads to lowÂer effiÂcienÂcy. This probÂlem may even be worsÂened by the forÂmaÂtion of non-conÂductÂing surÂface layÂers on some comÂpoÂnents due to the harsh enviÂronÂment of the cell.
With these three new patent famÂiÂlies, we are realÂly strengthÂenÂing the scope our IP portÂfoÂlio withÂin the field of increasÂing the effiÂcienÂcy in elecÂtroÂchemÂiÂcal cells, both for elecÂtrolyzÂers and fuel cells
FabiÂan Wenger, Head of R&D at Smoltek Hydrogen
InnoÂvaÂtion descripÂtion of the new patent famÂiÂlies
ConÂtact ResisÂtance patent famÂiÂly: The InnoÂvaÂtion improve a sepÂaÂraÂtor plate arrangeÂment for an elecÂtroÂchemÂiÂcal cell by comÂprisÂing a nanosÂtrucÂture which offers lowÂered conÂtact resisÂtance between the sepÂaÂraÂtor eleÂment and the difÂfuÂsion layer.
Nano VelÂcro patent famÂiÂly: The InnoÂvaÂtion improves the interÂlayÂer conÂnecÂtions in elecÂtroÂchemÂiÂcal cells by using elonÂgatÂed nanosÂtrucÂtures that are mechanÂiÂcalÂly entanÂgled between the layers.
VerÂtiÂcal Graphene patent famÂiÂly: The InnoÂvaÂtion offer lowÂered conÂtact resisÂtance between sepÂaÂraÂtor eleÂments and adjaÂcent comÂpoÂnents in elecÂtroÂchemÂiÂcal cells and increase resisÂtance to corrosion.
It is very valuÂable for us to have a platÂform of patents that have wider areas of use than in just PEM elecÂtrolyzÂers, espeÂcialÂly when we are talkÂing to difÂferÂent comÂpaÂnies in the hydroÂgen indusÂtry, who often work both with fuel cells and sevÂerÂal difÂferÂent types of elecÂtrolyzÂers. This opens new opporÂtuÂniÂties for our business.
ElliÂnor EhrnÂberg, PresÂiÂdent of Smoltek Hydrogen
Smoltek’s patent portÂfoÂlio now globÂalÂly comÂprisÂes 87 grantÂed patents. Read more about our IP and patents.
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