摘要:
A compact solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell having a simplified structure of a high mechanical strength and an improved gas-sealing property is disclosed. In the solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention, gas-tight electrically insulating layers are provided on the flanks or the insides of the module of the above-mentioned laminated unit cells, thereby to give a gas-tightness between said electrode and separator.
摘要:
A fuel cell is often subject to performance deterioration or destruction due to creep or stress relaxation in electrolyte. A fuel cell comprising a plurality of polymer electrolyte membranes laminated on each other interposed between gas diffusion electrodes by the application of a clamping pressure, wherein the polymer electrolyte membrane comprises beads incorporated therein for counteracting the clamping pressure.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a thermoelectric material containing CoSb 3 compound for converting heat to electricity, and provides a p-type thermoelectric material of CoSb 3 having a high power factor by achieving high Seebeck coefficient consistently with high electric conductivity in a material of CoSb 3 system without causing increase in heat conductivity. By sintering Co 0.07 Pt 0.03 Sb 3 alloy powder using the spark plasma sintering technique, the material is densified, while growth of grains is restricted, so that a higher electric conductivity is achieved with a heat conductivity maintained in a low level, and the figure of merit as a heat-transfer material is improved. Also, by providing such heat insulating layer as an oxide intermediately in a grain boundary of a compound of CoSb 3 in a sintered body, the heat conductivity is reduced. Further, the Seebeck coefficient is increased by adding a rare earth metal to the thermoelectric material of CoSb 3 , and allowing it to be precipitated in grain boundaries of the sintered body.
摘要:
A thermoelectric generator using catalytic combustion heat of fuel gas as a heat source, has a construction wherein a thermoelectric element or a planar electric generation unit comprising thermoelectric elements has a construction held between the thermal input part and the heat radiation part, having fuel gas supply means and means for mixing fuel gas with air, and having a structure that the combustion heat can be directly supplied to the thermoelectric element by burning the mixed gas of fuel with air in a catalyst part arranged in said thermal input part, said thermal input part having a heat conductive end plate and a catalyst part which are in contact with the thermoelectric element, the face opposite to said thermoelectric element of said heat conductive end plate having a structure of convex and concave configuration, and said catalyst part being constituted in said convex and concave configuration surface.
摘要:
An absorption heat pump apparatus using a refrigerant (RF) as a heat exchanging medium includes a vapor generator (4) for producing a dilute refrigerant solution (RF') and a heat exchanger (100) having an evaporator (12) for producing evaporated refrigerant gas and an absorber (17) for making the evaporated refrigerant gas to be absorbed into the dilute refrigerant solution (RF'). A plurality refrigerant paths (25) extending inside the evaporator (12) and absorber (13) for flowing the refrigerant (RF) inside for heat exchange operation. Each inlet end of refrigerant paths (25) is connected to an inlet (23) before the evaporator (12) by a plurality of first capillary paths (18). Each outlet end of refrigerant paths (25) is joined to an outlet (27). A plurality of second capillary paths (18) are connected to the refrigerant paths (25) before the absorber (17) for supplying the dilute refrigerant solution (RF') to the absorber (17). When passing through the capillary paths (13 and 18), the refrigerant (RF and RF') is cooled due to the pressure loss.
摘要:
In a fine structure of a thermoelectric material, fine particles of a material exhibiting Seebeck effect are electrically linked in a loosely contact state one another without fusing, having spaces formed at clearances among the fine particles. A method of manufacturing the thermoelectric material comprises a step of compacting fine particles made of a material exhibiting Seebeck effect through a cold pressing. Also, disclosed is a sensor for quantitatively sensing a substance, which comprises a pellet (5) of a powder thermoelectric material, where a temperature difference is generated between two points inside the piece of thermoelectric material. The sensor further includes thermocouples (8) connected to a heater plate (6) and a cooling plate (7), and a controller (9) which is electrically connected in the loop circuit of the thermocouples (8) for detecting thermoelectric current corresponding to the temperature difference, thereby to control the heating of the heater plate (6).
摘要:
A method for activating a polymer electrolyte type fuel cell comprising at least one unit cell which is configured by including a proton conductive polymer electrolyte, an electrode layer having a catalytic activity arranged on the both faces of said polymer electrolyte and a gas-supplying path is disclosed. This method comprises at least the step (b) of giving a wetting condition to said polymer electrolyte by immersing and boiling said polymer electrolyte type fuel cell in a deionized water or a weakly acidic aqueous solution or by introducing a deionized water or a weakly acidic aqueous solution having a temperature higher than the operating temperature of said fuel cell into the gas supplying path.
摘要:
A compact solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell having a simplified structure of a high mechanical strength and an improved gas-sealing property is disclosed. In the solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention, gas-tight electrically insulating layers are provided on the flanks or the insides of the module of the above-mentioned laminated unit cells, thereby to give a gas-tightness between said electrode and separator.
摘要:
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell is provided comprising: a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; an anode and a cathode sandwiching the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; an anode side electroconductive separator having a gas channel for supplying a fuel gas to the anode; a cathode side electroconductive separator having a gas channel for supplying an oxidant gas to the cathode; characterized in that the anode and the cathode comprise a gas diffusion layer and a catalyst layer formed on the gas diffusion layer at the side in contact with the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane, the catalyst layer has catalyst particles and a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte, and at least either of hydrogen ion conductivity and gas permeability of at least either of the anode and the cathode varies in a thickness direction of the anode or the cathode.
摘要:
The present invention restores the performance of a fuel cell by: operating the cell in a loaded current mode different from that of a normal operation for a predetermined time; supplying an oxidant gas and a fuel gas to an anode and a cathode respectively and outputting a current from a cell body with the polarity being inverted; supplying a pressurized gas to at least one of the cathode and anode in an amount not less than 1.5 times as much as that in the normal operation or supplying oxygen to the cathode; or injecting a cleaning solution into the cathode and anode through a gas flow path. Consequently, it is possible to effectively restore a degraded performance of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell caused by a long operation.