摘要:
A fuel cell system is disclosed which enables to stabilize performance of a fuel cell and appropriately handles problems such as drying acceleration of an electrolyte membrane and local reactions. Disclosed is a fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell (121) for generating electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidant, a fuel gas supplying means, an oxidant gas supplying means, a raw material gas supplying means including a raw material gas supplying pipe (151) and a third switching valve (143) for supplying a raw material gas to the fuel cell, and a control unit (127). Before supplying the fuel gas and the oxidant gas to the fuel cell (121) when power generation by the fuel cell (121) is started, the raw material gas supplying means purges at least the cathode side of the fuel cell (121) with the raw material gas.
摘要:
A polyelectrolyte fuel cell having a gas channel, a proton channel and an electron channel formed in the vicinity of a pole in a catalyst layer to increase a reaction area, and comprising a hydrogen ion conductive polyelectrolyte film, and a pair of electrodes each having a catalyst layer sandwiching the hydrogen ion conductive polyelectrolyte film and a gas diffusion layer in contact with the catalyst layer, wherein the catalyst layer of at least one electrode contains carbon particles each supporting a noble-metal catalyst, and the carbon particles consist of at least two types of carbon particles being in mutually different dispersion conditions and having a hydrogen ion conductive polyelectrolyte adsorbed thereto.
摘要:
By using a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell comprising a fabric comprising a warp thread and a weft thread which are made of carbon fiber, wherein the distance X between adjacent intersections where the warp and weft threads cross each other and the thickness Y of the fabric satisfy the equation: 1.4 In order to further prevent the piercing of the polymer electrolyte membrane by the carbon fibers of the gas diffusion layer substrate, the rough surface of the carbon fabric is smoothed by:(1) applying a clamping pressure of 1 to 20 kgf/cm to the contact area between each electrode and each conductive separator plate of the fuel cell; or (2) heating the gas diffusion layer surface before the gas diffusion layer is disposed onto the polymer electrolyte membrane.
摘要:
Durability of a fuel cell sometimes decreases due to deterioration of the catalyst when the fuel cell is stored for a long time. Disclosed is a fuel cell system comprising a stack (38) for generating electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidant, a fuel gas supplying means, an oxidant gas supplying means, a raw material gas supplying means including a raw material gas piping (33), a bypass pipe (55) and distributors (56, 60) for supplying a raw material of the fuel gas to a fuel cell, and a control unit (44). After power output of the fuel cell is turned off, the fuel gas supplying means stops supplying the fuel gas to the anode side of the fuel cell and the oxidant gas supplying means stops supplying the oxidant to the cathode side of the fuel cell, while the raw material gas supplying means supplies the raw material from the input side of the cathode of the fuel cell, thereby purging the cathode side of the fuel fell.
摘要:
An electrolyte membrane/electrode union for fuel cell, comprising a polymeric electrolyte membrane and a pair of electrodes having the electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween, each of the electrodes comprising a catalyst layer in contact with the polymeric electrolyte membrane and a gas diffusion layer in contact with the catalyst layer, wherein in a zone of polymeric electrolyte membrane interposed between the electrodes there are electron insulating particles as a spacer for separating the gas diffusion layers of the two electrodes from each other. The two electrodes are securely separated from each other by means of the polymeric electrolyte membrane, so that a polymer type fuel cell of low internal resistance and large effective reaction area can be obtained.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a thin electrolyte film-electrode bond comprising the step of forming a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte film over a support, the processing step for reducing the adhesiveness between the support and the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte film, the step of separating/removing the support, and the step of bonding a catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer to the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte film. Another method for manufacturing an electrolyte film-electrode bond comprising the step of bonding a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte film and a catalyst layer via a coating layer, the step of removing the coating layer, and the step of producing an electrolyte film-electrode bond by forming a gas diffusion layer on the catalyst layer, thereby providing an electrolyte film-electrode bond excellent in electrode characteristics and having a clogging-free catalyst layer.