摘要:
A separator plate for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell having excellent conductivity and moldability is provided. The separator plate is injection molded, using different compounds for molding the portion that requires conductivity and the portion that does not require conductivity. The separator plate comprises: an electronic conductor portion containing conductive carbon; and an insulating portion surrounding the electronic conductor portion. The electronic conductor portion has a first flow channel of a gas or cooling water on one side and has a second flow channel of a gas or cooling water on the other side.
摘要:
A step as deep as or deeper than a gas flow channel is provided on the gas-flow-channel-side periphery of each manifold aperture in a conductive separator plate. The step preferably comprises a taper so as to be deep on the manifold aperture side.
摘要:
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprises an electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly, a pair of conductive separator plates sandwiching the electrolyte membrane of the electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly, and a pair of sealing means sealing between the electrodes of the electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly and the separator plates. The pair of sealing means is constituted by combination of a flat sealing member having a flat portion in flat contact with the electrolyte membrane and of a linear sealing member having a rib in linear contact with the electrolyte membrane, and at least part of the rib is in the form of falling in the direction to the electrode when the electrolyte membrane, the pair of electrodes and the pair of separator plates are stacked to be cramped. This makes it possible for the fuel cell to have an excellent sealing property and a stable output characteristic.
摘要:
A fuel cell having high operation performance and reliability is provided by optimizing the shape and properties of a gas diffusion layer and the dimensions of a gas flow channel. The fuel cell is capable of evenly supplying a reaction gas to the catalyst of a catalyst layer and promptly discharging excessive water generated therein. The gas diffusion layer of the MEA of this fuel cell comprises a first section having a surface A that comes in direct contact with a separator plate and a second section having a surface B that faces the gas flow channel of the separator plate. The porosity of the first section is lower than the porosity of the second section, and the second section protrudes into the gas flow channel. The gas flow channel has sufficient width and depth for the protrusion of the gas diffusion layer, and the width of a rib formed by the gas flow channel is sufficiently narrow.
摘要:
A highly reliable polymer electrolyte fuel cell is provided at low costs by using a sealing member that is compact and has excellent gas tightness. The polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes an anode-side separator plate and a cathode-side separator plate that are provided with an anode-side sealing member and a cathode-side sealing member, respectively. These anode-side and cathode-side sealing members seal the cell in cooperation with a polymer electrolyte membrane at sealing parts where the anode-side and cathode-side sealing members are opposed to each other, thereby preventing gas from leaking out of gas flow channels. One of the anode-side and cathode-side sealing members has a pointed rib that comes in contact with the sealing parts in a linear manner, and the other sealing member comes in contact with the sealing parts surface to surface.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to a polymer electrolyte fuel cell including: a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; a pair of electrodes sandwiching the membrane; a pair of conductive separators each having a gas flow channel means, one of which supplies a fuel gas to one of the electrodes and the other supplies an oxidant gas to the other electrode; and gaskets, each of which is sandwiched between the conductive separator and the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane to surround the periphery of the electrode and the gas flow channel means, wherein a gram of the conductive separator or the gasket, which is kept immersed in water of 80 to 100°C for 50 hours, leaches into the water not more than 300 µg of TOC, not more than 50 µg of ammonium ion, not more than 50 µg of chloride ion, not more than 20 µg of bromide ion and not more than 10 µg of sulfite ion.
摘要:
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprises an electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly, a pair of conductive separator plates sandwiching the electrolyte membrane of the electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly, and a pair of sealing means sealing between the electrodes of the electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly and the separator plates. The pair of sealing means is constituted by combination of a flat sealing member having a flat portion in flat contact with the electrolyte membrane and of a linear sealing member having a rib in linear contact with the electrolyte membrane, and at least part of the rib is in the form of falling in the direction to the electrode when the electrolyte membrane, the pair of electrodes and the pair of separator plates are stacked to be cramped. This makes it possible for the fuel cell to have an excellent sealing property and a stable output characteristic.
摘要:
To realize a polymer electrolyte fuel cell with an increased level of safety by providing a method for easily and accurately detecting a cross leak or a micro short-circuit resulting from the initial failure or the deterioration of durability, specifically, by providing a method for operating a polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising a stack of unit cells, each of the cells comprising a polymer electrolyte membrane, a pair of electrodes sandwiching the polymer electrolyte membrane, and electroconductive separators, which generates electricity with the supply of a fuel gas containing hydrogen to one of the electrodes and an oxidant gas containing oxygen to the other of the electrodes, in which an electric output of a single cell or a group of cells is checked after the stoppage of the supply of the fuel and oxidant gases to detect a defective cell or a defective group of cells in the fuel cell.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to a polymer electrolyte fuel cell including: a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; a pair of electrodes sandwiching the membrane; a pair of conductive separators each having a gas flow channel means, one of which supplies a fuel gas to one of the electrodes and the other supplies an oxidant gas to the other electrode; and gaskets, each of which is sandwiched between the conductive separator and the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane to surround the periphery of the electrode and the gas flow channel means, wherein a gram of the conductive separator or the gasket, which is kept immersed in water of 80 to 100°C for 50 hours, leaches into the water not more than 300 µg of TOC, not more than 50 µg of ammonium ion, not more than 50 µg of chloride ion, not more than 20 µg of bromide ion and not more than 10 µg of sulfite ion.