摘要:
A compression apparatus includes at least one compression unit including an electrolyte membrane, an anode provided on a first principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, a cathode provided on a second principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, an anode separator stacked on the anode, and a cathode separator stacked on the cathode, a voltage applier that applies a voltage between the anode and the cathode, an anode end plate provided on the anode separator located at a first end in a direction of stacking, a cathode end plate provided on the cathode separator located at a second end in the direction of stacking, and a plate-like member provided between the cathode end plate and the cathode separator located at the second end or between the anode end plate and the anode separator located at the first end. The compression apparatus causes, by using the voltage applier to apply a voltage, protons taken out from an anode fluid that is supplied to the anode to move to the cathode via the electrolyte membrane and generates compressed hydrogen. The plate-like member is provided with a recess in which to store the compressed hydrogen and a groove portion that surrounds an outer periphery of the recess. The groove portion is provided with a seal material and a ring material that is adjacent to an outer edge of the seal material and that surrounds the seal material. An outer peripheral surface of the groove portion and an outer peripheral surface of the ring material are both provided with gradients so as to become wider toward an opening of the groove portion.
摘要:
An electrochemical cell unit according to the present disclosure includes a flat plate type membrane electrode assembly having a structure in which an electrolyte membrane, a first electrode layer disposed on a first surface of the electrolyte membrane, and a second electrode layer disposed on a second surface of the electrolyte membrane are laminated; a first current collector in contact with the first electrode layer of the membrane electrode assembly; an interconnector electrically connected to the first current collector, a second current collector in contact with the second electrode layer of the membrane electrode assembly; and an outer peripheral part made of a metal material that surrounds an outer periphery of the first electrode layer together with the interconnector and the electrolyte membrane to form a gas introduction space for guiding internal gas to the first electrode layer.
摘要:
A hydrodesulfurization device (2) comprises a hydro-desulfurizer (3) configured to remove a sulfur component from a raw material and a heater (4) configured to heat the hydro-desulfurizer (3); wherein the hydro-desulfurizer (3) includes a plurality of blocks (31) formed by division in a circumferential direction and disposed annularly around an outer periphery of the heater (4); wherein the hydro-desulfurizer (3) is configured such that the raw material having passed through inside of each of the blocks (31) moves to its adjacent block (31); and wherein the hydro-desulfurizer is configured such that adjacent blocks (31) are communicated with each other and the raw material flows in the adjacent blocks (31) in opposite directions.
摘要:
A compression apparatus includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode provided on a first principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, a cathode provided on a second principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, an anode separator provided on the anode, a cathode separator provided on the cathode, and a voltage applier that applies a voltage between the anode and the cathode. The compression apparatus causes, by using the voltage applier to apply a voltage, protons taken out from a hydrogen-containing gas that is supplied to the anode to move to the cathode via the electrolyte membrane and produces compressed hydrogen. The anode separator has a first flow channel, provided in a principal surface thereof facing away from the anode, through which a cooling fluid flows.
摘要:
A compression apparatus includes a stack including a plurality of electrochemical cells stacked on top of one another, the electrochemical cells each including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte membrane interposed between the anode and the cathode, a pair of insulating plates disposed at respective ends of the stack in a direction in which the electrochemical cells are stacked, a pair of end plates disposed on outside surfaces of the respective insulating plates, and a voltage applicator that applies a voltage between the anode and the cathode. Upon the voltage applicator applying the voltage, the compression apparatus causes protons extracted from an anode fluid fed to the anode to move to the cathode and produces compressed hydrogen. At least one of the end plates has a cathode gas channel formed therein, the cathode gas channel through which a cathode gas including the compressed hydrogen flows. The end plate having the cathode gas channel includes a first region including an outer peripheral surface of the cathode gas channel, the first region being composed of a first steel material, and a second region other than the first region, the second region being composed of a second steel material. The first steel material has higher hydrogen embrittlement resistance than the second steel material, and the second steel material has higher stiffness than the first steel material.
摘要:
An electrochemical hydrogen pump includes a hydrogen pump unit including an electrolyte film, an anode catalyst layer, a cathode catalyst layer, an anode gas diffusion layer, an anode separator, a cathode gas diffusion layer, and a cathode separator, a first end plate and a second end plate, a fastener, and a voltage applicator. The electrochemical hydrogen pump transfers and pressurizes hydrogen on the cathode catalyst layer, when a voltage is applied by the voltage applicator. Cathode gas flow channels in which the cathode gas flows are connected to each other. The amount of thickness reduction of the cathode gas diffusion layer due to compression resulting from fastening of the fastener is larger in the hydrogen pump unit positioned at at least one end of the stacked hydrogen pump units than in the hydrogen pump unit positioned at neither end of the stacked hydrogen pump units.
摘要:
A compressor includes a stack in which multiple electrochemical cells each including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte membrane sandwiched therebetween are stacked, an end plate located at an end in a stacking direction of the stack, and a voltage applicator that applies a voltage between the anode and the cathode, wherein, the compressor causes, by using the voltage applicator to apply the voltage , hydrogen in a hydrogen-containing gas fed to the anode to move to the cathode and produces compressed hydrogen, the end plate has a first channel through which a heating medium flows, the stack has a second channel extending through the stack and connected to the first channel, the first channel has a smaller cross-sectional area than the second channel, the first channel includes an annular channel and a transverse passage extending across the annular channel, and a heating medium external channel that is disposed outside the stack and through which the heating medium flows is connected to the transverse passage.
摘要:
A compression apparatus includes at least one compression unit including an electrolyte membrane, an anode provided on a first principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, a cathode provided on a second principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, an anode separator stacked on the anode, and a cathode separator stacked on the cathode, a voltage applier that applies a voltage between the anode and the cathode, an anode end plate provided on the anode separator located at a first end in a direction of stacking, a cathode end plate provided on the cathode separator located at a second end in the direction of stacking, and first and second plates provided between the cathode end plate and the cathode separator located at the second end. The compression apparatus causes, by using the voltage applier to apply a voltage, protons taken out from an anode fluid that is supplied to the anode to move to the cathode via the electrolyte membrane and produces compressed hydrogen. The first plate has formed therein a first space in which to store a cathode gas containing the compressed hydrogen. The second plate is provided with a first manifold through which the cathode gas flows and a first communicating path through which to lead, to the first space, the cathode gas having flowed in from the first manifold.
摘要:
A fuel cell system (1) includes a desulfurizer (11) that removes a sulfur compound in a raw material, a fuel cell unit (50) that performs electric-power generation using fuel obtained by reforming a raw material from which the sulfur compound is removed and electric-power generation air supplied, a combustion exhaust gas passage through which combustion exhaust gas generated by combusting fuel not utilized for the electric-power generation in the fuel cell unit (50) is emitted, a combustion exhaust gas container (10) that is connected to the combustion exhaust gas passage and accommodates the desulfurizer (11) inside the combustion exhaust gas container (10), a purifier (12) that removes carbon monoxide included in the combustion exhaust gas, and an air heat exchanger (13) that performs heat exchange of the combustion exhaust gas and the electric-power generation air supplied to the fuel cell unit (50).
摘要:
A hydrogen generator includes: a hydro-desulfurizer configured to remove a sulfur compound in a raw material and including a tubular first wall; a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using the raw material supplied from the hydro-desulfurizer; a tubular second wall provided coaxially with the first wall so as to be opposed to the first wall; and an electric heater annularly provided in a gap between the first wall and the second wall so as to turn back in the axial direction of the first wall and including a portion extending in an axial direction of the first wall.