摘要:
A membrane-electrode assembly for use in a reversible fuel cell comprises an ion conductive membrane having first and second surface; a first electrocatalyst layer in contact with the first surface of the membrane said first electrocatalyst layer comprising at least one discrete electrolysis-active area (ELE1 i ) and at least one discrete energy generation-active area (EG1 i ). A second electrocatalyst layer is placed in contact with the second surface of the membrane said second electrocatalyst layer comprising at least one discrete electrolysis-active area (ELE2 i ) and at least one discrete energy generation-active area (EG2 i ). Each of the discrete electrolysis-active area(s) (ELE1 i ) on the first electrocatalyst layer correspond and are aligned with each of the discrete electrolysis-active area(s) (ELE2 i ) on the second electrocatalyst layer and each of the discrete energy generation-active area(s) (EG1 i ) on the first electrocatalyst layer correspond and are aligned with each of the discrete energy generation-active area(s) (EG2 i ) on the second electrocatalyst layer.
摘要:
The invention relates to a fuel cell which comprises: a membrane-electrode assembly (14) including a proton-exchange membrane (2), and a cathode (31) in contact with a first surface of the membrane; two bipolar plates between which the membrane-electrode assembly (14) is arranged, said bipolar plates having at least one first flow collector passing through same, in communication with said cathode; the membrane-electrode assembly (14) includes a first active area (21) covered by said cathode (31), and a first connection area (22) not covered by said cathode (31) and arranged between said first flow collector and the first active area; the membrane-electrode assembly (14) also includes a first hydrophilic component (71) arranged in said first connection area (22).
摘要:
To provide a solid-oxide electrolytic cell, a cell stack device, an electrolytic module, and an electrolytic device wherein breakage of end portion is reduced. The present invention includes: a pair of mutually facing first and second main surfaces (n1, n2); a pair of mutually facing first and second side surfaces (m1, m2) for connecting the first and the second main surfaces (n1, n2) together; a long shape porous substrate (1) including a gas-flow passage (2) in the longitudinal direction along the first and second main surfaces (n1, n2); and an electrolytic element part (9) provided on the first main surface (n2) of the porous substrate (1) and including a fuel electrode layer (3), a solid electrolyte layer (4) and an oxygen electrode layer (6). In this configuration, the thickness (T11, T12) at both end portions in a longitudinal direction (L) of the porous substrate (1) is greater than the thickness (T2) at the center portion in the longitudinal direction (L) of the porous substrate (1).
摘要:
The invention relates to a bio-electrochemical system (2) and method for recovery of components or generating electrical energy from a waste stream. The system according to the invention comprises: • - an anode compartment (6) with an anode (8); • - a cathode compartment with (12) a cathode (14), wherein at least one of the anode and cathode is a bio-electrode; • - a circuit (16) connecting the anode and the cathode, the circuit comprising a power source (18a) for providing an electric current or a resistor; • - an ion-exchange membrane (20) separating the anode and cathode compartment; and • - a flow channel (24) defining hydrophobic membrane (22) configured for gas extracting and/or reactant supply.
摘要:
The paste for diffusion layer formation used for formation of a GDL for a fuel cell contains a solvent, and conductive particles, a first surfactant having a first decomposition temperature and a second surfactant having a second decomposition temperature that is lower than the first decomposition temperature, all of which are dispersed in the solvent. The paste for diffusion layer formation contains a lower amount of the first surfactant than the second surfactant on a weight basis.
摘要:
Fuel cells (38) have passageways (83, 84) that provide water through one or both reactant gas flow field plates (75, 81) of each fuel cell, whereby the fuel cell is cooled evaporatively. The water passageways may be vented by a porous plug (not shown), or by a microvacuum pump (89). A condenser (59) may have a reservoir (64); the condenser (59) may be a vehicle radiator. A highly water permeable wicking layer (90) is disposed adjacent to one or both water passageways (83, 84) which exist between individual fuel cells (38). The passageways may be flow-through passageways (83) (FIG. 5) or they may be interdigitated passageways (83a, 83b) (FIG. 6) in order to increase the flow of water-purging air through the wicking layer (90) utilized to clear the stack of water during shutdown in cold environments. The inlet interdigitated channels (83c, 83d) may be only partially blocked at their outlet ends such as by a protrusion (104) or a hole (106) in order to ensure that any gas entering the inlet coolant passageways (83c, 83d) will not accumulate at the outlet end (101) of the inlet coolant passageways.
摘要:
A power generator 1 includes: a fuel electrode 5 that receives a supply of fuel gas; an air electrode 6 that receives a supply of air; an electrolyte layer 7 disposed in between the fuel electrode 5 and the air electrode 6; a gas flow channel 3 that circulates therein the fuel gas or the air, with the fuel electrode 5 or the air electrode 6 being exposed to at least part of the gas flow channel 3; a porous body 8 filled in the gas flow channel 3; and a porous sheet 9 present in contact with the porous body 8 and the fuel electrode 5 or the air electrode 6, the porous sheet 9 being made of a material having electrical conductivity, the material having pores formed to spread in a uniform manner, the pores being larger in diameter than pores formed in the porous body 8.
摘要:
A fuel cell stack (11) includes a plurality of contiguous fuel cells (13), each including a unitized electrode assembly (15) sandwiched between porous, anode (22) and cathode water transport plates (18). In areas where silicone rubber (29) or other elastomer covers edges of the fuel cells in order to form seals with an external manifold (27), adjacent edges of the water transport plates are supplanted by, or augmented with, an elastomer-impervious material (34). This prevents infusion of elastomer to the WTPs which can cause sufficient hydrophobicity as to reduce or eliminate water bubble pressure required to isolate the reactant gases from the coolant water, thereby preventing gaseous inhibition of the coolant pump. A preformed insert (34) may be cast into the water transport plates as molded, or a fusible or curable non-elastomer, elastomer-impervious in fluent form may be deposited into the pores of already formed water transport plates, and then fused or cured.