ASSEMBLY FOR REVERSIBLE FUEL CELL

    公开(公告)号:EP2612390B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-17

    申请号:EP11748364.4

    申请日:2011-08-23

    申请人: SOLVAY SA

    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.

    EVAPORATIVELY COOLED FUEL CELLS WITH WATER PASSAGEWAYS ENHANCED BY WICKS
    7.
    发明公开
    EVAPORATIVELY COOLED FUEL CELLS WITH WATER PASSAGEWAYS ENHANCED BY WICKS 有权
    VERDAMPFUNGSGEKÜHLTEBRENNSTOFFZELLEN MITDOCHTVERSTÄRKTENWASSERDURCHGÄNGEN

    公开(公告)号:EP2625738A4

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-14

    申请号:EP10858210

    申请日:2010-10-06

    申请人: AUDI AG

    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.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池(38)具有通过每个燃料电池的一个或两个反应气体流场板(75,81)提供水的通道(83,84),由此燃料电池被蒸发冷却。 水通道可以由多孔塞(未示出)或微型真空泵(89)排出。 冷凝器(59)可以具有储存器(64); 冷凝器(59)可以是车辆散热器。 高度可渗透的芯吸层(90)邻近位于各个燃料电池(38)之间的一个或两个水通道(83,84)设置。 通道可以是流过通道(83)(图5),或者它们可以是叉指通道(83a,83b)(图6),以增加通过芯吸层(90)的净水空气的流动, 用于在寒冷的环境中关闭时清除水堆。 入口交叉通道(83c,83d)可以仅在其出口端例如通过突起(104)或孔(106)部分地被阻塞,以便确保进入入口冷却剂通道(83c,83d)的任何气体将 不会积聚在入口冷却剂通道的出口端(101)处。

    GENERATOR DEVICE
    8.
    发明公开
    GENERATOR DEVICE 审中-公开
    GENERATORVORRICHTUNG

    公开(公告)号:EP2980900A4

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-14

    申请号:EP14776156

    申请日:2014-03-07

    申请人: ATSUMITEC CO LTD

    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.

    ISOLATING WATER TRANSPORT PLATES FROM ELASTOMER SEALS
    9.
    发明公开
    ISOLATING WATER TRANSPORT PLATES FROM ELASTOMER SEALS 有权
    ISOLIERUNG VON WASSERTRANSPORTPLATTEN AUS ELASTOMEREN DICHTUNGEN

    公开(公告)号:EP2926398A4

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-22

    申请号:EP12889000

    申请日:2012-11-30

    申请人: AUDI AG

    发明人: BOUDREAU DAVID R

    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.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池堆(11)包括多个连续的燃料电池(13),每个燃料电池单元包括夹在多孔,阳极(22)和阴极水输送板(18)之间的组合电极组件(15)。 在硅橡胶(29)或其它弹性体覆盖燃料电池的边缘以便与外部歧管(27)形成密封的区域中,水输送板的相邻边缘被弹性体不透过材料取代或增加 (34)。 这防止弹性体向WTP注入,这可能引起足够的疏水性,以减少或消除将反应物气体与冷却水隔离所需的水泡压力,从而防止冷却剂泵的气体抑制。 预成型的插入件(34)可以模制成浇注在水输送板中,或者可流动的可弹性体不可渗透的弹性体不可渗透的可熔或可固化的可以沉积到已经形成的水输送板的孔中,然后熔融或固化 。