摘要:
The present invention relates to improved membrane electrode assemblies, having two electrochemically active electrodes separated by a polymer electrolyte membrane. The membrane electrode assemblies according to the instant invention contains at least one phosphoric acid-containing polymer electrolyte membrane and two gas diffusion electrodes one of each located at both sides of said membrane, each of the gas diffusion electrodes having at least one catalyst layer facing towards the membrane. At least one of the gas diffusion electrodes contains a gas diffusion medium comprising an electrically conductive macroporous layer in which the pores have a mean pore diameter in the range from 10 µm to 30 µm and at least one micro porous layer arranged between said gas diffusion medium and said catalyst layer facing towards the membrane having a defined pore void volume and pore hydrophobicity measured by the Cobb Titration.
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:
A fuel cell includes first and second flow field plates, and an anode electrode and a cathode electrode between the flow field plates. A polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) is arranged between the electrodes. At least one of the flow field plates influences, at least in part, an in-plane anisotropic physical condition of the PEM that varies in magnitude between a high value direction and a low value direction. The PEM has an in-plane physical property that varies in magnitude between a high value direction and a low value direction. The PEM is oriented with its high value direction substantially aligned with the high value direction of the flow field plate.
摘要:
A mixer/eductor assembly for use with a fuel cell stack, the mixer/eductor assembly mixing and at least partially combusting anode exhaust gas output from an anode-side of the stack and an oxidant supply gas, the mixer/eductor assembly comprising: a first area mixing a first portion of the anode exhaust gas and a first portion of the oxidant supply gas to form a first mixture, the first area being configured to initiate a combustion reaction in the first mixture, a second area coupled with the first area for mixing a second portion of the anode exhaust gas and a second portion of the oxidant supply gas to form a second mixture, wherein the first mixture has a first oxidant to fuel ratio smaller than a second oxidant to fuel ratio of the second mixture, and the first area provides an ignition source to promote continuous combustion of the second mixture.
摘要:
A method of producing an electrolyte membrane includes providing a dispersion solution that has a crosslinked perfluorinated ionomer material and a linear perfluorinated ionomer material dispersed in a carrier fluid or mixture carrier fluids. The crosslinked perfluorinated ionomer material has an equivalent weight of 750 g/mol or less with respect to proton exchange acid groups. The linear perfluorinated ionomer material has an equivalent weight of 750 g/mol or more with respect to proton exchange as acid groups. At least a portion of the carrier fluid or fluids is removed from the dispersion solution to thereby form an electrolyte membrane with the crosslinked perfluorinated ionomer material and the linear perfluorinated ionomer material.
摘要:
[Problem] To provide: a solid oxide fuel cell in which stress to be generated in a solid electrolyte layer can be suppressed; a cell stack device; a fuel cell module; and a fuel cell device. [Solution] A solid oxide fuel cell which is characterized in that: a fuel electrode layer (3) is arranged on one main surface of a solid electrolyte layer (4) that has gas blocking properties, and an oxygen electrode layer (6) is arranged on the other main surface of the solid electrolyte layer (4); the solid electrolyte layer (4) has a thickness of 40 µm or less; the solid electrolyte layer (4) has a porosity of 3-15% by area in an arbitrary cross-section; and pores (B) in the solid electrolyte layer (4) have an average pore diameter of 2 µm or less.