Polymer electrolyte fuel cell having improved current collector plates and method of forming the same
    1.
    发明授权
    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell having improved current collector plates and method of forming the same 失效
    具有改进的集电板的聚合物电解质燃料电池及其形成方法

    公开(公告)号:US07294423B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-13

    申请号:US10778602

    申请日:2004-02-17

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: A polymer electrolyte fuel cell may include a stack of unit cells that each have a hydrogen-ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane and an anode and a cathode sandwiching the polymer electrolyte membrane. Separators are provided between each two adjacent unit cells and include channels for supplying fuel and oxidant gas to the anode and the cathode. Anode side and cathode side current collector plates sandwich the stack of unit cells. The anode side current collector plate has a terminal section for a power output coupling and is located closer to an inlet-side manifold than to an outlet-side manifold for the fuel gas. The cathode side current collector plate has a terminal section for a power output coupling and is located closer to an inlet-side manifold than to an outlet-side manifold for the oxidant gas.

    摘要翻译: 聚合物电解质燃料电池可以包括一组单元电池,每个单体电池具有氢离子导电聚合物电解质膜和夹着聚合物电解质膜的阳极和阴极。 在每个两个相邻的单元电池之间设置分离器,并且包括用于向阳极和阴极供应燃料和氧化剂气体的通道。 阳极侧和阴极侧集电板夹着单元电池堆。 阳极侧集电板具有用于功率输出耦合的端子部分,并且位于比用于燃料气体的出口侧歧管更靠近入口侧歧管。 阴极侧集电板具有用于功率输出耦合的端子部分,并且位于比用于氧化剂气体的出口侧歧管更靠近入口侧歧管。

    Fuel cell
    4.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US06960407B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-01

    申请号:US10635692

    申请日:2003-08-06

    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 evenly supplies a reaction gas to the catalyst of a catalyst layer and promptly discharges excessive water generated therein. The gas diffusion layer of the MEA comprises a first section having a surface A coming in direct contact with a separator plate and a second section having a surface B facing 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, which 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.

    摘要翻译: 通过优化气体扩散层的形状和性质以及气体流路的尺寸来提供具有高操作性能和可靠性的燃料电池。 燃料电池将催化剂层的催化剂均匀地供给反应气体,并迅速排出其中产生的过量水。 MEA的气体扩散层包括具有与分隔板直接接触的表面A的第一部分和具有面向隔板的气体流动通道的表面B的第二部分。 第一部分的孔隙率低于第二部分的孔隙率,第二部分突出到气体流动通道中,气流通道具有足够的宽度和深度用于气体扩散层的突起,并且肋的宽度由 气体流动通道足够窄。

    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
    7.
    发明申请
    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell 有权
    聚合物电解质燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US20060251944A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-09

    申请号:US11379239

    申请日:2006-04-19

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10 H01M4/94 H01M8/24

    摘要: The durability of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell is very significantly improved by using a tightening pressure of about 2 to 4 kgf/cm2 of area of electrode; or a tightening pressure of about 4 to 8 kgf/cm2 of contact area between electrode and separator plate; or by selecting a value not exceeding about 1.5 mS/cm2 for the short-circuit conductivity attributed to the DC resistance component in each unit cell; or by selecting a value not exceeding about 3 mA/cm2 for the hydrogen leak current per area of electrode of each MEA. Further, in a method of manufacturing or an inspection method for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack, fuel cells having high durability can be efficiently manufactured by removing such MEAs or unit cells using such MEAs or such cell stacks having short-circuit conductivity values and/or hydrogen leak current values exceeding predetermined values, respectively.

    摘要翻译: 通过使用约2至4kgf / cm 2的电极面积的紧固压力,聚合物电解质燃料电池的耐久性得到非常显着的改善; 或电极和隔板之间的接触面积约4至8kgf / cm 2的紧固压力; 或者通过为每个单位电池中的直流电阻分量的短路导电率选择不超过约1.5mS / cm 2的值; 或者通过选择每个MEA的电极面积的氢泄漏电流不超过约3mA / cm 2的值。 此外,在聚合物电解质燃料电池堆的制造方法或检查方法中,通过使用这样的MEA或这种具有短路导电性值的电池组除去这样的MEA或单元电池,能够有效地制造具有高耐久性的燃料电池,和/ 或氢泄漏电流值分别超过预定值。

    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
    10.
    发明授权
    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell 有权
    聚合物电解质燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US07521143B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-21

    申请号:US10841557

    申请日:2004-05-10

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: A polymer electrolyte fuel cell including a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies and a plurality of conductive separators, wherein the plurality of conductive separators include at least one separator comprising: a fuel gas inlet-side manifold aperture; a fuel gas outlet-side manifold aperture; a gas flow channel for fuel gas formed on an anode-side of the separator; an inlet-side through hole and an outlet-side through hole penetrating the separator which are formed at an inlet-side end and an outlet-side end of the gas flow channel for fuel gas; and an inlet-side connection groove and an outlet-side connection groove for connecting the inlet-side and outlet-side through holes with the fuel gas inlet-side manifold aperture and the fuel gas outlet-side manifold aperture, respectively, which are formed on a cathode-side of the separator.

    摘要翻译: 一种聚合物电解质燃料电池,包括多个膜电极组件和多个导电隔板,其中所述多个导电隔板包括至少一个隔板,包括:燃料气体入口侧歧管孔; 燃料气体出口侧歧管孔; 形成在隔板的阳极侧的用于燃料气体的气体流动通道; 形成在用于燃料气体的气体流路的入口侧端部和出口侧端部处的入口侧通孔和穿过隔板的出口侧通孔; 和入口侧连接槽和出口侧连接槽,用于将入口侧和出口侧通孔分别与形成的燃料气体入口侧歧管孔和燃料气体出口侧歧管孔相连接 在分离器的阴极侧。