Polymer electrolyte fuel cell device
    1.
    发明授权
    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell device 有权
    聚合物电解质燃料电池装置

    公开(公告)号:US06383676B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-07

    申请号:US09512372

    申请日:2000-02-25

    IPC分类号: H01M810

    摘要: The invention provides a polymer electrolyte fuel cell device 1 comprising at least one fuel cell 10 having an anode, a cathode and a polymer electrolyte membrane provided between the anode and cathode, a combustion unit 3, a fuel gas pipe 4 for introducing therethrough the unreacted portion of a fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell 10 into the combustion unit 3, and an oxidizer gas supply manifold 2 for supplying oxidizer gas discharged from the combustion unit 3 to the cathode. By partly consuming the oxygen contained in an oxidizer gas supplied from outside, the combustion unit 3 burns the unreacted fuel gas and burns the impurities contained in the oxidizer gas. This feature prevents the polymer electrolyte membrane from drying, affords a high cell voltage without impairment and enables the device to achieve a higher overall efficiency than in the prior art.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种聚合物电解质燃料电池装置1,其包括至少一个具有阳极,阴极和设置在阳极和阴极之间的聚合物电解质膜的燃料电池10,燃烧单元3,用于将未反应的燃料电池 从燃料电池10排出到燃烧单元3的燃料气体的一部分,以及用于将从燃烧单元3排出的氧化剂气体供给到阴极的氧化剂气体供给歧管2。 通过部分地消耗从外部供应的氧化剂气体中所含的氧气,燃烧单元3燃烧未反应的燃料气体并燃烧包含在氧化剂气体中的杂质。 该特征防止聚合物电解质膜干燥,提供高电池电压而没有损害,并且使装置能够实现比现有技术更高的总体效率。

    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell including a water-retaining layer on a ribbed plate
    2.
    发明授权
    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell including a water-retaining layer on a ribbed plate 有权
    聚合物电解质燃料电池在肋板上包括保水层

    公开(公告)号:US06492054B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-10

    申请号:US09451973

    申请日:1999-11-30

    IPC分类号: H01M804

    摘要: A water-retaining layer is formed to coat the top of ribs of a ribbed plate which is to be disposed, as a component of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, on at least one surface of a cell which includes an electrolyte membrane and two electrodes disposed on two surfaces of the electrolyte membrane. The water-retaining layer is formed by: generating a mixture by dissolving a resin-carbon mixture into a solvent; applying the mixture using a spray to a surface of the ribbed plate having the ribs; and drying the applied mixture at a certain temperature. The ability to retain water in the water-retaining layer per unit active area of the electrodes is desirably in the range of 0.002 to 0.035 g/cm2, and more desirably, in the range of 0.01 to 0.03 g/cm2.

    摘要翻译: 形成保水层,以将作为聚合物电解质燃料电池的组分的肋板的肋的顶部涂覆在包含电解质膜的电池的至少一个表面上,并设置两个电极 在电解质膜的两个表面上。 保水层通过以下方式形成:通过将树脂 - 碳混合物溶解在溶剂中来产生混合物; 使用喷雾将混合物施加到具有肋的肋板的表面; 并在一定温度下干燥所施加的混合物。 在电极的每单位有效面积的保水层中保持水的能力优选在0.002〜0.035g / cm 2的范围内,更优选在0.01〜0.03g / cm 2的范围内。

    Fuel cell system having a burner with a flame detection rod therein
    5.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell system having a burner with a flame detection rod therein 失效
    具有燃烧器的燃料电池系统,其中具有火焰检测棒

    公开(公告)号:US07419733B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-02

    申请号:US10371186

    申请日:2003-02-24

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06 H01M8/04

    摘要: The object is to provide a simplified but highly efficient fuel cell system, permitting to perform the flame off detection and so on without supplying the burner with additional raw fuel, even if a flame rod system flame detection means is adopted as burner for reformer. The invention concerns a fuel cell system, comprising a reformer for reforming a hydrocarbon base fuel such as natural gas into hydrogen, a CO transformer, a CO eliminator, a fuel cell for generating electricity from hydrogen, and a burner for reformer for burning hydrogen gas discharged from the fuel cell and supply the reformer with heat necessary for reforming reaction, wherein the burner for reformer is provided with a flame rod system flame detection means and, at the same time, supplied with hydrogen gas containing a flame detectable amount of fuel gas.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的目的是提供一种简化但高效率的燃料电池系统,即使采用火焰棒系统火焰检测装置作为重整器的燃烧器,也可以进行火焰熄灭检测等,而不向燃烧器供应额外的原燃料。 本发明涉及燃料电池系统,其包括用于将诸如天然气的烃基燃料重整为氢的重整器,CO变压器,CO消除器,用于从氢气发电的燃料电池和用于燃烧氢气的重整器的燃烧器 从燃料电池排出并向重整器提供重整反应所需的热量,其中重整器燃烧器设置有火焰棒系统火焰检测装置,并且同时供给含有可燃火焰量的燃料气体 。

    Fuel cell system
    6.
    发明申请
    Fuel cell system 失效
    燃料电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20080160362A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-03

    申请号:US12073860

    申请日:2008-03-11

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06

    摘要: The object is to provide a simplified but highly efficient fuel cell system, permitting to perform the flame off detection and so on without supplying the burner with additional raw fuel, even if a flame rod system flame detection means is adopted as burner for reformer. The invention concerns a fuel cell system, comprising a reformer for reforming a hydrocarbon base fuel such as natural gas into hydrogen, a CO transformer, a CO eliminator, a fuel cell for generating electricity from hydrogen, and a burner for reformer for burning hydrogen gas discharged from the fuel cell and supply the reformer with heat necessary for reforming reaction, wherein the burner for reformer is provided with a flame rod system flame detection means and, at the same time, supplied with hydrogen gas containing a flame detectable amount of fuel gas.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的目的是提供一种简化但高效率的燃料电池系统,即使采用火焰棒系统火焰检测装置作为重整器的燃烧器,也可以进行火焰熄灭检测等,而不向燃烧器供应额外的原燃料。 本发明涉及燃料电池系统,其包括用于将诸如天然气的烃基燃料重整为氢的重整器,CO变压器,CO消除器,用于从氢气发电的燃料电池和用于燃烧氢气的重整器的燃烧器 从燃料电池排出并向重整器提供重整反应所需的热量,其中重整器燃烧器设置有火焰棒系统火焰检测装置,并且同时供给含有可燃火焰量的燃料气体 。

    Fuel cell system
    7.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell system 失效
    燃料电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US07651800B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-26

    申请号:US12073860

    申请日:2008-03-11

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/02

    摘要: The object is to provide a simplified but highly efficient fuel cell system, permitting to perform the flame off detection and so on without supplying the burner with additional raw fuel, even if a flame rod system flame detection means is adopted as burner for reformer. The invention concerns a fuel cell system, comprising a reformer for reforming a hydrocarbon base fuel such as natural gas into hydrogen, a CO transformer, a CO eliminator, a fuel cell for generating electricity from hydrogen, and a burner for reformer for burning hydrogen gas discharged from the fuel cell and supply the reformer with heat necessary for reforming reaction, wherein the burner for reformer is provided with a flame rod system flame detection means and, at the same time, supplied with hydrogen gas containing a flame detectable amount of fuel gas.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的目的是提供一种简化但高效率的燃料电池系统,即使采用火焰棒系统火焰检测装置作为重整器的燃烧器,也可以进行火焰熄灭检测等,而不向燃烧器供应额外的原燃料。 本发明涉及燃料电池系统,其包括用于将诸如天然气的烃基燃料重整为氢的重整器,CO变压器,CO消除器,用于从氢气发电的燃料电池和用于燃烧氢气的重整器的燃烧器 从燃料电池排出并向重整器提供重整反应所需的热量,其中重整器燃烧器设置有火焰棒系统火焰检测装置,并且同时供给含有可燃火焰量的燃料气体 。

    Fuel cell having water permeability adjustment capability
    8.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell having water permeability adjustment capability 有权
    具有透水性调节能力的燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US06365293B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-02

    申请号:US09599198

    申请日:2000-06-22

    IPC分类号: H01M810

    CPC分类号: H01M8/04291 H01M8/1007

    摘要: The object of the present invention is to provide fuel cell including a cell that is formed by sandwiching solid polymer membrane between an anode and a cathode that generates electricity with stability and high performance by evenly moistening the solid polymer membrane. For this purpose, in a gas diffusion layer 24, which is positioned adjacent to a cathode catalyst layer 22, the content of fluororesin in an area on the side of the entrance for the oxidizer is set to be higher than in another area on the side of the exit so that the water repellency in the entrance side area is higher than in the exit side area. As a result, a water permeation suppressing part 24A, where the water permeability is relatively low, is formed in the area on the entrance side, while a water permeable part 24B, where the water permeability is relatively high, is formed in the area on the exit side.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的目的是提供一种燃料电池,其包括通过将固体聚合物膜夹在阳极和阴极之间而形成的电池,其通过均匀润湿固体聚合物膜而稳定且高性能地发电。 为此,在与阴极催化剂层22相邻的气体扩散层24中,氧化剂入口侧的区域中的氟树脂的含量设定为高于侧面的其他区域 使得入口侧区域中的防水性高于出口侧区域。 结果,在入口侧的区域中形成透水性相对较低的透水抑制部24A,而在透水性相对较高的水分透过部24B形成在 出口侧。

    Cell unit for fuel cells
    9.
    发明授权
    Cell unit for fuel cells 有权
    燃料电池单元

    公开(公告)号:US06180274B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-30

    申请号:US09156388

    申请日:1998-09-18

    IPC分类号: H01M200

    摘要: A cell unit for use in fuel cells of the type using an electrode portion having an anode formed of a plate or film on one surface of an electrolyte and a cathode formed of a plate or film on the other surface. An anode side plate of the invention has stepped portions to form recesses which accommodate the electrode and provide an anode side chamber facing the anode. A cathode side plate having a cathode side chamber facing the cathode is also accommodated in the recessed portions of the anode side plate. A fuel supply manifold and a fuel discharge manifold can extend through the stepped portions. Use of such cell units reduces the number of seal members required between fuel or oxidant manifolds when cell units are stacked to form a fuel cell stack. Such reduction in seal members simplifies fabrication of the units and renders the cell unit easier to maintain and repair.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于燃料电池的电池单元,其使用在电解质的一个表面上具有由板或膜形成的阳极的电极部分和在另一表面上由板或膜形成的阴极。 本发明的阳极侧板具有阶梯部分以形成容纳电极的凹槽,并提供面向阳极的阳极侧室。 具有与阴极相对的阴极侧室的阴极侧板也容纳在阳极侧板的凹部中。 燃料供给歧管和燃料排放歧管可以延伸穿过阶梯部分。 使用这种电池单元减少当电池单元堆叠形成燃料电池堆时在燃料或氧化剂歧管之间所需的密封构件的数量。 密封件的这种减少简化了单元的制造,并且使得电池单元更容易维护和修理。

    Fuel cell system
    10.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell system 有权
    燃料电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US06503650B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-07

    申请号:US09607119

    申请日:2000-06-29

    IPC分类号: H01M804

    摘要: A fuel cell system, comprising: (A) a cell multilayer element that is formed by stacking unit cell structures in layers, a unit cell structure including: a cell that includes a cathode, an anode, and electrolyte sandwiched between the cathode and the anode an oxidant channel unit with a plurality of oxidant channels that cross the cathode and enable oxidant to be supplied to the cathode; and a fuel channel unit with a plurality of fuel channels that cross the anode and enables fuel to be supplied to the anode; (B) oxidant supplying means for supplying the oxidant to the oxidant channels; and (C) fuel supplying means for supplying the fuel to the fuel channels, wherein the oxidant supplying means includes first switching means for reversing a flow direction of the oxidant in at least one of the oxidant channels and/or the fuel supplying means includes second switching means for reversing a flow direction of the fuel in at least one of the fuel channels.

    摘要翻译: 一种燃料电池系统,包括:(A)通过层叠单元电池结构形成的电池多层元件,单元电池结构,包括:包含阴极,阳极和夹在所述阴极和所述阳极之间的电解质的电池 具有多个氧化剂通道的氧化剂通道单元,所述氧化剂通道穿过阴极并使氧化剂能够供应到阴极; 以及具有多个燃料通道的燃料通道单元,所述多个燃料通道穿过所述阳极并且能够将燃料供应到所述阳极; (B)用于将氧化剂供给到氧化剂通道的氧化剂供给装置; 和(C)用于向燃料通道供应燃料的燃料供应装置,其中氧化剂供给装置包括用于反转至少一个氧化剂通道和/或燃料供给装置中的氧化剂的流动方向的第一切换装置,包括第二 用于使至少一个燃料通道中的燃料的流动方向反转的切换装置。