公开(公告)号：US07678490B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-16

申请号：US10820160

申请日：2004-04-08

申请人： Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Soichi Shibata ,  Takeshi Tomizawa

发明人： Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Soichi Shibata ,  Takeshi Tomizawa

IPC分类号： H01M8/02 ,  H01M8/10

CPC分类号： H01M8/04126 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04291 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/2484 ,  H01M2008/1095

摘要： A polymer electrolyte fuel cell is provided with a conductive separator having one or more gas flow channels for supplying and exhausting a gas to and from an electrode of the fuel cell. The gas flow channels are connected to and in fluid communication with an inlet manifold on the separator. The cell also includes a gas supply connection in fluid communication with the inlet manifold of the separator. Water accumulation in the cell can be advantageously reduced by configuring the connections to the inlet manifold so that the lowermost part of any gas flow channel connections with the inlet manifold is above the uppermost part of the gas supply connection to the inlet manifold.

摘要翻译： 聚合物电解质燃料电池设置有具有一个或多个气体流动通道的导电隔离件，用于向燃料电池的电极供给和排出气体。 气体流动通道连接到分离器上的入口歧管并与流体连通。 电池还包括与分离器的入口歧管流体连通的气体供应连接。 可以通过配置与入口歧管的连接来有利地减少电池中的积水，使得与入口歧管连接的任何气体流动通道的最下部分在与入口歧管的气体供应连接的最上部分之上。

公开(公告)号：US07611786B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-03

申请号：US11320126

申请日：2005-12-28

申请人： Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yasuhiro Seki

发明人： Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yasuhiro Seki

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/10 ,  H01M8/24

CPC分类号： H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/026 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H01M8/04141 ,  H01M8/04149 ,  H01M8/04358 ,  H01M8/04365 ,  H01M8/04723 ,  H01M8/04731 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/04783 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483

摘要： A polymer electrolyte fuel cell power generation system is disclosed which comprises: a fuel cell having a plurality of cells each having a polymer electrolyte membrane and an anode and cathode that are formed so as to sandwich the polymer electrolyte membrane therebetween, a fuel gas path formed so as to guide fuel gas from an inlet of the fuel gas to the anode of each cell and discharge the fuel gas to the outside therefrom, an oxidizing gas path formed so as to guide oxidizing gas from an inlet of the oxidizing gas to the cathode of each cell and discharge the oxidizing gas to the outside therefrom, and a cooling fluid path formed so as to guide a cooling fluid from an inlet of the cooling fluid to a cooling fluid supply manifold and then to a region opposite to power generation regions constituted by the anodes and cathodes of the plurality of cells and discharge the cooling fluid to the outside therefrom through an outlet of the cooling fluid, the fuel cell being configured to generate electric power accompanied with heat generation by a reaction between the fuel gas and the oxidizing gas within the power generation regions; a fuel gas supply apparatus for feeding the fuel gas to the inlet of the fuel gas of the fuel cell; an oxidizing gas supply apparatus for feeding the oxidizing gas to the inlet of the oxidizing gas of the fuel cell; a cooling fluid supply system for causing the cooling fluid to flow through the cooling fluid path of the fuel cell, thereby cooling the fuel cell; and a control unit, wherein the control unit controls, during the power generation, the temperature of the cooling fluid at the inlet of the cooling fluid 401 though the cooling fluid supply system so as to satisfy T1≧T2+1° C. where T1 is a corresponding dew-point temperature of at least either the fuel gas or oxidizing gas at the inlet thereof and T2 is the temperature of the cooling fluid at the inlet of the cooling fluid 401.

公开(公告)号：USD596565S1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-21

申请号：US29328247

申请日：2008-11-20

申请人： Eiichi Yasumoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Hideo Ohara

设计人： Eiichi Yasumoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Hideo Ohara

公开(公告)号：US20090162727A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-25

申请号：US11997950

申请日：2006-08-04

申请人： Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Yoshiki Nagao ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yasuo Takebe ,  Masaki Nobuoka

发明人： Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Yoshiki Nagao ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Yasuo Takebe ,  Masaki Nobuoka

IPC分类号： H01M2/14

CPC分类号： H01M8/026 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0265 ,  H01M2008/1095

摘要： A fuel cell separator and a fuel cell are provided that can improve uniformity in reaction gas flow rate and can prevent flooding due to excessive condensed water in passage grooves appropriately. A reaction gas passage region (101) of a separator (2) has a flow splitting region (21) having a passage groove group where the reaction gas is split, and one or more flow merge regions (22) having a recessed portion in which the reaction gas is mixed and connecting a plurality of flow splitting regions so that the passage groove group of the adjacent flow splitting regions (21) are connected to the recessed portion, and protrusions (27) vertically extend from a bottom face of the recessed portion and arranged in an island form. A pair of passage groove groups connected to the recessed portion of the flow merge region (22) is formed so as to have a greater number of grooves in the upstream passage groove group than the number of grooves of grooves in the downstream passage groove group. The recessed portion of the flow merge region (22) is defined, in a turn portion of a serpentine shaped reaction gas passage region (101), by oblique boundaries between the recessed portion and a pair of passage groove groups which are connected to the recessed portion and by the outer end of the turn portion.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够提高反应气体流量的均匀性的燃料电池用隔板和燃料电池，能够适当地防止通道槽内的过度的冷凝水引起的淹水。 分离器（2）的反应气体通道区域（101）具有分流区域（21），其具有分离反应气体的通道槽组，以及一个或多个具有凹部的流动合流区域（22），其中 反应气体混合并连接多个分流区域，使得相邻分流区域（21）的通道槽组连接到凹部，并且突起（27）从凹部的底面垂直延伸 并以岛屿形式安排。 与流动合流区域（22）的凹部连接的一对通道槽组形成为在上游通道槽组中具有比下游通道槽组中的槽的槽数更多的槽。 流动合流区域（22）的凹部在蛇形反应气体通路区域（101）的转弯部分中被限定在凹部与一对通道槽组之间的斜边界， 部分和转弯部分的外端。

公开(公告)号：US20090155661A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-18

申请号：US12293436

申请日：2008-03-13

申请人： Takashi Morimoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Mitsuo Yoshimura

发明人： Takashi Morimoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Mitsuo Yoshimura

IPC分类号： H01M2/08 ,  H01M8/10 ,  H01M2/02 ,  B29C45/00

CPC分类号： H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/028 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： For the purpose of providing a fuel cell module having a small number of molding processes and favorable productivity, the edge of a polymer electrolyte membrane (44) exposed at the outer periphery of an electrode section, which is formed by providing an anode electrode (46a) and a cathode electrode (46b) on the polymer electrolyte membrane (44), is placed on the upper surface of one frame (47a); and another frame (47c) is molded on the upper surface of the one frame (47a) by injecting a resin material having a smaller Young's modulus than the one frame (47a), and a seal section (49) made from the same material as the other frame (47c) is simultaneously molded on the lower surface of the other frame (47a).

摘要翻译： 为了提供具有少量成型工艺和良好生产率的燃料电池模块，通过提供阳极电极（46a）形成的在电极部分外周露出的高分子电解质膜（44）的边缘 ）和聚合物电解质膜（44）上的阴极电极（46b）放置在一个框架（47a）的上表面上; 另一框架（47c）通过注射比一个框架（47a）具有较小的杨氏模量的树脂材料和一个由相同材料制成的密封部分（49），在一个框架（47a）的上表面上模制， 另一框架（47c）同时模制在另一框架（47a）的下表面上。

公开(公告)号：USD586746S1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-17

申请号：US29217510

申请日：2004-11-17

申请人： Eiichi Yasumoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Hideo Ohara

设计人： Eiichi Yasumoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Hideo Ohara

公开(公告)号：US20090023029A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-22

申请号：US11918250

申请日：2006-05-12

申请人： Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Yoshiki Nagao ,  Naoko Yoshizawa

发明人： Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Norihiko Kawabata ,  Yoshiki Nagao ,  Naoko Yoshizawa

IPC分类号： H01M8/10 ,  H01M8/02 ,  H01M4/86

CPC分类号： H01M8/04156 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/026 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/2484

摘要： In a fuel cell composed of a pair of separators with a membrane electrode assembly sandwiched therebetween, gas passages having a plurality of generally linear passage portions, and bent passage portions each of which makes one end portion of the linear passage portions communicated with the other end portion of the linear passage portions, are formed so as to be communicative from a gas introducing port to a discharge port. In inner wall surfaces of the groove portions of the separators constituting the linear passage portions, water-retaining groove portions capable of retaining inside thereof at least part of water generated in the gas passage are formed in such a grooved configuration as to be substantially continuous along the passage portion. As a water drop generated within the gas passage makes contact with retained water within the water-retaining groove portions, growth of the water drop is suppressed to avoid any blockage of the gas passage, by which the anti-flooding property is improved.

摘要翻译： 在由隔膜间隔开的一对隔板构成的燃料电池中，具有多个大致直线状的通路部分的气体通路和弯曲的通路部分，每个通路部分使直线通道部分的一个端部与另一端连通 线状通路部的一部分形成为从气体导入口到排出口连通。 在构成线性通道部分的隔板的槽部的内壁表面中，能够保持在其内部的至少一部分在气体通道中产生的水的保水槽部分形成为具有大致连续的槽形结构 通道部分。 由于在气体通道内产生的水滴与保水槽部分中的残留水接触，所以抑制了水滴的生长，避免了气体通道的堵塞，从而提高防淹性能。

公开(公告)号：US07405019B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-29

申请号：US10796293

申请日：2004-03-10

申请人： Hideo Ohara ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Nobuhiro Hase ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Takayuki Urata ,  Soichi Shibata ,  Takeshi Tomizawa ,  Eiichi Yasumoto ,  Hideo Kasahara ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto

发明人： Hideo Ohara ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Nobuhiro Hase ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Takayuki Urata ,  Soichi Shibata ,  Takeshi Tomizawa ,  Eiichi Yasumoto ,  Hideo Kasahara ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto

IPC分类号： H01M2/08 ,  H01M8/10

CPC分类号： H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/1018 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483

摘要： A highly reliable polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes an anode-side separator plate and a cathode-side separator plate that are provided with an anode-side sealing member and a cathode-side sealing member, respectively. The anode-side and cathode-side sealing members seal the cell in cooperation with a polymer electrolyte membrane at sealing parts where the anode-side and cathode-side sealing members are opposed to each other, thereby preventing gas from leaking out of gas flow channels. One of the anode-side and cathode-side sealing members has a pointed rib that comes in contact with the sealing parts in a linear manner, and the other sealing member comes in contact with the sealing parts surface to surface.

摘要翻译： 高度可靠的聚合物电解质燃料电池包括分别设置有阳极侧密封构件和阴极侧密封构件的阳极侧隔板和阴极侧隔板。 阳极侧和阴极侧密封构件在阳极侧和阴极侧密封构件彼此相对的密封部分处与聚合物电解质膜协作地密封电池，从而防止气体从气体流动通道泄漏 。 阳极侧和阴极侧密封构件中的一个具有以直线方式与密封部接触的尖锐肋，另一个密封构件与密封部的表面接触。

公开(公告)号：US07294423B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-13

申请号：US10778602

申请日：2004-02-17

申请人： Nobuhiro Hase ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Susumu Kobayashi ,  Soichi Shibata ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi

发明人： Nobuhiro Hase ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Susumu Kobayashi ,  Soichi Shibata ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi

IPC分类号： H01M8/10

CPC分类号： H01M8/0245 ,  H01M8/0232 ,  H01M8/0234 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483

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。

公开(公告)号：US07220512B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-22

申请号：US10685698

申请日：2003-10-16

申请人： Hideo Ohara ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Nobuhiro Hase ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Katsuzou Kokawa ,  Takayuki Urata ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Soichi Shibata

发明人： Hideo Ohara ,  Kazuhito Hatoh ,  Nobuhiro Hase ,  Hiroki Kusakabe ,  Katsuzou Kokawa ,  Takayuki Urata ,  Toshihiro Matsumoto ,  Shinsuke Takeguchi ,  Soichi Shibata

IPC分类号： H01M2/14

CPC分类号： H01M8/0221 ,  H01M8/0213 ,  H01M8/0226 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0271

摘要： A separator plate for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell having excellent conductivity and moldability is provided. The separator plate is injection molded, using different compounds for molding the portion that requires conductivity and the portion that does not require conductivity. The separator plate comprises: an electronic conductor portion containing conductive carbon; and an insulating portion surrounding the electronic conductor portion. The electronic conductor portion has a first flow channel of a gas or cooling water on one side and has a second flow channel of a gas or cooling water on the other side.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有优异的导电性和成型性的固体高分子型燃料电池用隔板。 分隔板是注射成型的，使用不同的化合物来模制需要导电性的部分和不需要导电性的部分。 隔板包括：包含导电碳的电子导体部分; 以及围绕电子导体部分的绝缘部分。 电子导体部分具有在一侧上的气体或冷却水的第一流动通道，并且在另一侧上具有气体或冷却水的第二流动通道。