摘要:
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising: a hydrogen ion-conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; an anode and a cathode with the electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween; an anode-side conductive separator having a gas flow channel for supply of a fuel gas to the anode; and a cathode-side conductive separator having a gas flow channel for supply of an oxidant gas to the cathode, wherein each of the anode and the cathode comprises at least a catalyst layer in contact with the electrolyte membrane and a gas diffusion layer in contact with the catalyst layer and the separator, and at least one of the anode and the cathode contains a compound represented by the formula (I): R1—O—{(C2H4O)n—(C3H6O)m}—R2 (I) where R1 and R2 are independent of each other and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having not less than 5 and not more than 15 carbon atoms, n and m are integers which satisfy 0≦n≦5, 0≦m≦5 and 1≦n+m≦5, and when neither n nor m is 0, at least one of the ethylene oxide group and at least one of the propylene oxide group are arranged in a random fashion.
摘要翻译:一种聚合物电解质燃料电池,包括:氢离子导电聚合物电解质膜; 阳极和阴极,其间插入电解质膜; 阳极侧导电隔板,具有用于向阳极供给燃料气体的气体流路; 以及具有用于向阴极供给氧化剂气体的气体流路的阴极侧导电性隔板,其中阳极和阴极中的至少一个包括至少与电解质膜接触的催化剂层和与电解质膜接触的气体扩散层 催化剂层和隔板,并且阳极和阴极中的至少一个包含由式(I)表示的化合物:<?in-line-formula description =“In-line Formulas”end =“lead”?> R 1 -O - {(C 2 H 4 O)n - (C 3 H 3) (I)<βin-line-formula description =“在线公式 “end =”tail“?>其中R 1和R 2彼此独立,各自表示氢原子或不少于5的烷基 大于15个碳原子,n和m是满足0 <= n <= 5,0 <= m <= 5和1 <= n + m <= 5的整数,当n和m都不为0时,至少 一个环氧乙烷基团和至少一个丙烯 氧化烯基团以随机方式排列。
摘要:
The polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention exhibits an excellent performance with an efficient electrode reaction; by providing a layer comprising an electroconductive fine particle between the catalytic reaction layer and the gas diffusion layer in the electrodes; by providing a hydrogen ion diffusion layer on at least either surface of the catalyst particle or the carrier, which carries the catalyst particle in the catalytic reaction layer; or by constituting the catalytic reaction layer with at least a catalyst comprising a hydrophilic carbon material with catalyst particles carried thereon and a water repellent carbon material.
摘要:
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising: a hydrogen ion-conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; an anode and a cathode with the electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween; an anode-side conductive separator having a gas flow channel for supply of a fuel gas to the anode; and a cathode-side conductive separator having a gas flow channel for supply of an oxidant gas to the cathode, wherein each of the anode and the cathode comprises at least a catalyst layer in contact with the electrolyte membrane and a gas diffusion layer in contact with the catalyst layer and the separator, and at least one of the anode and the cathode contains a compound represented by the formula (I): R1—O—{(C2H4O)n—(C3H6O)m}—R2 (I) where R1 and R2 are independent of each other and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having not less than 5 and not more than 15 carbon atoms, n and m are integers which satisfy 0≦n≦5, 0≦m≦5 and 1≦n+m≦5, and when neither n nor m is 0, at least one of the ethylene oxide group and at least one of the propylene oxide group are arranged in a random fashion.
摘要翻译:一种聚合物电解质燃料电池,包括:氢离子导电聚合物电解质膜; 阳极和阴极,其间插入电解质膜; 阳极侧导电隔板,具有用于向阳极供给燃料气体的气体流路; 以及具有用于向阴极供给氧化剂气体的气体流路的阴极侧导电性隔板,其中阳极和阴极中的至少一个包括至少与电解质膜接触的催化剂层和与电解质膜接触的气体扩散层 催化剂层和隔板,并且阳极和阴极中的至少一个包含由式(I)表示的化合物:<?in-line-formula description =“In-line Formulas”end =“lead”?> R 1 -O - {(C 2 H 4 O)n - (C 3 H 3) (I)<βin-line-formula description =“在线公式 “end =”tail“?>其中R 1和R 2彼此独立,各自表示氢原子或不低于5的烷基 大于15个碳原子,n和m是满足0 <= n <= 5,0 <= m <= 5和1 <= n + m <= 5的整数,当n和m都不为0时,至少 环氧乙烷基团之一和至少一种环氧乙烷基团 氧化亚锡基团以随机方式排列。
摘要:
The specification discloses a fuel cell comprising stacked unit cells, each of the unit cells including a pair of electrodes having a catalytic reaction layer and a gas diffusion layer, an electrolyte layer disposed between the pair of electrodes, a separator having a flow path for supplying a fuel gas to one electrode and a separator having a flow path for supplying an oxidant gas to the other electrode, the separators being placed on the outer side of the electrodes and the unit cells being stacked with the separators placed therebetween, wherein at least the catalytic reaction layer, the gas diffusion layer or the flow path has water-repelling properties. Thereby, a fuel cell having a superior cell performance is obtained.
摘要:
Problems of acceleration of drying of electrolyte membrane and local reaction, etc. can be properly coped with to attain the stabilization of performance of fuel cell. There are provided a fuel cell 121 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas, a fuel gas feed pipe 161 and a first switch valve 129 as fuel gas supplying unit which supplies the said fuel gas into the said fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing gas supplying pipe 162 and a second cut-off valve 131 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit which supplies the said oxidizing agent into the said fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas supplying pipe 151 and a third switch valve 143 as raw material gas supplying unit which supplies raw material of the said fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 127 which controls the supply of the said fuel gas, the supply of the said oxidizing agent and the supply of the said raw material and the control portion 127 controls during the starting of electricity generation of the fuel cell 121 such that the said raw material gas supplying unit purges the fuel cell 121 at least on the cathode side thereof with the said raw material gas before the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit and the fuel gas supplying unit supply the fuel gas and the said oxidizing agent gas into the fuel cell 121, respectively.
摘要:
The deterioration of the catalyst can occur during prolonged storage, occasionally causing the deterioration of the durability of the fuel cell. There are provided a stack 38 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent, a fuel gas pipe 37 and an on-off valve 49 as fuel gas supplying unit of supplying the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing agent supplying unit an oxidizing agent gas pipe 40a and an on-off valve 57 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit of supplying the oxidizing agent into the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas pipe 33, a bypass pipe 55 and dispensing valves 56, 60 as raw material gas supplying unit of supplying the raw material of the fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 44 of controlling the supply of the fuel gas, the supply of the oxidizing agent and the supply of the raw material, wherein after the switching-off of the output of electric power of the fuel cell, the fuel gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof, the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the oxidizing agent into the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof and the raw material gas supplying unit supplies the raw material into the fuel cell from the inlet side of the cathode to purge the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof.
摘要:
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell; a fuel gas supplying unit supplying the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof; an oxidizing agent gas supplying unit supplying the oxidizing agent gas into the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof; a raw material gas supplying unit supplying the raw material gas into the fuel cell; and a controlling unit controlling the supply of the fuel gas, the oxidizing agent gas and the raw material gas. After switching the output of electric power or the fuel cell off, the fuel gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the fuel gas, the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the oxidizing agent gas and the raw material gas supplying unit supplies the raw material gas into the fuel cell to purge the fuel cell on the cathode side.
摘要:
Problems of acceleration of drying of electrolyte membrane and local reaction, etc. can be properly coped with to attain the stabilization of performance of fuel cell.There are provided a fuel cell 121 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas, a fuel gas feed pipe 161 and a first switch valve 129 as fuel gas supplying unit which supplies the said fuel gas into the said fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing gas supplying pipe 162 and a second cut-off valve 131 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit which supplies the said oxidizing agent into the said fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas supplying pipe 151 and a third switch valve 143 as raw material gas supplying unit which supplies raw material of the said fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 127 which controls the supply of the said fuel gas, the supply of the said oxidizing agent and the supply of the said raw material and the control portion 127 controls during the starting of electricity generation of the fuel cell 121 such that the said raw material gas supplying unit purges the fuel cell 121 at least on the cathode side thereof with the said raw material gas before the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit and the fuel gas supplying unit supply the fuel gas and the said oxidizing agent gas into the fuel cell 121, respectively.
摘要:
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell which includes a pair of electrodes, a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed between the pair of the electrodes, a first conductive separator having a channel for supplying an oxidant gas to one of the electrodes therethrough, and a second conductive separator having a channel for supplying a fuel gas to the other of the electrodes therethrough, wherein at least one of the electrodes includes a porous catalyst layer formed on the surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane, or formed on the surface of a porous conductive base.
摘要:
A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell (1) having an electrolyte membrane (2), an anode (3) and a cathode (4) sandwiching the electrolyte membrane (2), a cathode gas passage (98) through which an oxidizing gas is supplied to and discharged from the cathode (4), and an anode gas passage (97) through which a fuel gas is supplied to and discharged from the anode (3); a fuel gas channel having an anode gas passage (97) and through which the fuel gas is supplied to and discharged from the anode (3); and an oxidizing gas channel having the cathode gas passage (98) and through which the oxidizing gas is supplied to and discharged from the cathode (4). When the fuel cell system stops generating electric power, the fuel gas channel and the oxidizing gas channel are closed, and a gas is supplied from a downstream side of the cathode gas passage (98) to an oxidizing gas filled space (112) which is practically isolated from outside by closing the oxidizing gas channel and includes the cathode gas passage (98).