公开(公告)号：US20150093661A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-02

申请号：US14496241

申请日：2014-09-25

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Naoki WATANABE ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Masaki SATO ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA

IPC: H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/06

CPC classification number: H01M8/1246 ,  H01M2/065 ,  H01M8/0202 ,  H01M8/0271 ,  H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/0282 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell apparatus. The present invention is a method for manufacturing a fuel cell apparatus, including an adhesive application step for adhering ceramic adhesive to joining portions so as to constitute an airtight flow path for guiding fuel, and a drying and hardening step for drying and hardening ceramic adhesive, whereby the drying and hardening step has: a workable hardening step for drying the ceramic adhesive at a predetermined first temperature to a state whereby the next manufacturing step can be implemented, and a solvent elimination and hardening step further hardens ceramic adhesive hardened in each of the workable hardening steps by raising it to a second temperature higher than the first temperature and approximately equal to the temperature of the fuel cells during an electrical generation operation.

Abstract translation: 提供一种制造固体氧化物燃料电池装置的方法。 本发明是一种燃料电池装置的制造方法，其特征在于，包括将陶瓷粘合剂粘接在接合部上的粘合剂涂布工序，构成用于引导燃料的气密流路，以及干燥硬化陶瓷粘合剂的干燥硬化工序， 干燥硬化工序具有以下步骤：在预定的第一温度下将陶瓷粘合剂干燥至能够实施下一个制造工序的状态的可硬化步骤，并且消除溶剂和硬化步骤进一步硬化每个 通过将可行的硬化步骤升高到高于第一温度的第二温度并且近似等于在发电操作期间燃料电池的温度。

公开(公告)号：US20150004518A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-01

申请号：US14311875

申请日：2014-06-23

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Nobuo ISAKA ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Masaki SATO ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/12

CPC classification number: H01M8/12 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  Y02E60/521 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: The present invention is a method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell apparatus for generating electricity by supplying fuel and oxidant gas to fuel cells housed in a fuel cell module, comprising: an adhesive application step for applying ceramic adhesive to the joint portions of constituent members so that the flow path carrying fuel or oxidant gas inside the fuel cell module are formed in an airtight manner; a workable hardening step for hardening the applied ceramic adhesive to a state capable of implementing the next manufacturing process; and a solvent elimination and hardening step wherein, after multiple repetitions of the adhesive application step and the workable hardening step, ceramic adhesive hardened in the workable hardening steps is dried to a state capable of withstanding temperatures during electrical generation.

Abstract translation: 本发明是一种制造固体氧化物型燃料电池装置的方法，所述固体氧化物型燃料电池装置通过向容纳在燃料电池组件中的燃料电池供给燃料和氧化剂气体来发电，其特征在于，包括：粘合剂涂布步骤，将陶瓷粘合剂施加到构成部件 使得在燃料电池模块内部携带燃料或氧化剂气体的流路以气密的方式形成; 用于将所施加的陶瓷粘合剂硬化到能够实施下一制造工艺的状态的可行硬化步骤; 以及溶剂消除和硬化步骤，其中在多次重复所述粘合剂施加步骤和所述可加工硬化步骤之后，在所述可加工硬化步骤中硬化的陶瓷粘合剂被干燥至能够在发电期间耐受温度的状态。

公开(公告)号：US20180159156A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15827857

申请日：2017-11-30

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Naoki WATANABE ,  Toshiharu OTSUKA ,  Akira KAWAKAMI ,  Fumio TSUBOI ,  Takuya MATSUO ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Shuhei TANAKA

IPC: H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/2485

CPC classification number: H01M8/0618 ,  F28D2021/0043 ,  H01M8/004 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/0625 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/2484 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0074

Abstract: To provide a fuel cell stack device that is applicable to miniaturization of the device and does not require a pipe for discharging off-gas up to a combustion section. A fuel cell stack device including: a first manifold 2a for supplying fuel gas supplied from a reformer 12 to a plurality of fuel cells provided in a first cell stack from above, the first manifold being connected to upper ends of the plurality of fuel cells provided in the first cell stack 10a; and a second manifold 2b for recovering fuel gas discharged from the first cell stack, and supplying the recovered fuel gas to the plurality of fuel cells provided in the second cell stack from below, the second manifold being connected to lower ends of the plurality of fuel cells provided in the second cell stack 10b.

公开(公告)号：US20160093910A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-31

申请号：US14869772

申请日：2015-09-29

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo KAKINUMA ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Hironobu MURAKAMI ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Masaki SATO

IPC: H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/10

CPC classification number: H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/0217 ,  H01M8/0226 ,  H01M8/1016 ,  H01M8/1246 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0071 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: There is provided a solid oxide fuel cell stack including a ceramic interconnector that has good electrical conductivity and oxide ion insulating property, that is, power generation efficiency. The solid oxide fuel cell stack includes at least: a plurality of power generation elements, each of which including a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order; and an interconnector that electrically connects the air electrode in one of adjacent power generation elements in the plurality of power generation elements to the fuel electrode in the other power generation element, the plurality of power generation elements being connected in series, wherein the interconnector is formed of formula (1): SraLabTi1-c-dNbcFedO3-δ  formula (1) wherein a, b, c, and d are a positive real number that satisfies 0.1≦a≦0.8, 0.1≦b≦0.8, 0.05≦c≦0.2, and 0.2≦d≦0.5.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种固体氧化物燃料电池堆，其包括陶瓷互连器，其具有良好的导电性和氧化物离子绝缘性，即发电效率。 固体氧化物型燃料电池堆至少包括：多个发电元件，其各自包括依次层叠的燃料电极，固体电解质和空气电极; 以及将多个发电元件中的相邻发电元件中的一个的空气电极电连接到另一个发电元件中的燃料电极的互连器，所述多个发电元件串联连接，其中形成所述互连器 式（1）表示的化合物：SraLabTi1-c-dNbcFedO3-δ式（1）其中a，b，c和d为满足0.1＆nlE的正实数; a＆nlE; 0.8,0.1＆nlE; b＆nlE; 0.8,0.05＆ c＆nlE; 0.2和0.2＆nlE; d＆nlE; 0.5。

公开(公告)号：US20160093909A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-31

申请号：US14868928

申请日：2015-09-29

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo KAKINUMA ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Hironobu MURAKAMI ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Masaki SATO

IPC: H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/02 ,  H01M8/24

CPC classification number: H01M8/1246 ,  H01M8/0202 ,  H01M8/0217 ,  H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0071 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: There is provided a solid oxide fuel cell stack including an interconnector that has excellent electrical conductivity, gas sealing property, and adhesion to a solid electrolyte. The solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a plurality of power generation elements, each of which including at least a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order; and an interconnector that electrically connects the air electrode in one of adjacent power generation elements in the plurality of the power generation elements to the fuel electrode in the other power generation element, the plurality of power generation elements being connected in series to each other, wherein an intermediate layer having a porosity of not more than 1% and an electrical conductivity of not less than 0.05 S/cm is provided between the interconnector and the fuel electrode in the other power generation element.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种固体氧化物燃料电池堆，其包括具有优异的导电性，气密性和与固体电解质的粘附性的互连器。 固体氧化物型燃料电池堆包括多个发电元件，每个发电元件至少包括燃料电极，固体电解质和空气电极按顺序堆叠; 以及将多个发电元件中的相邻发电元件中的一个的空气电极电连接到另一发电元件中的燃料电极的互连器，所述多个发电元件彼此串联连接，其中 在另一发电元件中的互连器和燃料电极之间设置具有不大于1％的孔隙率和不小于0.05S / cm的电导率的中间层。

公开(公告)号：US20150255825A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-10

申请号：US14640990

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Shuhei TANAKA ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Masaki SATO ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yasuo KAKINUMA

IPC: H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/12

CPC classification number: H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/0297 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0071 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing SOFC, capable of preventing breakage of fuel cell electrodes, and of securing an electrical connection between fuel cells and a current collector. Step for forming electrode protective layers 152 on electrodes formed on fuel cells 16, modularization step for forming a cell array, and attaching step for attaching a current collector 82 to the cell array, wherein current collector 82 is a metal plate on which attaching holes 84 are formed for the insertion of fuel cells 16, elastic pieces 84a are formed at each attaching hole 84, fuel cells 16 are inserted into attaching holes 84, and current collector 82 is attached to the cell array by the elastic force; and protective layer 152 is constituted to prevent damage to electrodes caused by contact with elastic pieces.

Abstract translation: 提供一种能够防止燃料电池电极断裂并且确保燃料电池与集电体之间的电连接的制造SOFC的方法。 在形成在燃料电池16上的电极上形成电极保护层152的步骤，用于形成电池阵列的模块化步骤，以及用于将集电器82附接到电池阵列的附着步骤，其中集电器82是金属板， 形成为用于插入燃料电池16，弹性片84a形成在每个安装孔84处，燃料电池16插入到安装孔84中，并且集电器82通过弹性力附接到电池阵列; 并且构成保护层152以防止由与弹性片接触而引起的电极的损坏。

公开(公告)号：US20150010842A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-08

申请号：US14322390

申请日：2014-07-02

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Shigeru ANDO ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Masaki SATO ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Yasuo KAKINUMA ,  Osamu OKAMOTO

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/12

CPC classification number: H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/0252 ,  H01M8/1226 ,  H01M8/1286 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0074 ,  Y02E60/521 ,  Y02E60/525

Abstract: Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell unit comprising an insulating support, and a power generation element comprising, at least, a fuel electrode, an electrolyte and an air electrode, which are sequentially laminated one another, the power generation element being provided on the insulating support, wherein an exposed insulating support portion, an exposed fuel electrode portion, and an exposed electrolyte portion are provided in an fuel electrode cell end portion.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供一种固体氧化物型燃料电池单元，其特征在于，包括绝缘支撑体和发电元件，所述发电元件至少包括相互层叠的燃料电极，电解质和空气电极，所述发电元件设置在绝缘体 支撑件，其中暴露的绝缘支撑部分，暴露的燃料电极部分和暴露的电解质部分设置在燃料电极单元端部中。

公开(公告)号：US20140295318A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-02

申请号：US14229164

申请日：2014-03-28

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Shigeru ANDO ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Masaki SATO ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Naoki WATANABE

IPC: H01M8/12

CPC classification number: H01M8/1286 ,  H01M8/004 ,  H01M8/0236 ,  H01M8/0243 ,  H01M8/0245 ,  H01M8/0252 ,  H01M8/1226 ,  H01M8/124 ,  H01M8/1246 ,  H01M2300/0074 ,  Y02E60/521 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and further has a strontium element concentration of 0.02 mass % to 1 mass % both inclusive in terms of SrO based on the mass of the forsterite.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种固体氧化物燃料电池，其包括内电极，固体电解质和外电极，各自依次层压在多孔载体的表面上。 所述多孔质载体包含镁橄榄石，并且进一步具有基于所述镁橄榄石质量的SrO换算为0.02质量％〜1质量％的锶元素浓度。

公开(公告)号：US20140295317A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-02

申请号：US14229185

申请日：2014-03-28

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Shigeru ANDO ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Masaki SATO ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Yasuo KAKINUMA

IPC: H01M8/02 ,  H01M8/10

CPC classification number: H01M8/0236 ,  C04B35/20 ,  C04B38/067 ,  C04B2111/00853 ,  C04B2111/00913 ,  C04B2235/3208 ,  C04B2235/72 ,  H01M4/8621 ,  H01M4/8885 ,  H01M4/9025 ,  H01M4/905 ,  H01M4/9066 ,  H01M8/004 ,  H01M8/0243 ,  H01M8/0245 ,  H01M8/0252 ,  H01M8/0637 ,  H01M8/1097 ,  H01M8/1226 ,  H01M8/124 ,  H01M8/1246 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  Y02E60/521 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02E60/566 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support comprises forsterite and a nickel element. Ni and/or NiO fine particles are exposed on a surface of a sintered compact of the forsterite constituting the porous support.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种固体氧化物燃料电池，其包括燃料电极，固体电解质和空气电极，各自依次层压在多孔载体的表面上。 多孔载体包括镁橄榄石和镍元素。 Ni和/或NiO微粒暴露在构成多孔载体的镁橄榄石的烧结体的表面上。