Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
    32.
    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。

    Preservation assembly of polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack
    33.
    发明授权
    Preservation assembly of polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack 有权
    聚合物电解质燃料电池堆的保存装配

    公开(公告)号:US08021772B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-20

    申请号:US12903340

    申请日:2010-10-13

    IPC分类号: H01M6/00

    摘要: A preservation assembly of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack is provided. The assembly includes an uninstalled polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack and sealing units. The uninstalled polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack is provided with an oxidizing agent passage having an inlet and an outlet and extending through a cathode and a reducing agent passage having an inlet and an outlet and extending through an anode. The sealing units include sealing plugs or containers and are configured to seal the inlet and the outlet of the oxidizing agent passage within which an oxygen concentration has been decreased and to seal the inlet and the outlet of the reducing agent passage within which the oxygen concentration has been decreased. The uninstalled polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack is in a state before an assembled polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack is incorporated into a fuel cell system.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种聚合物电解质燃料电池堆的保存组件。 组件包括卸载的聚合物电解质燃料电池堆和密封单元。 卸载的聚合物电解质燃料电池堆具有具有入口和出口并延伸穿过阴极的氧化剂通道和具有入口和出口并延伸穿过阳极的还原剂通道。 密封单元包括密封塞或容器,并且构造成密封氧浓度已经降低的氧化剂通道的入口和出口,并密封氧浓度具有的还原剂通道的入口和出口 减少了 卸载的聚合物电解质燃料电池堆是处于组装的聚合物电解质燃料电池堆被装入燃料电池系统之前的状态。

    POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL HAVING IMPROVED CURRENT COLLECTOR PLATES AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME
    35.
    发明申请
    POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL HAVING IMPROVED CURRENT COLLECTOR PLATES AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME 审中-公开
    具有改进的电流收集板的聚合物电解质燃料电池及其形成方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080079186A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-03

    申请号:US11866954

    申请日:2007-10-03

    IPC分类号: B29C43/18

    摘要: A polymer electrolyte fuel cell may have a cell stack of a plurality of unit cells. Each of the unit cells includes a hydrogen-ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode and a cathode sandwiching the polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode-side separator having a gas flow channel for supplying a fuel gas to the anode, and a cathode-side separator having a gas flow channel for supplying an oxidant gas to the cathode. A pair of current collector plates sandwiches the cell stack, and a pair of end plates clamps the cell stack and the current collector plates under pressure. The current collector plates have a conductive carbon material as a main component, and have a terminal section for connecting a power output cable in the vicinity of an inlet-side manifold for the fuel gas or the oxidant gas.

    摘要翻译: 聚合物电解质燃料电池可以具有多个单电池的电池堆。 每个单电池包括氢离子导电聚合物电解质膜,负极和阴极,夹持聚合物电解质膜,具有用于向阳极供应燃料气体的气体流动通道的阳极侧隔板和阴极侧 分离器具有用于向阴极供应氧化剂气体的气体流动通道。 一对集电板夹着电池堆,一对端板在压力下夹紧电池堆和集电板。 集电板具有导电性碳材料作为主要成分,并且具有用于连接用于燃料气体或氧化剂气体的入口侧歧管附近的动力输出电缆的端子部。

    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell power generation system

    公开(公告)号:US20060251943A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-09

    申请号:US11320126

    申请日:2005-12-28

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

    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.

    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
    37.
    发明授权
    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell 失效
    聚合物电解质燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US07678490B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-16

    申请号:US10820160

    申请日:2004-04-08

    IPC分类号: H01M8/02 H01M8/10

    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。

    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell power generation system

    公开(公告)号:US07611786B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-03

    申请号:US11320126

    申请日:2005-12-28

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

    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.

    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell having improved current collector plates and method of forming the same
    39.
    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。