摘要:
An ion-conductive polymer electrolyte having a high ionic conductivity and a high stability in both of physical and chemical properties is disclosed. It comprises a polymer containing at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyalkyl acrylate, a hydroxyalkyl methacrylate and vinylene carbonate as its polymerizable ingredient, and at least one electrolyte salt. An aluminum electrolytic capacitor and an electric double-layer capacitor configured with the electrolyte are also disclosed.
摘要:
An electrolyte for driving an electrolytic capacitor comprising an organic solvent, at least one ammonium carboxylate and, at least one solute selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium borates and quaternary ammonium phosphates. An electrolyte further containing a polymer is disclosed. The polymer includes a polyether polyol represented by the following formula: ##STR1## where, 1.sub.1, 1.sub.2, 1.sub.3, m.sub.1, m.sub.2, m.sub.3, n.sub.1, n.sub.2, and n.sub.3 are positive integers, and 2.ltoreq.(1.sub.1 +m.sub.1).times.n.sub.1 .ltoreq.50, 2.ltoreq.(1.sub.2 +m.sub.2).times.n.sub.2 .ltoreq.50 and 2.ltoreq.(1.sub.3 +m.sub.3).times.n.sub.3 .ltoreq.50, andR.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently represents a hydrogen atom, which may be substituted one another by the same or different isocyanate residue or acrylic residue, wherein each end of the isocyanate residue or acrylic residue may be three-dimensionally linked.
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,可以显着改善聚合物电解质燃料电池的耐久性; 或约4〜8kgf / cm 2的电极与隔离板之间的接触面积的紧固压力; 或通过选择不超过约1.5mS / cm 2的值,对于每个晶胞中的直流电阻分量导致的短路导电率; 或者通过为每个MEA的电极面积的氢泄漏电流选择不超过约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。
摘要:
A method of operating a fuel cell capable of suppressing degradation of a fuel cell caused by starting and stopping of the fuel cell, including carrying out a restoring operation by decreasing a voltage of the cathode following termination of the fuel cell.
摘要:
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell has an MEA-gasket assembly including an MEA having a polymer electrolyte membrane, a pair of catalyst layers, and a pair of gas diffusion electrodes, and a pair of gaskets provided on peripheral portions of surfaces on both sides of the MEA with gaps between the respectively adjacent gaskets and gas diffusion electrodes. A pair of electrically conductive separators is disposed to sandwich the MEA-gasket assembly with groove-shaped cell reaction gas passages on inner surfaces of the separators, each of the cell reaction gas passages running sequentially across a first portion of a respective gasket of the pair of gaskets, a first portion of a respective gap of the gaps, a respective gas diffusion electrode of the pair of gas diffusion electrodes, a second portion of the respective gap, and a second portion of the respective gasket. Each of the gaps is at least partially closed by a closure.
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 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。
摘要:
A separator for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which contains electrically conductive carbon and a binder that binds the electrically conductive carbon, comprises a reaction gas passage formed on at least a main surface thereof, wherein a water droplet falling angle of a surface the reaction gas passage is not less than 5 degrees and not more than 45 degrees when a water droplet of not less than 50 μL and not more than 80 μL is dropped under a condition in which ambient temperature is not lower than 50° C. and not higher than 90° C. and relative humidity is not less than 70% and not more than 100%.
摘要:
In a polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention, at least one of electrodes comprises conductive carbon carrying a platinum group metal catalyst, conductive carbon carrying no catalyst metal and a hydrogen ion-conductive polymer electrolyte. The preferable amount of the conductive carbon carrying no catalyst metal is equivalent to 5 to 50 wt % of the conductive carbon carrying the catalyst metal. Incorporation of the conductive carbon carrying no catalyst metal to the catalyst layer enables reduction in potential concentration on part of electron conduction channels in an electrode, whereby an electrode for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell having an excellent life characteristic can be provided.
摘要:
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell has an MEA-gasket assembly including an MEA having a polymer electrolyte membrane, a pair of catalyst layers, and a pair of gas diffusion electrodes, and a pair of gaskets provided on peripheral portions of surfaces on both sides of the MEA with gaps between the respectively adjacent gaskets and gas diffusion electrodes. A pair of electrically conductive separators is disposed to sandwich the MEA-gasket assembly with groove-shaped cell reaction gas passages on inner surfaces of the separators, each of the cell reaction gas passages running sequentially across a first portion of a respective gasket of the pair of gaskets, a first portion of a respective gap of the gaps, a respective gas diffusion electrode of the pair of gas diffusion electrodes, a second portion of the respective gap, and a second portion of the respective gasket. Each of the gaps is at least partially closed by a closure.