Membrane electrode assemblies with hydrogen peroxide decomposition catalyst
    61.
    发明授权
    Membrane electrode assemblies with hydrogen peroxide decomposition catalyst 有权
    膜电极组件用过氧化氢分解催化剂

    公开(公告)号:US07112386B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-26

    申请号:US10235074

    申请日:2002-09-04

    IPC分类号: H01M4/90 H01M4/92

    摘要: A membrane electrode assembly includes an anode including a hydrogen oxidation catalyst; a cathode; a membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode; and a peroxide decomposition catalyst positioned in at least one position selected from the group consisting of the anode, the cathode, a layer between the anode and the membrane and a layer between the cathode and the membrane wherein the peroxide decomposition catalyst has selectivity when exposed to hydrogen peroxide toward reactions which form benign products from the hydrogen peroxide. The peroxide decomposition catalyst can also be positioned within the membrane. Also disclosed is a power-generating fuel cell system including such a membrane electrode assembly, and a process for operating such a fuel cell system.

    摘要翻译: 膜电极组件包括:包含氢氧化催化剂的阳极; 阴极 设置在阳极和阴极之间的膜; 以及位于选自阳极,阴极,阳极和膜之间的层以及阴极和膜之间的层中的至少一个位置的过氧化物分解催化剂,其中过氧化物分解催化剂暴露于阴极和膜之间具有选择性 过氧化氢朝向形成来自过氧化氢的良性产物的反应。 过氧化物分解催化剂也可以位于膜内。 还公开了包括这种膜电极组件的发电燃料电池系统和用于操作这种燃料电池系统的方法。

    Fuel cell power plant having a fuel concentration sensor cell
    62.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell power plant having a fuel concentration sensor cell 有权
    具有燃料浓度传感器单元的燃料电池发电厂

    公开(公告)号:US06977121B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-20

    申请号:US10406453

    申请日:2003-04-03

    摘要: A fuel cell power plant (10) having a fuel concentration sensor cell (54) is disclosed for detecting a concentration of fuel in a fuel cell (12) of the plant (10). A portion of a fuel exhaust stream is directed to flow through the sensor cell (54) adjacent to a membrane electrode assembly (60) of the sensor cell (54). A power circuit (62) may or may not deliver an electrical current to the cell (12), while changes in voltage across the cell (12) that are proportional to changes in hydrogen concentrations within the fuel exhaust stream are detected by a detector (68) which communicates the changes to a controller (108) for controlling a rate of fuel supply to the fuel cell (12). A porous sensor water transport plate (74) cools, humidifies delivers and removes liquid from the sensor cell (12).

    摘要翻译: 公开了具有燃料浓度传感器单元(54)的燃料电池发电厂(10),用于检测设备(10)的燃料电池(12)中的燃料浓度。 燃料排出流的一部分被引导以与传感器单元(54)的膜电极组件(60)相邻的传感器单元(54)流动。 电源电路(62)可以或可以不向电池(12)传递电流,而与燃料排出流中的氢浓度变化成比例的电池(12)的电压变化由检测器( 68),其将所述变化传达到控制器(108),用于控制对燃料电池(12)的燃料供给速率。 多孔传感器水输送板(74)冷却,加湿输送并从传感器电池(12)中去除液体。

    Fuel cell hybrid flow field humidification zone
    64.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell hybrid flow field humidification zone 有权
    燃料电池混流流场加湿区

    公开(公告)号:US06485857B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-11-26

    申请号:US09751600

    申请日:2000-12-29

    IPC分类号: H01M200

    摘要: A PEM fuel cell oxidant flow field plate (12) having a substantial portion (77A) of the flow field formed of interdigitated reactant flow channels (86, 87) includes a humidification zone coextensive with an electrolyte dry-out barrier (38). Within the humidification zone, the reactant flow channels are flow-through channels (89), which permits the inlet reactant flow to be sufficiently slow to permit adequate humidification of the inlet reactant gas from adjacent water, such as coolant water flow channels and/or the anode, to avoid electrolyte dry-out.

    摘要翻译: 具有由交错反应物流动通道(86,87)形成的流场的主要部分(77A)的PEM燃料电池氧化剂流场板(12)包括与电解质干燥屏障(38)共同延伸的加湿区域。 在加湿区内,反应物流动通道是流通通道(89),其允许入口反应物流动足够慢以允许来自相邻水的入口反应物气体例如冷却剂水流通道和/或 阳极,避免电解液干燥。

    Flow battery with enhanced durability

    公开(公告)号:US10158140B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-18

    申请号:US14364717

    申请日:2011-12-20

    IPC分类号: H01M8/18 H01M8/20 H01M8/0273

    摘要: A flow battery includes at least one electrochemical cell that has a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode and a separator arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. A first storage portion and a second storage portion are respectively fluidly connected with the at least one electrochemical cell. A first liquid electrolyte and a second liquid electrolyte are located in the respective first storage portion and second storage portion. The first electrode has an area over which it is catalytically active with regard to the first liquid electrolyte and the second electrode has an area over which it is catalytically active with regard to the second liquid electrolyte such that the area of the first electrode is greater than the area of the second electrode.

    Mixed-ionomer electrode
    67.
    发明授权
    Mixed-ionomer electrode 有权
    混合离聚物电极

    公开(公告)号:US09391336B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-12

    申请号:US13818366

    申请日:2010-08-23

    摘要: A membrane electrode assembly includes a membrane, an anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer. The anode catalyst layer is on a first side of the membrane and the cathode catalyst layer is on a second side of the membrane, wherein the second side of the membrane is opposite the first side of the membrane along a first axis. The cathode catalyst layer includes agglomerates formed of a catalyst support supporting catalyst particles, an agglomerate ionomer and an inter-agglomerate ionomer. The agglomerate ionomer surrounds the agglomerates and the inter-agglomerate ionomer is in regions between the agglomerates surrounded by the agglomerate ionomer. The agglomerate ionomer is different than the inter-agglomerate. Methods to produce the catalyst layer are also provided.

    摘要翻译: 膜电极组件包括膜,阳极催化剂层和阴极催化剂层。 阳极催化剂层位于膜的第一侧上,阴极催化剂层位于膜的第二侧,其中膜的第二面沿着第一轴与膜的第一侧相对。 阴极催化剂层包括由支持催化剂颗粒的催化剂载体,附聚离聚物和团聚体离聚物形成的附聚物。 附聚物离聚物包围附聚物,并且附聚聚合离聚物位于由聚集体离聚物包围的聚集体之间的区域中。 附聚离聚物不同于团聚体。 还提供了生产催化剂层的方法。