摘要:
A membrane-membrane reinforcing member assembly includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1) having a substantially square shape; a pair of membrane-like first membrane reinforcing members (10a) disposed on one main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said one main surface; and a pair of membrane-like second membrane reinforcing members (10b) disposed on another main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said another main surface, wherein: portions of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) at which portions the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed are concave; and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed such that main surfaces thereof are exposed, and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) surround a peripheral portion of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) as a whole.
摘要:
The present invention provides an organic ultra-thin film firmly fixed to a substrate with the film thickness ranging from tens of nm to hundreds of nm. The organic ultra-thin film comprises polymers fixed on a substrate by M2—O—A— bond in which A represents an Si, Ge, Ti, Sn or Zr atom in the polymer, and M2 represents an atom in the substrate) or by a coordinate bond, the polymers are combined with each other by —A1—O—A1′— bond in which A1 and A1′ are Si, Ge, Ti, Sn, Zr or S or by a coordinate bond.
摘要:
The present invention provides ink for forming a catalyst layer containing at least a cation conductive polymer electrolyte, catalyst-supporting particles including conductive carbon particles and an electrode catalyst supported thereon, and a dispersion medium, wherein the polymer electrolyte has a mean inertia radius of 150 to 300 nm. A catalyst layer made of the catalyst layer ink improves in gas diffusion property and increases cell voltage, which allows providing a proton conductive polymer electrolyte fuel cell capable of maintaining the high cell voltage for a long time.
摘要:
The present invention provides a fuel cell system which is capable of appropriately removing nonionic sulfur compound contained in recovered water in a water recovery device, which is used for generating a hydrogen-containing gas in a hydrogen generator, and a method for operating the fuel cell system. The fuel cell system (100) is comprised of: a hydrogen generator (1) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas from a feed gas and steam; a fuel cell (5) configured to generate electric power using the hydrogen-containing gas and an oxidizing gas; a water recovery device (12) configured to recover water generated through the electric power generation; a first water cleaning device (18) including an ion exchanger for removing ionic impurities contained in the water recovered by the water recovery device; a second water cleaning device (17) configured to remove a nonionic sulfur compound contained in the water recovered by the water recovery device, by chemical adsorption; and a water supply passage (40) configured to guide, to the hydrogen generator, the water which has been taken out of the water recovery device (12) and has flowed through the first and second water cleaning devices (18, 17).
摘要:
It was difficult to specify a portion which is a cause of a power generation abnormality of a fuel cell which performs the power generation by feeding an oxygen-containing oxidizer gas into a cathode and feeding a hydrogen-containing fuel gas into an anode. A failure diagnosis method of a fuel cell system, which includes a step for computing an impedance in a prescribed portion of a fuel cell of a fuel cell system from a signal obtained by superposing an alternating current on a direct current as generated from the fuel cell system under a certain operation condition, wherein when in comparison of the impedance with an impedance as computed under a previously determined standard operation condition, an abnormality is present in the prescribed portion of the fuel cell, whether a cause of the abnormality of the prescribed portion resides in any one or plural prescribed sites constituting the fuel cell system is determined by using the comparison result.
摘要:
In a polymer electrolyte fuel cell including a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; a pair of electrodes composed of catalyst layers sandwiching the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane between them and gas diffusion layers in contact with the catalyst layers; a conductive separator plate having a gas flow channel for supplying a fuel gas to one of the electrodes; and a conductive separator plate having a gas flow channel for supplying an oxidant gas to the other electrode, in order to bring a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte and a catalyst metal of the catalyst layers containing the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte and conductive carbon particles carrying the catalyst metal sufficiently and uniformly into contact with each other, the polymer electrolyte is provided in pores of an agglomerate structure of the conductive carbon particles. Consequently, the reaction area inside the electrodes is increased, and higher performance is exhibited.
摘要:
A method for forming a molecular film includes the steps of: coating a surface of a substrate having active hydrogen atoms on its surface with a coating solution containing a silane-based compound having at least one reactive group selected from the group consisting of a chloro group, an alkoxy group and an isocyanate group; and effecting an elimination reaction between the active hydrogen atoms on the surface of the substrate and reactive groups of the silane-based compound, thereby covalently bonding the silane-based compounds to the surface of the substrate. The substrate is supplied to a chamber in which an atmosphere is maintained at a low water vapor density. The surface of the substrate is coated with a coating solution containing the silane-based compound and a solvent by using a transfer element. A dehydrochlorination reaction is effected between the active hydrogen atoms and the chloro groups of the silane-based compounds. Thereafter, any coating solution containing unreacted silane-based compounds after coating is removed inside or outside the chamber.
摘要:
In a fuel cell system of the present invention, a reformed gas generated in a reformer (R1) being activated is supplied to a fuel cell stack (F1), and an off-gas discharged from the fuel cell stack (F1) is supplied to a heat supply device (B2) provided for a reformer (R2) being deactivated. By activating at least one reformer (Rn), all of a plurality of reformers (Rn) can be warmed-up. Therefore, energy consumption in a standby state can be suppressed, and the fuel cell system can be started-up quickly in emergencies. The reformed gas may be supplied to the heat supply device (B2) instead of the off-gas.
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:
The present invention is intended to enable efficient assembly of a fuel cell stack without causing any damage to the conductive separator. In a fuel cell including an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte membrane interposed between the anode and the cathode, and conductive separators each having manifold apertures 12 and a flow channel 16 for supplying a gas to the anode or the cathode, manifold aperture connecting portions 15 are formed at an inlet-side end and an outlet-side end of the flow channel 16, respectively. Each of the manifold aperture connecting portions 15 is recessed below the upper surface of the conductive separator 11. Cover plates are fitted and fixed to the recessed portions, respectively.