Lightweight metal bipolar plates and methods for making the same
    3.
    发明授权
    Lightweight metal bipolar plates and methods for making the same 失效
    轻质金属双极板及其制作方法

    公开(公告)号:US06426161B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-07-30

    申请号:US09699308

    申请日:2000-10-25

    IPC分类号: H01M214

    摘要: Thin, light weight bipolar plates for use in electrochemical cells are rapidly, and inexpensively manufactured in mass production by die casting, stamping or other well known methods for fabricating magnesium or aluminum parts. The use of a light metal, such as magnesium or aluminum minimizes weight and simultaneously improves both electrical and thermal conductivity compared to conventional carbon parts. For service in electrochemical cells these components must be protected from corrosion. This is accomplished by plating the surface of the light weight metal parts with a layer of denser, but more noble metal. The protective metal layer is deposited in one of several ways. One of these is deposition from an aqueous solution by either electroless means, electrolytic means, or a combination of the two. Another is deposition by electrolytic means from a non-aqueous solution, such as a molten salt.

    摘要翻译: 用于电化学电池的薄型,轻质双极板快速地通过压铸,冲压或用于制造镁或铝部件的众所周知的方法批量生产制造。 使用诸如镁或铝的轻金属最小化重量,并且与传统的碳部件相比同时提高了导电和导热性。 为了在电化学电池中使用,这些组件必须防止腐蚀。 这是通过用更致密,但更贵重的金属层对轻质金属部件的表面进行电镀来实现的。 保护金属层以几种方式之一沉积。 其中之一是通过无电解装置,电解装置或两者的组合从水溶液中沉积。 另一种是通过电解方法从非水溶液如熔融盐沉积。

    Lightweight metal bipolar plates and methods for making the same
    4.
    发明授权
    Lightweight metal bipolar plates and methods for making the same 有权
    轻质金属双极板及其制作方法

    公开(公告)号:US06203936B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-20

    申请号:US09261642

    申请日:1999-03-03

    IPC分类号: H01M486

    摘要: Thin, light weight bipolar plates for use in electrochemical cells are rapidly, and inexpensively manufactured in mass production by die casting, stamping or other well known methods for fabricating magnesium or aluminum parts. The use of a light metal, such as magnesium or aluminum minimizes weight and simultaneously improves both electrical and thermal conductivity compared to conventional carbon parts. For service in electrochemical cells these components must be protected from corrosion. This is accomplished by plating the surface of the light weight metal parts with a layer of denser, but more noble metal. The protective metal layer is deposited in one of several ways. One of these is deposition from an aqueous solution by either electroless means, electrolytic means, or a combination of the two. Another is deposition by electrolytic means from a non-aqueous solution, such as a molten salt.

    摘要翻译: 用于电化学电池的薄型,轻质双极板快速地通过压铸,冲压或用于制造镁或铝部件的众所周知的方法批量生产制造。 使用诸如镁或铝的轻金属最小化重量并同时改善电传导率和导热性,与常规碳部件相比。 为了在电化学电池中使用,这些组件必须防止腐蚀。 这是通过用更致密,但更贵重的金属层对轻质金属部件的表面进行电镀来实现的。 保护金属层以几种方式之一沉积。 其中之一是通过无电解装置,电解装置或两者的组合从水溶液中沉积。 另一种是通过电解方法从非水溶液如熔融盐沉积。

    Membrane and electrode structure for methanol fuel cell
    5.
    发明授权
    Membrane and electrode structure for methanol fuel cell 失效
    甲醇燃料电池膜和电极结构

    公开(公告)号:US5958616A

    公开(公告)日:1999-09-28

    申请号:US19733

    申请日:1998-02-06

    摘要: The invention provides devices and techniques for reducing or eliminating fuel crossover from the anode to the cathode in fuel cells using organic fuels. The invention particularly provides proton exchange membranes having passages or channels with or without a catalyst layer active for the electrochemical oxidation of a fuel. The invention reduces fuel crossover by providing void spaces within the membrane where the fuel may be sequestered as it diffuses through the membrane from the anode to the cathode. The sequestered fuel may be removed physically and/or electrochemically. The invention provides for physical removal of the sequestered fuel by means of flowing a gas stream or a liquid stream through the passages thus evacuating the fuel before it diffuses to the cathode. Electrochemical removal of the fuel involves coating the inner walls of the passages with a catalyst, electronically connecting the catalyst with the anode, and electrooxidation of the crossover fuel sequestered in contact with the catalyst which is active for this oxidation process.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了用于减少或消除使用有机燃料的燃料电池中从阳极到阴极的燃料交叉的装置和技术。 本发明特别提供了具有或不具有用于燃料的电化学氧化活性的催化剂层的通道或通道的质子交换膜。 本发明通过在膜内提供空隙来减少燃料交叉,其中燃料可以通过膜从阳极扩散到阴极而被隔离。 隔离燃料可以物理和/或电化学去除。 本发明提供了通过使气体流或液体流流过通道从而物理去除隔离燃料,从而在燃料扩散到阴极之前抽空燃料。 燃料的电化学去除包括用催化剂涂覆通道的内壁,将催化剂与阳极电连接,并与与该氧化过程有活性的催化剂相接触的交换燃料电氧化。

    Fuel cell system for low pressure operation
    6.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell system for low pressure operation 有权
    燃料电池系统用于低压运行

    公开(公告)号:US06410180B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-25

    申请号:US09523910

    申请日:2000-03-13

    IPC分类号: H01M486

    摘要: This invention is an improved fuel cell design for use at low pressure. The invention has a reduced number of component parts to reduce fabrication costs, as well as a simpler design that permits the size of the system to be reduced at the same time as performance is being improved. In the present design, an adjacent anode and cathode pair are fabricated using a common conductive element, with that conductive element serving to conduct the current from one cell to the adjacent one. This produces a small and simple system suitable for operating with gas fuels or alternatively directly with liquid fuels, such as methanol, dimethoxymethane, or trimethoxymethane. The use of these liquid fuels permits the storage of more energy in less volume while at the same time eliminating the need for handling compressed gases which further simplifies the fuel cell system. The electrical power output of the design of this invention can be further increased by adding a passage for cooling the stack through contact with a coolant.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是在低压下使用的改进的燃料电池设计。 本发明具有减少的部件数量以减少制造成本,以及更简单的设计,其允许在性能得到改善的同时减小系统的尺寸。 在本设计中,使用公共导电元件制造相邻的阳极和阴极对,该导电元件用于将电流从一个电池传导到相邻电池。 这产生适合于使用气体燃料或者直接与液体燃料如甲醇,二甲氧基甲烷或三甲氧基甲烷一起操作的小而简单的系统。 这些液体燃料的使用允许以更少的体积储存更多的能量,同时消除了处理压缩气体的需要,这进一步简化了燃料电池系统。 本发明设计的电力输出可以通过增加通过与冷却剂接触来冷却堆的通道进一步增加。

    Fuel cell system for low pressure operation
    8.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell system for low pressure operation 失效
    燃料电池系统用于低压运行

    公开(公告)号:US06733913B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-11

    申请号:US10119380

    申请日:2002-04-09

    IPC分类号: H01M810

    摘要: This invention is an improved fuel cell design for use at low pressure. The invention has a reduced number of component parts to reduce fabrication costs, as well as a simpler design that permits the size of the system to be reduced at the same time as performance is being improved. In the present design, an adjacent anode and cathode pair are fabricated using a common conductive element, with that conductive element serving to conduct the current from one cell to the adjacent one. This produces a small and simple system suitable for operating with gas fuels or alternatively directly with liquid fuels, such as methanol, dimethoxymethane, or trimethoxymethane. The use of these liquid fuels permits the storage of more energy in less volume while at the same time eliminating the need for handling compressed gases which further simplifies the fuel cell system. The electrical power output of the design of this invention can be further increased by adding a passage for cooling the stack through contact with a coolant.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是在低压下使用的改进的燃料电池设计。 本发明具有减少的部件数量以减少制造成本,以及更简单的设计,其允许在性能得到改善的同时减小系统的尺寸。在本设计中,相邻的阳极和阴极 对使用公共导电元件制造,该导电元件用于将电流从一个电池传导到相邻电池。 这产生适合于使用气体燃料或者直接与液体燃料如甲醇,二甲氧基甲烷或三甲氧基甲烷一起操作的小而简单的系统。 这些液体燃料的使用允许以更少的体积储存更多的能量,同时消除了处理压缩气体的需要,这进一步简化了燃料电池系统。 本发明设计的电力输出可以通过增加通过与冷却剂接触来冷却堆的通道进一步增加。