Insulating layer for a fuel cell assembly
    1.
    发明授权
    Insulating layer for a fuel cell assembly 有权
    用于燃料电池组件的绝缘层

    公开(公告)号:US08206871B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-26

    申请号:US12500661

    申请日:2009-07-10

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10 H01M8/04

    CPC分类号: H01M8/0282 H01M2008/1095

    摘要: A fuel cell assembly is disclosed, the fuel cell assembly including a pair of terminal plates, one terminal plate disposed at each end of the fuel cell assembly, a fuel cell disposed between a pair of end fuel cells and the terminal plates, and a thermally insulating, electrically conductive layer formed between the fuel cell and one of the terminal plates adapted to mitigate thermal losses from the end plate, and fluid condensation and ice formation in an end fuel cell. The end fuel cells of the fuel cell assembly have a membrane and/or a cathode having a thickness greater than an average thickness of a membrane and/or a cathode disposed in the fuel cell that may be used in conjunction with, or instead of, the insulating layer to further mitigate thermal losses from the end plate, and fluid condensation and ice formation in the end fuel cells.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种燃料电池组件,燃料电池组件包括一对端子板,设置在燃料电池组件的每一端的一个端子板,设置在一对端部燃料电池和端子板之间的燃料电池,以及热 在燃料电池和其中一个终端板之间形成的绝缘导电层,适于减轻端板的热损失,以及端部燃料电池中的流体冷凝和冰的形成。 燃料电池组件的末端燃料电池具有膜和/或阴极,其厚度大于设置在燃料电池中的膜和/或阴极的平均厚度,其可以与 绝缘层以进一步减轻端板的热损失,以及端部燃料电池中的流体冷凝和冰的形成。

    INSULATING LAYER FOR A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY
    2.
    发明申请
    INSULATING LAYER FOR A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY 有权
    燃料电池组件绝缘层

    公开(公告)号:US20110008702A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-13

    申请号:US12500661

    申请日:2009-07-10

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    CPC分类号: H01M8/0282 H01M2008/1095

    摘要: A fuel cell assembly is disclosed, the fuel cell assembly including a pair of terminal plates, one terminal plate disposed at each end of the fuel cell assembly, a fuel cell disposed between a pair of end fuel cells and the terminal plates, and a thermally insulating, electrically conductive layer formed between the fuel cell and one of the terminal plates adapted to mitigate thermal losses from the end plate, and fluid condensation and ice formation in an end fuel cell. The end fuel cells of the fuel cell assembly have a membrane and/or a cathode having a thickness greater than an average thickness of a membrane and/or a cathode disposed in the fuel cell that may be used in conjunction with, or instead of, the insulating layer to further mitigate thermal losses from the end plate, and fluid condensation and ice formation in the end fuel cells.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种燃料电池组件,燃料电池组件包括一对端子板,设置在燃料电池组件的每一端的一个端子板,设置在一对端部燃料电池和端子板之间的燃料电池,以及热 在燃料电池和其中一个终端板之间形成的绝缘导电层,适于减轻端板的热损失,以及端部燃料电池中的流体冷凝和冰的形成。 燃料电池组件的末端燃料电池具有膜和/或阴极,其厚度大于设置在燃料电池中的膜和/或阴极的平均厚度,其可以与 绝缘层以进一步减轻端板的热损失,以及端部燃料电池中的流体冷凝和冰的形成。

    INDIVIDUAL CELL SHORTING DURING STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN USING AN INTEGRATED SWITCH
    7.
    发明申请
    INDIVIDUAL CELL SHORTING DURING STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN USING AN INTEGRATED SWITCH 有权
    使用集成开关启动和关闭时的个人电池短路

    公开(公告)号:US20080220294A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-11

    申请号:US11684302

    申请日:2007-03-09

    IPC分类号: H01M8/00

    摘要: An electrical shorting device for a fuel cell is provided, wherein the shorting device includes an electrically conductive body and an actuator coupled to the conductive body and adapted to selectively position the body between an electrically conductive and a non-electrically conductive position to selectively provide electrical communication between an anode plate and a cathode plate of the fuel cell. The shorting device facilitates electrical shorting of individual cells during the startup and shutdown of the fuel cell to eliminate the electrical potential across a proton exchange membrane that causes a degradation of a catalyst layer disposed on an a surface of an electrode of the fuel cells.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于燃料电池的电短路装置,其中短路装置包括导电体和耦合到导电体的致动器,并且适于选择性地将主体定位在导电和非导电位置之间,以选择性地提供电气 燃料电池的阳极板和阴极板之间的连通。 短路装置有助于在燃料电池的启动和关闭期间单个电池的电短路,以消除导致设置在燃料电池的电极表面上的催化剂层的质子交换膜的电势。

    Integrated fuel cell assembly and method of making
    9.
    发明授权
    Integrated fuel cell assembly and method of making 有权
    集成燃料电池组件及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US08399150B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-19

    申请号:US12821701

    申请日:2010-06-23

    IPC分类号: H01M2/08 H01M4/02 H01M8/10

    摘要: An integrated fuel cell assembly is described. The integrated fuel cell assembly includes a polymer membrane; an anode electrode and a cathode electrode on opposite sides of the polymer membrane; a pair of gas diffusion media on opposite sides of the polymer membrane, the gas diffusion media comprising a microporous layer and a gas diffusion layer, the anode electrode and the cathode electrode positioned between the polymer membrane and the pair of gas diffusion media; a subgasket positioned around a perimeter of one of the gas diffusion media, the subgasket defining an active area inside the perimeter, the subgasket having a layer of thermally activated adhesive thereon; and a bipolar plate sealed to the subgasket by the layer of thermally activated adhesive. Methods of making the integrated fuel cell assembly and assembling fuel cell stacks are also described.

    摘要翻译: 描述了集成的燃料电池组件。 集成燃料电池组件包括聚合物膜; 在聚合物膜的相对侧上的阳极电极和阴极电极; 在聚合物膜的相对侧上的一对气体扩散介质,所述气体扩散介质包括微孔层和气体扩散层,阳极电极和阴极电极位于聚合物膜和一对气体扩散介质之间; 位于所述气体扩散介质之一的周边周围的子垫圈,所述子垫圈限定所述周边内的有效区域,所述子垫片具有在其上的热活化粘合剂层; 以及通过热活化粘合剂层密封到子垫圈的双极板。 还描述了制造集成燃料电池组件和组装燃料电池堆的方法。

    INTEGRATED FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING
    10.
    发明申请
    INTEGRATED FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING 有权
    集成燃料电池组件及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110318667A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-29

    申请号:US12821701

    申请日:2010-06-23

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10 H01M8/00

    摘要: An integrated fuel cell assembly is described. The integrated fuel cell assembly includes a polymer membrane; an anode electrode and a cathode electrode on opposite sides of the polymer membrane; a pair of gas diffusion media on opposite sides of the polymer membrane, the gas diffusion media comprising a microporous layer and a gas diffusion layer, the anode electrode and the cathode electrode positioned between the polymer membrane and the pair of gas diffusion media; a subgasket positioned around a perimeter of one of the gas diffusion media, the subgasket defining an active area inside the perimeter, the subgasket having a layer of thermally activated adhesive thereon; and a bipolar plate sealed to the subgasket by the layer of thermally activated adhesive. Methods of making the integrated fuel cell assembly and assembling fuel cell stacks are also described.

    摘要翻译: 描述了集成的燃料电池组件。 集成燃料电池组件包括聚合物膜; 在聚合物膜的相对侧上的阳极电极和阴极电极; 在聚合物膜的相对侧上的一对气体扩散介质,所述气体扩散介质包括微孔层和气体扩散层,阳极电极和阴极电极位于聚合物膜和一对气体扩散介质之间; 位于所述气体扩散介质之一周边周围的子垫圈,所述子垫圈限定所述周边内的有效区域,所述子垫圈具有一层热活化粘合剂; 以及通过热活化粘合剂层密封到子垫圈的双极板。 还描述了制造集成燃料电池组件和组装燃料电池堆的方法。