Fuel cell and method for producing the same

    公开(公告)号:US10826082B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-03

    申请号:US15255422

    申请日:2016-09-02

    摘要: A fuel cell and a method for producing the same are provided. The fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly and a gas diffusion layer that is disposed at each of opposite surfaces of the membrane electrode assembly, and includes a plurality of compressed parts that are formed by pressure at positions spaced out at predetermined intervals on the gas diffusion layer. The fuel cell further includes a separator that is in contact with an outer surface of the gas diffusion layer, and has a plurality of land parts that protrude toward the gas diffusion layer, and a plurality of channel parts that form flow paths between the land parts. The land parts respectively protrude toward the compressed parts of the gas diffusion layer to come in contact with the compressed parts.

    FUEL CELL STACK WITH ENHANCED FREEZE-THAW DURABILITY
    3.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL STACK WITH ENHANCED FREEZE-THAW DURABILITY 审中-公开
    燃料电池堆,具有增强的冷冻 - 耐久性

    公开(公告)号:US20150099215A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-09

    申请号:US14568324

    申请日:2014-12-12

    IPC分类号: H01M8/02 H01M8/24

    摘要: The present invention provides a fuel cell stack with enhanced freeze-thaw durability. In particular, the fuel cell stack includes a gas diffusion layer between a membrane-electrode assembly and a bipolar plate. The gas diffusion layer has a structure that reduces contact resistance in a fuel cell and is cut at a certain angle such that the machine direction (high stiffness direction) of GDL roll is not in parallel with the major flow field direction of the bipolar plate, resulting in an increased GDL stiffness in a width direction perpendicular to a major flow field direction of a bipolar plate.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种具有增强的冻融耐久性的燃料电池堆。 特别地,燃料电池堆包括在膜 - 电极组件和双极板之间的气体扩散层。 气体扩散层具有降低燃料电池中的接触电阻并以一定角度切割的结构,使得GDL辊的机器方向(高刚度方向)不与双极板的主流场方向平行, 导致在垂直于双极板的主流场方向的宽度方向上增加的GDL刚度。

    FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170346105A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-30

    申请号:US15255422

    申请日:2016-09-02

    摘要: A fuel cell and a method for producing the same are provided. The fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly and a gas diffusion layer that is disposed at each of opposite surfaces of the membrane electrode assembly, and includes a plurality of compressed parts that are formed by pressure at positions spaced out at predetermined intervals on the gas diffusion layer. The fuel cell further includes a separator that is in contact with an outer surface of the gas diffusion layer, and has a plurality of land parts that protrude toward the gas diffusion layer, and a plurality of channel parts that form flow paths between the land parts. The land parts respectively protrude toward the compressed parts of the gas diffusion layer to come in contact with the compressed parts.

    FUEL CELL WITH ENHANCED MASS TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS
    8.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL WITH ENHANCED MASS TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS 审中-公开
    燃料电池具有增强的传质特性

    公开(公告)号:US20150111127A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-23

    申请号:US14581473

    申请日:2014-12-23

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: Disclosed is a fuel cell with enhanced mass transfer characteristics in which a highly hydrophobic porous medium, which is prepared by forming a micro-nano dual structure in which nanometer-scale protrusions with a high aspect ratio are formed on the surface of a porous medium with a micrometer-scale roughness by plasma etching and then by depositing a hydrophobic thin film thereon, is used as a gas diffusion layer, thereby increasing hydrophobicity due to the micro-nano dual structure and the hydrophobic thin film. When this highly hydrophobic porous medium is used as a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell, it is possible to reduce water flooding by efficiently discharging water produced by an electrochemical reaction of the fuel cell and to improve the performance of the fuel cell by facilitating the supply of reactant gases such as hydrogen and air (oxygen) to a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA).

    摘要翻译: 公开了具有增强的传质特性的燃料电池,其中通过形成微纳米双重结构制备的高度疏水的多孔介质,其中在多孔介质的表面上形成具有高纵横比的纳米级突起, 通过等离子体蚀刻,然后在其上沉积疏水性薄膜的微米级粗糙度被用作气体扩散层,从而由于微纳米双结构和疏水性薄膜而增加疏水性。 当这种高度疏水性的多孔介质用作燃料电池的气体扩散层时,可以通过有效地排放由燃料电池的电化学反应产生的水来减少水驱,并且通过促进燃料电池的性能来提高燃料电池的性能 向膜 - 电极组件(MEA)供应诸如氢气和空气(氧气)的反应气体。

    LOCAL HYDROPHILIC GAS DIFFUSION LAYER AND FUEL CELL STACK COMPRISING THE SAME
    9.
    发明申请
    LOCAL HYDROPHILIC GAS DIFFUSION LAYER AND FUEL CELL STACK COMPRISING THE SAME 有权
    当地水文气体扩散层和包含其的燃料电池堆

    公开(公告)号:US20130302723A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-14

    申请号:US13944174

    申请日:2013-07-17

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: The present invention provides a local hydrophilic gas diffusion layer configured to enhance the water removal performance of a fuel cell For this purpose, the present invention provides a gas diffusion layer in which a region under each of a pair of lands, which receives a clamping pressure of the fuel cell stack, is subjected to local hydrophilic treatment by a simple process, thereby enhancing the water removal performance of the fuel cell stack. In particular, the local hydrophilic gas diffusion layer has a first region under each land of the separator which receives the clamping pressure; and a second region under the gas channel of the separator, wherein the first region is subjected to hydrophilic treatment.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种构造成提高燃料电池的除水性能的局部亲水性气体扩散层。为此,本发明提供了一种气体扩散层,其中,在一对焊盘的下方的区域中,其接收夹紧压力 的燃料电池堆通过简单的方法进行局部亲水处理,从而提高燃料电池堆的除水性能。 特别地,局部亲水性气体扩散层在隔板的每个台面下方具有承受夹紧压力的第一区域; 以及在分离器的气体通道下方的第二区域,其中第一区域进行亲水处理。