Fuel cell stack
    1.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell stack 有权
    燃料电池堆

    公开(公告)号:US09083017B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-14

    申请号:US13007676

    申请日:2011-01-17

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/02 H01M8/10

    摘要: A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of unit cells stacked in a stacking direction substantially along a direction of gravity. Each of the plurality of unit cells includes a first metal separator, a second metal separator, and a membrane electrode assembly sandwiched between the first metal separator and the second metal. A reactant gas channel allows a reactant gas to flow along a surface of each of the first and second metal separators. A reactant gas inlet manifold and a reactant gas outlet manifold allow the reactant gas to flow the reactant gas inlet manifold and the reactant gas outlet manifold in the stacking direction. A bridge portion forms a connection channel to connect at least the reactant gas outlet manifold to the reactant gas channel. The bridge portion includes a guide portion to break a continuity of condensed water.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池堆包括沿着重力方向沿层叠方向堆叠的多个单电池。 多个单元电池中的每一个包括第一金属隔板,第二金属隔板和夹在第一金属隔板和第二金属之间的膜电极组件。 反应气体通道允许反应气体沿着第一和第二金属分离器的每一个的表面流动。 反应气体入口歧管和反应物气体出口歧管允许反应气体在堆叠方向上流过反应气体入口歧管和反应气体出口歧管。 桥接部分形成连接通道以至少将反应气体出口歧管连接到反应气体通道。 桥接部分包括引导部分,以破坏冷凝水的连续性。

    Fuel cell comprising offset connection channels
    2.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell comprising offset connection channels 有权
    燃料电池包括偏移连接通道

    公开(公告)号:US08846264B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-30

    申请号:US13472717

    申请日:2012-05-16

    摘要: A cell unit of a fuel cell includes a first membrane electrode assembly, a first metal separator, a second membrane electrode assembly, and a second metal separator. Resin frame members are provided at the outer ends of the first and second membrane electrode assemblies. Coolant connection channels including a plurality of grooves is formed in each of the resin frame members. The grooves of the coolant connection channels of the cell unit and grooves of coolant connection channels of a cell unit that is adjacent to the cell unit in the stacking direction are offset from each other, and are not overlapped with each other in the stacking direction.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池的电池单元包括第一膜电极组件,第一金属隔板,第二膜电极组件和第二金属隔板。 树脂框架构件设置在第一和第二膜电极组件的外端。 在每个树脂框架构件中形成包括多个凹槽的冷却剂连接通道。 电池单元的冷却剂连通通道的沟槽和与堆叠方向上的电池单元相邻的电池单元的冷却剂连接通道的槽彼此偏移,并且在层叠方向上不重叠。

    Fuel cell
    3.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US08778554B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-15

    申请号:US13495055

    申请日:2012-06-13

    IPC分类号: H01M8/24

    摘要: A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, and a first separator and a second separator sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly. The membrane electrode assembly has a resin frame member, and an inlet buffer is provided on the resin frame member adjacent to the fuel gas supply passage. The inlet buffer includes a first buffer area adjacent to the fuel gas supply passage and a second buffer area adjacent to a fuel gas flow field. The opening dimension of the first buffer area in a stacking direction is larger than the opening dimension of the second buffer area in the stacking direction.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池包括膜电极组件和夹住膜电极组件的第一分离器和第二分离器。 膜电极组件具有树脂框架构件,并且入口缓冲器设置在邻近燃料气体供应通道的树脂框架构件上。 入口缓冲器包括与燃料气体供应通道相邻的第一缓冲区域和与燃料气体流场相邻的第二缓冲区域。 层叠方向上的第一缓冲区域的开口尺寸大于层叠方向上的第二缓冲区域的开口尺寸。

    Fuel cell
    4.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US09431673B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-30

    申请号:US13438138

    申请日:2012-04-03

    摘要: A cell unit of a fuel cell includes a first membrane electrode assembly, a first metal separator, a second membrane electrode assembly, and a second metal separator. A resin frame member is provided integrally with an outer circumference of the first membrane electrode assembly. An oxygen-containing gas supply passage, a fuel gas supply passage, a coolant supply passage, an oxygen-containing gas discharge passage, a fuel gas discharge passage, and a coolant discharge passage extend through the resin frame member in a stacking direction. At each of both ends of the resin frame member in a longitudinal direction, a pair of projections are provided. The projections protrude toward both sides in a lateral direction.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池的电池单元包括第一膜电极组件,第一金属隔板,第二膜电极组件和第二金属隔板。 树脂框架构件与第一膜电极组件的外周一体设置。 含氧气体供给通道,燃料气体供给通道,冷却剂供给通道,含氧气体排出通道,燃料气体排出通道和冷却剂排出通道在层叠方向上延伸穿过树脂框架构件。 在树脂框架构件的长度方向的两端部设置有一对突起。 突出部沿横向朝向两侧突出。

    FUEL CELL
    5.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US20120178004A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-12

    申请号:US13347595

    申请日:2012-01-10

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06 H01M8/10

    摘要: A fuel cell includes a membrane-electrode assembly and a separator. The membrane-electrode assembly has an electrolyte and a pair of electrodes that are disposed on respective sides of the electrolyte. The membrane-electrode assembly and the separator are stacked in a stacking direction. A reaction surface of the membrane-electrode assembly is in a vertical direction along a direction of gravity and has a shape having a longer dimension in a horizontal direction. The fuel cell is provided with a reactant gas passage to allow a reactant gas to flow along a longitudinal direction of the reaction surface. The reactant gas is an oxidant gas or a fuel gas. A drain channel to allow product water from the reactant gas passage to be drained away is disposed between the membrane-electrode assembly and the separator and under the reaction surface in the direction of gravity.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池包括膜 - 电极组件和隔膜。 膜 - 电极组件具有电解质和设置在电解质的相应侧上的一对电极。 膜 - 电极组件和隔板在堆叠方向上堆叠。 膜 - 电极组件的反应表面沿着重力方向在垂直方向上,并且具有在水平方向上具有较长尺寸的形状。 燃料电池设置有反应气体通道,以使反应气体沿着反应表面的纵向方向流动。 反应气体是氧化剂气体或燃料气体。 允许从反应物气体通道产生的产物水被排出的排水通道设置在膜 - 电极组件和分离器之间并且在重力方向的反作用表面下方。

    Fuel cell
    6.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US09160016B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-13

    申请号:US13347595

    申请日:2012-01-10

    摘要: A fuel cell includes a membrane-electrode assembly and a separator. The membrane-electrode assembly has an electrolyte and a pair of electrodes that are disposed on respective sides of the electrolyte. The membrane-electrode assembly and the separator are stacked in a stacking direction. A reaction surface of the membrane-electrode assembly is in a vertical direction along a direction of gravity and has a shape having a longer dimension in a horizontal direction. The fuel cell is provided with a reactant gas passage to allow a reactant gas to flow along a longitudinal direction of the reaction surface. The reactant gas is an oxidant gas or a fuel gas. A drain channel to allow product water from the reactant gas passage to be drained away is disposed between the membrane-electrode assembly and the separator and under the reaction surface in the direction of gravity.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池包括膜 - 电极组件和隔膜。 膜 - 电极组件具有电解质和设置在电解质的相应侧上的一对电极。 膜 - 电极组件和隔板在堆叠方向上堆叠。 膜 - 电极组件的反应表面沿着重力方向在垂直方向上,并且具有在水平方向上具有较长尺寸的形状。 燃料电池设置有反应气体通道,以使反应气体沿着反应表面的纵向方向流动。 反应气体是氧化剂气体或燃料气体。 允许从反应物气体通道产生的产物水被排出的排水通道设置在膜 - 电极组件和分离器之间并且在重力方向的反作用表面下方。

    Fuel cell
    7.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US08999592B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-07

    申请号:US13432105

    申请日:2012-03-28

    摘要: A cell unit of a fuel cell includes a first membrane electrode assembly, a first metal separator, a second membrane electrode assembly, and a second metal separator. Frames are provided at outer circumferences of the first and second membrane electrode assemblies. An oxygen-containing gas supply passage and a fuel gas supply passage, and an oxygen-containing gas discharge passage and a fuel gas discharge passage are provided in one pair of opposite sides of the frames, and a pair of coolant supply passages and a pair of coolant discharge passages are provided in the other pair of opposite sides of the frames at distances from one another.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池的电池单元包括第一膜电极组件,第一金属隔板,第二膜电极组件和第二金属隔板。 在第一和第二膜电极组件的外周设有框架。 在框架的一对相对侧设置有含氧气体供给路径和燃料气体供给路径以及含氧气体排出路径和燃料气体排出路径,一对冷却剂供给路径和一对 的冷却剂排出通道设置在框架的另一对相对的两侧彼此间隔开。

    Fuel cell with protruded gas diffusion layer
    8.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell with protruded gas diffusion layer 有权
    具有突出气体扩散层的燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US08865366B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-21

    申请号:US13434100

    申请日:2012-03-29

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10 H01M8/02 H01M8/24

    摘要: An assembling operation of a fuel cell is effectively simplified. With the simple and economical structure, the desired sealing function is achieved. The fuel cell (10) includes a membrane electrode assembly (14) and first and second metal separators (16, 18) sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly (14). Connection channels (28a, 28b) are provided on the first metal separator (16). The connection channels (28a, 28b) connect the oxygen-containing gas supply passage (20a) and the oxygen-containing gas discharge passage (20b) to the oxygen-containing gas flow field (26). The membrane electrode assembly (14) has first overlapping portions (66a, 66b) overlapped on the connection channels (28a, 28b) for sealing the connection channels (28a, 28b). The first overlapping portions (66a, 66b) comprise, in effect, a gas diffusion layer.

    摘要翻译: 有效地简化燃料电池的组装操作。 通过简单经济的结构,实现了所需的密封功能。 燃料电池(10)包括膜电极组件(14)和夹着膜电极组件(14)的第一和第二金属隔板(16,18)。 连接通道(28a,28b)设置在第一金属分离器(16)上。 连接通道(28a,28b)将含氧气体供给通路(20a)和含氧气体排出通路(20b)连接到含氧气体流场(26)。 膜电极组件(14)具有重叠在连接通道(28a,28b)上的第一重叠部分(66a,66b),用于密封连接通道(28a,28b)。 实际上,第一重叠部分(66a,66b)包括气体扩散层。

    Fuel cell
    10.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US07968249B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-28

    申请号:US12537488

    申请日:2009-08-07

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M2/08

    摘要: Flow guides forming an inlet channel are formed on a surface of a metal separator of a fuel cell. The flow guides overlap a section of an outer seal provided on the other surface of the metal separator. When a load is applied to the flow guides and the overlapping section in a stacking direction of the fuel cell, the flow guides and the overlapping section are deformed substantially equally in the stacking direction to the same extent. The line pressure of the flow guides and the line pressure of the overlapping section are substantially the same. The seal length L1 of the flow guides and the seal length L2 of the overlapping section are substantially the same.

    摘要翻译: 在燃料电池的金属分离器的表面上形成形成入口通道的流动导向件。 流动引导件重叠设置在金属分离器的另一个表面上的外部密封件的一部分。 当在燃料电池的堆叠方向上对流动引导件和重叠部分施加负载时,流动引导件和重叠部分在堆叠方向上基本相等地变形到相同程度。 导流管的管路压力和重叠部分的管路压力基本相同。 流动导向件的密封长度L1和重叠部分的密封长度L2基本相同。