Mitigation of membrane degradation by multilayer electrode
    8.
    发明授权
    Mitigation of membrane degradation by multilayer electrode 有权
    通过多层电极减少膜降解

    公开(公告)号:US08206872B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-26

    申请号:US11828895

    申请日:2007-07-26

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: An MEA for a fuel cell that employs multiple catalyst layers to reduce the hydrogen and/or oxygen partial pressure at the membrane so as to reduce the fluoride release rate from the membrane and reduce membrane degradation. An anode side multi-layer catalyst configuration is positioned at the anode side of the MEA membrane. The anode side multi-layer catalyst configuration includes an anode side under layer positioned against the membrane and including a catalyst, an anode side middle layer positioned against the anode side under layer and not including a catalyst and an anode side catalyst layer positioned against the anode side middle layer and opposite to the anode side under layer and including a catalyst, where the amount of catalyst in the anode side catalyst layer is greater than the amount of catalyst in the anode side under layer.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于燃料电池的MEA,其采用多个催化剂层以降低膜上的氢和/或氧分压,从而降低氟离子的释放速率并降低膜的降解。 阳极侧多层催化剂配置位于MEA膜的阳极侧。 阳极侧多层催化剂构造包括:阳极侧下层,其位于膜的外部并且包括催化剂,阳极侧中间层,其位于阳极侧下层且不包括催化剂;以及阳极侧催化剂层,其位于阳极 并且包括催化剂,其中阳极侧催化剂层中的催化剂的量大于阳极侧下层的催化剂的量。

    SHUTDOWN OPERATIONS FOR AN UNSEALED CATHODE FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请
    SHUTDOWN OPERATIONS FOR AN UNSEALED CATHODE FUEL CELL SYSTEM 审中-公开
    用于无负载CATHODE燃料电池系统的关闭操作

    公开(公告)号:US20090263679A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-22

    申请号:US12103939

    申请日:2008-04-16

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: Processes to shut down a fuel cell system are described. In one implementation (300), a load (215) is cyclically engaged and disengaged across a fuel cell stack (205) so as to deplete the fuel available to the system's fuel cells (205). Voltage and/or current thresholds may be used to determine when to engage and disengage the load (215) and when to terminate the shutdown operation. In another implementation (500), a variable load (405) is engaged and adjusted so as to deplete the fuel available to the system's fuel cells (205). As before, voltage and/or current thresholds may be used to determine when to adjust the load (405) and when to terminate the shutdown process. In still another implementation, a load (215 or 405) may be periodically engaged and disengaged during some portion of the shutdown process and engaged but adjusted during other portions of the shutdown process.

    摘要翻译: 描述关闭燃料电池系统的过程。 在一个实施方案(300)中,负载(215)在燃料电池堆(205)周期性地接合和分离,从而消耗可用于系统燃料电池(205)的燃料。 可以使用电压和/或电流阈值来确定何时接合和解除负载(215)以及何时终止关机操作。 在另一实施方案(500)中,接合和调节可变负载(405)以便耗尽系统燃料电池(205)可用的燃料。 如前所述,可以使用电压和/或电流阈值来确定何时调整负载(405)以及何时终止关机过程。 在另一个实施方案中,在关闭过程的某些部分期间,负载(215或405)可以周期性地接合和分离,并且在关闭过程的其他部分期间被接合但被调整。