摘要:
Problems of acceleration of drying of electrolyte membrane and local reaction, etc. can be properly coped with to attain the stabilization of performance of fuel cell. There are provided a fuel cell 121 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas, a fuel gas feed pipe 161 and a first switch valve 129 as fuel gas supplying unit which supplies the said fuel gas into the said fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing gas supplying pipe 162 and a second cut-off valve 131 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit which supplies the said oxidizing agent into the said fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas supplying pipe 151 and a third switch valve 143 as raw material gas supplying unit which supplies raw material of the said fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 127 which controls the supply of the said fuel gas, the supply of the said oxidizing agent and the supply of the said raw material and the control portion 127 controls during the starting of electricity generation of the fuel cell 121 such that the said raw material gas supplying unit purges the fuel cell 121 at least on the cathode side thereof with the said raw material gas before the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit and the fuel gas supplying unit supply the fuel gas and the said oxidizing agent gas into the fuel cell 121, respectively.
摘要:
The deterioration of the catalyst can occur during prolonged storage, occasionally causing the deterioration of the durability of the fuel cell. There are provided a stack 38 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent, a fuel gas pipe 37 and an on-off valve 49 as fuel gas supplying unit of supplying the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing agent supplying unit an oxidizing agent gas pipe 40a and an on-off valve 57 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit of supplying the oxidizing agent into the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas pipe 33, a bypass pipe 55 and dispensing valves 56, 60 as raw material gas supplying unit of supplying the raw material of the fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 44 of controlling the supply of the fuel gas, the supply of the oxidizing agent and the supply of the raw material, wherein after the switching-off of the output of electric power of the fuel cell, the fuel gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof, the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the oxidizing agent into the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof and the raw material gas supplying unit supplies the raw material into the fuel cell from the inlet side of the cathode to purge the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof.
摘要:
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell; a fuel gas supplying unit supplying the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof; an oxidizing agent gas supplying unit supplying the oxidizing agent gas into the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof; a raw material gas supplying unit supplying the raw material gas into the fuel cell; and a controlling unit controlling the supply of the fuel gas, the oxidizing agent gas and the raw material gas. After switching the output of electric power or the fuel cell off, the fuel gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the fuel gas, the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the oxidizing agent gas and the raw material gas supplying unit supplies the raw material gas into the fuel cell to purge the fuel cell on the cathode side.
摘要:
Problems of acceleration of drying of electrolyte membrane and local reaction, etc. can be properly coped with to attain the stabilization of performance of fuel cell.There are provided a fuel cell 121 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas, a fuel gas feed pipe 161 and a first switch valve 129 as fuel gas supplying unit which supplies the said fuel gas into the said fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing gas supplying pipe 162 and a second cut-off valve 131 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit which supplies the said oxidizing agent into the said fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas supplying pipe 151 and a third switch valve 143 as raw material gas supplying unit which supplies raw material of the said fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 127 which controls the supply of the said fuel gas, the supply of the said oxidizing agent and the supply of the said raw material and the control portion 127 controls during the starting of electricity generation of the fuel cell 121 such that the said raw material gas supplying unit purges the fuel cell 121 at least on the cathode side thereof with the said raw material gas before the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit and the fuel gas supplying unit supply the fuel gas and the said oxidizing agent gas into the fuel cell 121, respectively.
摘要:
A method of operating a fuel cell capable of suppressing degradation of a fuel cell caused by starting and stopping of the fuel cell, including carrying out a restoring operation by decreasing a voltage of the cathode following termination of the fuel cell.
摘要:
The present invention provides a polymer electrolyte fuel cell having an increased reaction area by forming a gas channel, a proton channel and an electron channel very close to each other inside a catalyst layer. This polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; and a pair of electrodes having catalyst layers sandwiching the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane between them and gas diffusion layers in contact with the catalyst layers, in which the catalyst layer of at least one of the electrodes comprises carbon particles supporting a noble metal catalyst, and the carbon particles include at least two kinds of carbon particles adsorbing a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte in mutually different dispersed states.
摘要:
By using a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell comprising a fabric comprising a warp thread and a weft thread which are made of carbon fiber, wherein the distance X between adjacent intersections where the warp and weft threads cross each other and the thickness Y of the fabric satisfy the equation: 1.4≦X/Y≦3.5, the present invention reduces the surface asperities of the substrate and prevents a micro short-circuit resulting from the piercing of the polymer electrolyte membrane of the fuel cell by the carbon fibers of the fabric so as to improve the characteristics of the fuel cell.In order to further prevent the piercing of the polymer electrolyte membrane by the carbon fibers of the gas diffusion layer substrate, the rough surface of the carbon fabric is smoothed by: (1) applying a clamping pressure of 1 to 20 kgf/cm2 to the contact area between each electrode and each conductive separator plate of the fuel cell; or (2) heating the gas diffusion layer surface before the gas diffusion layer is disposed onto the polymer electrolyte membrane.
摘要翻译:通过使用包括由碳纤维制成的包括经线和纬纱的织物的燃料电池用气体扩散层,其中,经线和纬线彼此交叉的相邻交点之间的距离X和 织物满足以下等式:1.4 <= X / Y <= 3.5,本发明减小了基板的表面粗糙度,并且防止了燃料电池的聚合物电解质膜被碳纤维刺穿导致的微短路 织物,以改善燃料电池的特性。 为了进一步防止高分子电解质膜被气体扩散层基材的碳纤维刺穿,碳纤维织物的粗糙表面通过以下方式进行平滑化:(1)施加1〜20kgf / cm·SUP > 2 SUP>到燃料电池的每个电极和每个导电隔板之间的接触面积; 或者(2)在将气体扩散层配置在高分子电解质膜上之前加热气体扩散层表面。
摘要:
The present invention provides a polymer electrolyte fuel cell having an increased reaction area by forming a gas channel, a proton channel and an electron channel very close to each other inside a catalyst layer. This polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; and a pair of electrodes having catalyst layers sandwiching the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane between them and gas diffusion layers in contact with the catalyst layers, in which the catalyst layer of at least one of the electrodes comprises carbon particles supporting a noble metal catalyst, and the carbon particles include at least two kinds of carbon particles adsorbing a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte in mutually different dispersed states.
摘要:
The present invention provides a polymer electrolyte fuel cell having an increased reaction area by forming a gas channel, a proton channel and an electron channel very close to each other inside a catalyst layer. This polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; and a pair of electrodes having catalyst layers sandwiching the hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane between them and gas diffusion layers in contact with the catalyst layers, in which the catalyst layer of at least one of the electrodes comprises carbon particles supporting a noble metal catalyst, and the carbon particles include at least two kinds of carbon particles adsorbing a hydrogen ion conductive polymer electrolyte in mutually different dispersed states.
摘要:
By using a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell comprising a fabric comprising a warp thread and a weft thread which are made of carbon fiber, wherein the distance X between adjacent intersections where the warp and weft threads cross each other and the thickness Y of the fabric satisfy the equation: 1.4≦X/Y≦3.5, the present invention reduces the surface asperities of the substrate and prevents a micro short-circuit resulting from the piercing of the polymer electrolyte membrane of the fuel cell by the carbon fibers of the fabric so as to improve the characteristics of the fuel cell. In order to further prevent the piercing of the polymer electrolyte membrane by the carbon fibers of the gas diffusion layer substrate, the rough surface of the carbon fabric is smoothed by: (1) applying a clamping pressure of 1 to 20 kgf/cm2 to the contact area between each electrode and each conductive separator plate of the fuel cell; or (2) heating the gas diffusion layer surface before the gas diffusion layer is disposed onto the polymer electrolyte membrane.
摘要翻译:通过使用包括由碳纤维制成的包括经线和纬纱的织物的燃料电池用气体扩散层,其中,经线和纬线彼此交叉的相邻交点之间的距离X和 织物满足以下等式:1.4 <= X / Y <= 3.5,本发明减小了基板的表面粗糙度,并且防止了燃料电池的聚合物电解质膜被碳纤维刺穿导致的微短路 织物,以改善燃料电池的特性。 为了进一步防止高分子电解质膜被气体扩散层基板的碳纤维刺穿,碳纤维织物的粗糙表面通过以下方式进行平滑化:(1)施加1〜20kgf / cm·SUP > 2 SUP>到燃料电池的每个电极和每个导电隔板之间的接触面积; 或者(2)在将气体扩散层配置在高分子电解质膜上之前加热气体扩散层表面。