摘要:
A fuel cell device (1) comprises at least one fuel cell unit (10). The fuel cell unit (10) includes a cell plate (11), a separator plate (15) and fixing part (17). The cell plate (11) includes a metal base (13) and a fuel cell (12) supported on the metal base. The separator plate (15) faces the cell plate, the separator plate includes a flat body (15a) and an extension (15c) at least partly extending from a peripheral edge of the body. The extension (15c) includes a side wall (15d) extending from the edge of the body toward the cell plate and a joint (15f) extending from a tip of the side wall in a diametrical direction and joined to the metal base. The fixing part (17) fixes a central part of the cell plate to a central part of the separator plate.
摘要:
An aspect of the present invention provides a fuel cell that includes, hollow structural bodies each provided with an internal space for reacting a fuel gas and an oxidant gas, each hollow structural body including, a separator having a perimeter wall section that follows along a rim, a cell plate having an electricity-generating cell having its outer perimeter joined to the separator such that a space for a gas to flow through is formed between the separator and the cell plate, a gas supply manifold to supply one of the reactant gases, a gas discharge manifold to discharge the reactant gas, and a gas introducing flow passage to introduce said reactant gas from the gas supply manifold to the perimeter wall section of the separator, wherein the reactant gas introduced into the gas introducing passage flows from the vicinity of the perimeter wall section of the separator to the gas discharge manifold.
摘要:
A fuel cell collector structure of the present invention includes a single cell which is formed by sandwiching a plate-shaped solid electrolyte between a fuel electrode and an air electrode, a collector which is provided at a position adjacent to the single cell, and a separator which is provided at the position adjacent to the collector. In the fuel cell collector structure, the collector is made of a porous electric conductor having a plurality of apertures on a surface, the single cell and/or the separator has a plurality of electrically conductive projections on the surface, and the projections intrude into the apertures to come into contact with the collector.
摘要:
A fuel cell collector structure of the present invention includes a single cell which is formed by sandwiching a plate-shaped solid electrolyte between a fuel electrode and an air electrode, a collector which is provided at a position adjacent to the single cell, and a separator which is provided at the position adjacent to the collector. In the fuel cell collector structure, the collector is made of a porous electric conductor having a plurality of apertures on a surface, the single cell and/or the separator has a plurality of electrically conductive projections on the surface, and the projections intrude into the apertures to come into contact with the collector.
摘要:
An aspect of the present invention provides a fuel cell that includes, hollow structural bodies each provided with an internal space for reacting a fuel gas and an oxidant gas, each hollow structural body including, a separator having a perimeter wall section that follows along a rim, a cell plate having an electricity-generating cell having its outer perimeter joined to the separator such that a space for a gas to flow through is formed between the separator and the cell plate, a gas supply manifold to supply one of the reactant gases, a gas discharge manifold to discharge the reactant gas, and a gas introducing flow passage to introduce said reactant gas from the gas supply manifold to the perimeter wall section of the separator, wherein the reactant gas introduced into the gas introducing passage flows from the vicinity of the perimeter wall section of the separator to the gas discharge manifold.
摘要:
A thermal insulating container (1) of the present invention includes a container body (9) formed of an inner container shell (2) for housing a heat generation unit (H), and of an outer container shell (3) for covering the inner container shell (2), and a vacuum layer (4) located between the inner container shell (2) and the outer container shell (3). Further, the thermal insulating container (1) is characterized in that the heat generation unit-side surface of the inner container shell (2) is covered with a thermal insulator (5). In the thermal insulating container (1), the thermal insulator (5) is provided between the inner container shell (2) and the heat generation unit (5), and the temperature rise of the inner container shell (2) is gas permeation through the inner container shell (2) is restricted.
摘要:
A fuel cell (A1) includes a cell stack (B) and a casing (210) for housing the cell stack (B), and is supplied with two reactant gases flowing separately from each other. The cell stack (B) includes a plurality of solid electrolyte fuel cell units (200) stacked on one another with inter-unit spaces provided therebetween. One of the reactant gases is supplied to the inter-unit spaces and used for power generation. The casing (210) includes a peripheral wall (222) surrounding the cell stack (B). The peripheral wall (222) is provided with at least one gas inlet opening (223) for introducing the one of the reactant gases into the inter-unit spaces and at least one gas outlet opening (224) for discharging the introduced reactant gas, wherein total opening width dimension of the gas inlet opening (223) is greater than total opening width dimension of the gas outlet opening (224).
摘要:
A thermal insulating container (1) of the present invention includes a container body (9) formed of an inner container shell (2) for housing a heat generation unit (H), and of an outer container shell (3) for covering the inner container shell (2), and a vacuum layer (4) located between the inner container shell (2) and the outer container shell (3). Further, the thermal insulating container (1) is characterized in that the heat generation unit-side surface of the inner container shell (2) is covered with a thermal insulator (5). In the thermal insulating container (1), the thermal insulator (5) is provided between the inner container shell (2) and the heat generation unit (5), and the temperature rise of the inner container shell (2) is gas permeation through the inner container shell (2) is restricted.
摘要:
Solid oxide fuel cells each include a circular cell plate holding single cells as a solid oxide fuel cells and having a gas introducing opening and a gas exhausting opening in a central section. A circular separator plate has a gas introducing opening and a gas exhausting opening in a central section. Sealing members allow the gas intruding openings of the cell plate and the separator plate to airtightly communicate with each other and allow the gas exhausting openings of the cell plate and the separator plate to airtightly communicate with each other.
摘要:
A fuel cell apparatus (A1) includes a stack structure (B) including a plurality of solid electrolyte cell units (10) stacked with interspaces separating one another, and a case (20) enclosing the stack structure (B). The fuel cell apparatus (A1) further includes an inlet port (30) to introduce a reactant gas into the case (20), an outlet port (40) to discharge the reactant gas from the case (20), and a gas guide (50) extending from the inlet port (30) along an outer periphery of the stack structure (B). The gas guide (50) may include at least one guide member (50), and a heat transfer section.