Fastening structure for fuel cell stack
    1.
    发明授权
    Fastening structure for fuel cell stack 有权
    燃料电池堆的紧固结构

    公开(公告)号:US06258475B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-10

    申请号:US09249218

    申请日:1999-02-12

    IPC分类号: H01M824

    CPC分类号: H01M8/247 H01M2300/0082

    摘要: A fuel cell stack has a plurality of fuel cells, separators sandwiching each of the fuel cells, and first and second end plates disposed on respective opposite ends of the plurality of fuel cells. A fastening structure incorporated in the fuel cell stack has a liquid chamber disposed on an outer surface of the first end plate, a silicone oil filled in the liquid chamber, and a pressurizing mechanism disposed on an outer surface of the second end plate, for pressing the fuel cells toward the first end plate. The plurality of fuel cells is given a uniform surface pressure, and can be reduced in weight and made compact.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池堆具有多个燃料电池,夹着每个燃料电池的隔板以及设置在多个燃料电池的相对的相对端上的第一和第二端板。 结合在燃料电池堆中的紧固结构具有设置在第一端板的外表面上的液体室,填充在液体室中的硅油,以及设置在第二端板的外表面上的加压机构,用于按压 燃料电池朝向第一端板。 多个燃料电池具有均匀的表面压力,并且可以减轻重量并使其紧凑。

    Fuel cell stack
    3.
    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 with protruded gas diffusion layer
    4.
    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 comprising offset connection channels
    5.
    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
    6.
    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
    8.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US07695845B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-13

    申请号:US12146850

    申请日:2008-06-26

    IPC分类号: H01M8/00 H01M8/04 H01M2/14

    摘要: Each of power generation units of a fuel cell according to the present invention is formed by stacking a first metal separator, a first membrane electrode assembly, a second metal separator, a second membrane electrode assembly, and a third metal separator together. The power generation unit has therein a first oxygen-containing gas flow field, a first fuel gas flow field, a second oxygen-containing gas flow field, and a second fuel gas flow field. The number of flow grooves in the first oxygen-containing gas flow field is different from that of flow grooves in the second oxygen-containing gas flow field, and the number of flow grooves in the first fuel gas flow field is different from that of flow grooves in the second fuel gas flow field.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的燃料电池的发电单元,通过将第一金属隔板,第一膜电极接合体,第二金属隔板,第二膜电极接合体和第三金属隔板结合在一起而形成。 发电单元中具有第一含氧气体流场,第一燃料气体流场,第二含氧气体流场和第二燃料气体流场。 第一含氧气体流场中的流槽数与第二含氧气体流场中的流槽的数量不同,第一燃料气体流场中的流槽数与流量的不同 第二燃料气体流场中的凹槽。

    Membrane electrode assembly, and fuel cell unit
    9.
    发明授权
    Membrane electrode assembly, and fuel cell unit 有权
    膜电极组件和燃料电池单元

    公开(公告)号:US07201987B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-10

    申请号:US10185371

    申请日:2002-06-27

    IPC分类号: H01M2/08 H01M8/02

    摘要: In order to provide an membrane electrode assembly having an electrolyte membrane in which bending and warping of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane are prevented so as to facilitate the handling ability, in the membrane electrode assembly having an electrolyte membrane comprising a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, and a pair of gas diffusion electrodes which are disposed on both sides of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, a flat surface having the same size as the solid polymer electrolyte membrane is formed by disposing a frame-shaped seal member on an outer surface of the gas diffusion electrode, and the flat surface closely contacts to the solid polymer electrolyte membrane so as to be able to cover and support the solid polymer electrolyte membrane.

    摘要翻译: 为了提供具有电解质膜的膜电极组件,其中防止固体聚合物电解质膜的弯曲和翘曲以便于处理能力,在具有包含固体聚合物电解质膜的电解质膜的膜电极组件中,以及 设置在固体高分子电解质膜两侧的一对气体扩散电极,通过在气体扩散体的外表面上配置框状的密封部件,形成与固体高分子电解质膜相同尺寸的平坦面 电极,并且平坦表面紧密接触固体聚合物电解质膜,以便能够覆盖和支撑固体聚合物电解质膜。

    Fuel cell
    10.
    发明申请
    Fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US20060204807A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-14

    申请号:US11370774

    申请日:2006-03-08

    IPC分类号: H01M8/02 H01M8/04

    摘要: A power generation cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, with an anode side metal separator and a cathode side metal separator sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly. Flow field walls are provided within the coolant flow field for preventing coolant from flowing into an area corresponding to an oxygen-containing gas inlet buffer, while allowing the coolant to flow into an area corresponding to an oxygen-containing gas outlet buffer. Likewise, flow field walls contact each other for preventing the coolant from flowing into an area corresponding to a fuel gas inlet buffer, while allowing the fuel gas to flow into an area corresponding to a fuel gas outlet buffer.

    摘要翻译: 发电单元包括膜电极组件,其中阳极侧金属隔板和夹着膜电极组件的阴极侧金属隔板。 在冷却剂流场内设有流场壁,用于防止冷却剂流入与含氧气体入口缓冲器相对应的区域,同时允许冷却剂流入与含氧气体出口缓冲器对应的区域。 同样,流场壁彼此接触,以防止冷却剂流入与燃料气体入口缓冲器相对应的区域,同时允许燃料气体流入对应于燃料气体出口缓冲器的区域。