Polymer electrolyte fuel cell having improved current collector plates and method of forming the same
    1.
    发明授权
    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell having improved current collector plates and method of forming the same 失效
    具有改进的集电板的聚合物电解质燃料电池及其形成方法

    公开(公告)号:US07294423B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-13

    申请号:US10778602

    申请日:2004-02-17

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: A polymer electrolyte fuel cell may include a stack of unit cells that each have a hydrogen-ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane and an anode and a cathode sandwiching the polymer electrolyte membrane. Separators are provided between each two adjacent unit cells and include channels for supplying fuel and oxidant gas to the anode and the cathode. Anode side and cathode side current collector plates sandwich the stack of unit cells. The anode side current collector plate has a terminal section for a power output coupling and is located closer to an inlet-side manifold than to an outlet-side manifold for the fuel gas. The cathode side current collector plate has a terminal section for a power output coupling and is located closer to an inlet-side manifold than to an outlet-side manifold for the oxidant gas.

    摘要翻译: 聚合物电解质燃料电池可以包括一组单元电池,每个单体电池具有氢离子导电聚合物电解质膜和夹着聚合物电解质膜的阳极和阴极。 在每个两个相邻的单元电池之间设置分离器,并且包括用于向阳极和阴极供应燃料和氧化剂气体的通道。 阳极侧和阴极侧集电板夹着单元电池堆。 阳极侧集电板具有用于功率输出耦合的端子部分,并且位于比用于燃料气体的出口侧歧管更靠近入口侧歧管。 阴极侧集电板具有用于功率输出耦合的端子部分,并且位于比用于氧化剂气体的出口侧歧管更靠近入口侧歧管。

    POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL HAVING IMPROVED CURRENT COLLECTOR PLATES AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME
    2.
    发明申请
    POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL HAVING IMPROVED CURRENT COLLECTOR PLATES AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME 审中-公开
    具有改进的电流收集板的聚合物电解质燃料电池及其形成方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080079186A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-03

    申请号:US11866954

    申请日:2007-10-03

    IPC分类号: B29C43/18

    摘要: A polymer electrolyte fuel cell may have a cell stack of a plurality of unit cells. Each of the unit cells includes a hydrogen-ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode and a cathode sandwiching the polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode-side separator having a gas flow channel for supplying a fuel gas to the anode, and a cathode-side separator having a gas flow channel for supplying an oxidant gas to the cathode. A pair of current collector plates sandwiches the cell stack, and a pair of end plates clamps the cell stack and the current collector plates under pressure. The current collector plates have a conductive carbon material as a main component, and have a terminal section for connecting a power output cable in the vicinity of an inlet-side manifold for the fuel gas or the oxidant gas.

    摘要翻译: 聚合物电解质燃料电池可以具有多个单电池的电池堆。 每个单电池包括氢离子导电聚合物电解质膜,负极和阴极,夹持聚合物电解质膜,具有用于向阳极供应燃料气体的气体流动通道的阳极侧隔板和阴极侧 分离器具有用于向阴极供应氧化剂气体的气体流动通道。 一对集电板夹着电池堆,一对端板在压力下夹紧电池堆和集电板。 集电板具有导电性碳材料作为主要成分,并且具有用于连接用于燃料气体或氧化剂气体的入口侧歧管附近的动力输出电缆的端子部。

    Fuel cell
    5.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US06960407B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-01

    申请号:US10635692

    申请日:2003-08-06

    摘要: A fuel cell having high operation performance and reliability is provided by optimizing the shape and properties of a gas diffusion layer and the dimensions of a gas flow channel. The fuel cell evenly supplies a reaction gas to the catalyst of a catalyst layer and promptly discharges excessive water generated therein. The gas diffusion layer of the MEA comprises a first section having a surface A coming in direct contact with a separator plate and a second section having a surface B facing the gas flow channel of the separator plate. The porosity of the first section is lower than the porosity of the second section, and the second section protrudes into the gas flow channel, which has sufficient width and depth for the protrusion of the gas diffusion layer, and the width of a rib formed by the gas flow channel is sufficiently narrow.

    摘要翻译: 通过优化气体扩散层的形状和性质以及气体流路的尺寸来提供具有高操作性能和可靠性的燃料电池。 燃料电池将催化剂层的催化剂均匀地供给反应气体,并迅速排出其中产生的过量水。 MEA的气体扩散层包括具有与分隔板直接接触的表面A的第一部分和具有面向隔板的气体流动通道的表面B的第二部分。 第一部分的孔隙率低于第二部分的孔隙率,第二部分突出到气体流动通道中,气流通道具有足够的宽度和深度用于气体扩散层的突起,并且肋的宽度由 气体流动通道足够窄。

    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
    8.
    发明申请
    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell 有权
    聚合物电解质燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US20060251944A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-09

    申请号:US11379239

    申请日:2006-04-19

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10 H01M4/94 H01M8/24

    摘要: The durability of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell is very significantly improved by using a tightening pressure of about 2 to 4 kgf/cm2 of area of electrode; or a tightening pressure of about 4 to 8 kgf/cm2 of contact area between electrode and separator plate; or by selecting a value not exceeding about 1.5 mS/cm2 for the short-circuit conductivity attributed to the DC resistance component in each unit cell; or by selecting a value not exceeding about 3 mA/cm2 for the hydrogen leak current per area of electrode of each MEA. Further, in a method of manufacturing or an inspection method for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack, fuel cells having high durability can be efficiently manufactured by removing such MEAs or unit cells using such MEAs or such cell stacks having short-circuit conductivity values and/or hydrogen leak current values exceeding predetermined values, respectively.

    摘要翻译: 通过使用约2至4kgf / cm 2的电极面积的紧固压力,聚合物电解质燃料电池的耐久性得到非常显着的改善; 或电极和隔板之间的接触面积约4至8kgf / cm 2的紧固压力; 或者通过为每个单位电池中的直流电阻分量的短路导电率选择不超过约1.5mS / cm 2的值; 或者通过选择每个MEA的电极面积的氢泄漏电流不超过约3mA / cm 2的值。 此外,在聚合物电解质燃料电池堆的制造方法或检查方法中,通过使用这样的MEA或这种具有短路导电性值的电池组除去这样的MEA或单元电池,能够有效地制造具有高耐久性的燃料电池,和/ 或氢泄漏电流值分别超过预定值。

    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
    9.
    发明授权
    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell 有权
    聚合物电解质燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US07491459B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-17

    申请号:US11344095

    申请日:2006-02-01

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

    摘要: The polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention is equipped with a cell having an MEA having a hydrogen ion-conducting polymer electrolyte membrane and an anode and a cathode sandwiching the polymer electrolyte membrane; a platelike anode-side separator positioned on one side of the MEA so that the front surface thereof contacts the anode, with fuel gas passages through which fuel gas flows being formed in the front surface; and a platelike cathode-side separator positioned on the other side of the MEA so that the front surface thereof contacts the cathode, with oxidizing gas passages through which oxidizing gas flows being formed in the front surface; a cell stack in which a plurality of said cells is stacked; and a cooling water flow passage, through which cooling water flows, formed on at least the rear surface of one from among the anode-side separator and the cathode-side separator of at least a prescribed cell in said cell stack; where said fuel gas, oxidizing gas, and cooling water flow through said fuel gas passage, oxidizing gas passage, and cooling water passage, respectively, in a manner not running counter to gravity.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的高分子电解质型燃料电池装备有具有氢离子传导性高分子电解质膜的MEA的电池和夹着聚合物电解质膜的阳极和阴极, 位于MEA的一侧上的板状阳极侧隔板,使得其前表面接触阳极,燃料气体在其前表面形成的燃料气体通道; 位于MEA的另一侧的板状阴极侧隔板,其前表面与阴极接触,在前表面形成有氧化气体流过的氧化气体通道; 堆叠多个所述单元的单元堆叠; 以及至少在所述电池堆中的至少规定电池的阳极侧隔板和阴极侧隔板之间的至少后表面上形成有冷却水流过的冷却水流路; 其中所述燃料气体,氧化气体和冷却水分别以不重力的方式流过所述燃料气体通道,氧化气体通道和冷却水通道。