公开(公告)号：US20160133980A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-12

申请号：US14937183

申请日：2015-11-10

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Seiki FURUYA ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Masaki SATO ,  Yasuo KAKINUMA ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Hironobu MURAKAMI ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Masaru KUBOTA ,  Shinji SHINOHARA

IPC: H01M8/12 ,  B05C11/00 ,  B05C5/02

CPC classification number: H01M8/1286 ,  B05C5/02 ,  B05C11/00 ,  H01M4/8828 ,  H01M4/8885 ,  H01M4/9033 ,  H01M8/004 ,  H01M8/0215 ,  H01M8/1246 ,  H01M8/2428 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2250/405 ,  H01M2300/0074 ,  Y02B90/16 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: To provide a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell, capable of obtaining a uniform film thickness. The present invention is a method of manufacturing fuel cells (16), including a support body-forming step (S1) for forming a porous support body (97), a film deposition step for laminating functional layers constituting electricity generating elements on a support body; and a sintering step (S14, S16) for sintering the support body on which functional layers are formed; whereby the film deposition step includes surface deposition steps (S5, S11), in which a masking layer is formed in parts not requiring film deposition, and electricity generating elements first functional layers are simultaneously formed, and a dot deposition step (S15), in which slurry dots are formed by placing a slurry into a liquid droplet state and jetting it, and a second functional layer is formed by the agglomeration of these dots.

Abstract translation: 提供一种制造固体氧化物燃料电池的方法，能够获得均匀的膜厚度。 本发明是一种制造燃料电池（16）的方法，包括：形成多孔支撑体（97）的支撑体形成工序（S1）;将沉积发电元件的功能层层叠在支承体上的成膜工序 ; 和烧结步骤（S14，S16），用于烧结形成功能层的支撑体; 由此膜沉积步骤包括在不需要成膜的部分中形成掩模层的同时形成发电元件第一功能层的表面沉积步骤（S5，S11），以及点沉积步骤（S15）， 通过将浆料置于液滴状态并喷射而形成浆料点，并且通过这些点的聚集形成第二功能层。

公开(公告)号：US20150004517A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-01

申请号：US14311837

申请日：2014-06-23

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Naoki WATANABE ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Masaki SATO ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA

IPC: H01M8/24

CPC classification number: H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M8/2485

Abstract: To provide a solid oxide fuel cell system in which fuel cells within a fuel cell module are connected in an airtight manner using ceramic adhesive. the invention is a solid oxide fuel cell system for generating electricity by reacting fuel and oxidant gas, including: a fuel cell module containing multiple fuel cells, and a fuel gas dispersion chamber for distributing and supplying fuel to each of the fuel cells, whereby each of the fuel cells is affixed in an airtight manner using ceramic adhesive to an affixing member forming the fuel gas dispersion chamber, and a gas leak suppression portion for suppressing the occurrence of cracks caused by shrinkage when a ceramic adhesive hardens is formed by the ceramic adhesive layer around the fuel cells.

Abstract translation: 提供一种固体氧化物燃料电池系统，其中燃料电池模块内的燃料电池使用陶瓷粘合剂以气密的方式连接。 本发明是一种用于通过燃料和氧化剂气体反应发电的固体氧化物燃料电池系统，其包括：包含多个燃料电池的燃料电池模块和用于向每个燃料电池分配和供应燃料的燃料气体分散室， 的燃料电池单元使用陶瓷粘合剂固定到形成燃料气体分散室的固定构件上，以及气体泄漏抑制部分，用于抑制由陶瓷粘合剂形成陶瓷粘合剂硬化时由收缩引起的裂纹的发生 燃料电池周围。

公开(公告)号：US20140080033A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-20

申请号：US14026430

申请日：2013-09-13

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Shigeru ANDO ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Masaki SATO

IPC: H01M8/02

CPC classification number: H01M8/023 ,  H01M8/004 ,  H01M8/0236 ,  H01M8/1226 ,  H01M8/1253 ,  H01M8/1286 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell preventing formation of a diffusion layer containing Ca and other elements, and having an excellent power generation performance at low temperature by preventing breakdown of a crystal structure of an electrolyte by firing. Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and has a Ca element content of 0.2 mass % or less in terms of CaO in a surface region at the inner electrode side.

Abstract translation: 本发明的目的在于提供一种防止含有Ca等元素的扩散层的形成的燃料电池，并且通过烧结来防止电解液的晶体结构的破坏，在低温下具有优异的发电性能。 公开了一种固体氧化物燃料电池，其包括内电极，固体电解质和外电极，各自依次层压在多孔载体的表面上。 多孔质载体含有镁橄榄石，并且在内电极侧的表面区域中，Ca元素含量以CaO计为0.2质量％以下。

公开(公告)号：US20150255805A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-10

申请号：US14641085

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Shuhei TANAKA ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Masaki SATO ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Yasuo KAKINUMA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA

IPC: H01M8/02 ,  H01M8/12

CPC classification number: H01M8/0247 ,  H01M4/64 ,  H01M4/70 ,  H01M8/0206 ,  H01M8/0232 ,  H01M8/0256 ,  H01M8/0271 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/0297 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/124 ,  H01M8/2404 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0074 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: To provide SOFC and method for manufacturing same, capable of preventing breakage of fuel cell electrodes, and of securing an electrical connection between fuel cells and a current collector. SOFC 1 comprising a cell array composed of fuel cells 16, and current collector 82 connected to electrodes formed on fuel cells 16, wherein current collector 82 is a metal plate on which attaching holes 84 are formed; elastic pieces 84a are provided on each attaching hole 84; current collector 82 is attached to the cell array using elastic pieces 84a, by the insertion of fuel cell 16 into attaching holes 84; and elastic pieces 84a are affixed to fuel cells 16 by electrode protective layer 152 so that the positions of elastic pieces 84a are not displaced relative to the electrodes on fuel cells 16.

Abstract translation: 提供用于制造其的SOFC及其制造方法，能够防止燃料电池电极的断裂，并且确保燃料电池与集电体之间的电连接。 包括由燃料电池16构成的电池阵列的SOFC 1和与燃料电池16上形成的电极连接的集电体82，其中集电器82是形成有连接孔84的金属板; 弹性件84a设置在每个安装孔84上; 通过将燃料电池16插入到安装孔84中，使用弹性片84a将集电器82附接到电池阵列; 并且弹性片84a通过电极保护层152固定到燃料电池16，使得弹性片84a的位置不相对于燃料电池16上的电极移位。

公开(公告)号：US20150004520A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-01

申请号：US14311929

申请日：2014-06-23

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Shuhei TANAKA ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Masaki SATO ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Osamu OKAMOTO

IPC: H01M8/02

CPC classification number: H01M8/2404 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0271 ,  H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/0282 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: The present invention is a manufacturing method for a solid oxide fuel cell apparatus in which multiple fuel cells are adhered and affixed to a first affixing member attached within a fuel cell module, the method includes steps of: inserting one end portion of each fuel cell into respective insertion holes provided in a first affixing member; respectively positioning one end portion of each fuel cell inserted into each insertion hole relative to a fuel cell module; respectively positioning the other end portion of each fuel cell at a predetermined position relative to the fuel cell module; applying ceramic adhesive onto the first affixing member into which each of the fuel cells is inserted; and hardening the applied ceramic adhesive and affixing each of the fuel cells to the first affixing member.

Abstract translation: 本发明是一种固体氧化物燃料电池装置的制造方法，其中多个燃料电池被附着并固定在附着在燃料电池组件内的第一固定件上，该方法包括以下步骤：将每个燃料电池的一个端部插入 相应的插入孔设置在第一固定构件中; 分别相对于燃料电池模块定位插入每个插入孔中的每个燃料电池的一个端部; 分别将每个燃料电池的另一端部相对于燃料电池模块定位在预定位置; 将陶瓷粘合剂施加到每个燃料电池插入其中的第一固定构件上; 并使应用的陶瓷粘合剂硬化并将每个燃料电池固定到第一固定构件。

公开(公告)号：US20140023946A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-23

申请号：US13944289

申请日：2013-07-17

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Yousuke AKAGI ,  Toshiya ABE ,  Toshiharu OTSUKA ,  Katsuhisa TSUCHIYA ,  Takuya MATSUO ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Hajime OMURA ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Takuya HOSHIKO

IPC: H01M8/04

CPC classification number: H01M8/04022 ,  C01B3/382 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0244 ,  C01B2203/025 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/067 ,  C01B2203/0816 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/1294 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  C01B2203/169 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/04828 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0631 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/2428 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2484 ,  Y02E60/566 ,  Y02P20/128

Abstract: To provide a fuel cell device capable of extending the years of service life of a reformer by suppressing thermal runaways. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device, including a fuel cell module having fuel cell units; a reformer disposed above the fuel cell units, for producing hydrogen by a partial oxidation reforming reaction and a steam reforming reaction; a vaporizing chamber disposed adjacent to the reformer; a combustion chamber for heating the vaporization chamber; a water supply device; an electrical generation oxidant gas supply device; and a controller for raising the fuel cell units to a temperature at which electrical generation is possible; whereby over the entire period of the startup step, the reforming oxidant gas supply device and water supply device are controlled so that partial oxidation reforming reactions do not occur independently in the reformer.

Abstract translation: 提供一种燃料电池装置，能够通过抑制热失控来延长重整器的使用寿命。 本发明是具有燃料电池单元的燃料电池模块的固体氧化物型燃料电池装置， 设置在燃料电池单元上方的重整器，用于通过部分氧化重整反应和蒸汽重整反应产生氢气; 与重整器相邻设置的蒸发室; 用于加热蒸发室的燃烧室; 供水装置; 发电氧化剂气体供给装置; 以及用于将所述燃料电池单元升高到可以进行发电的温度的控制器; 由此在起动步骤的整个时间段内，重整氧化剂气体供给装置和供水装置被控制，使得部分氧化重整反应在重整器中不独立地发生。

公开(公告)号：US20180159156A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15827857

申请日：2017-11-30

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Naoki WATANABE ,  Toshiharu OTSUKA ,  Akira KAWAKAMI ,  Fumio TSUBOI ,  Takuya MATSUO ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Shuhei TANAKA

IPC: H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/2485

CPC classification number: H01M8/0618 ,  F28D2021/0043 ,  H01M8/004 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/0625 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/2484 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0074

Abstract: To provide a fuel cell stack device that is applicable to miniaturization of the device and does not require a pipe for discharging off-gas up to a combustion section. A fuel cell stack device including: a first manifold 2a for supplying fuel gas supplied from a reformer 12 to a plurality of fuel cells provided in a first cell stack from above, the first manifold being connected to upper ends of the plurality of fuel cells provided in the first cell stack 10a; and a second manifold 2b for recovering fuel gas discharged from the first cell stack, and supplying the recovered fuel gas to the plurality of fuel cells provided in the second cell stack from below, the second manifold being connected to lower ends of the plurality of fuel cells provided in the second cell stack 10b.

公开(公告)号：US20160093910A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-31

申请号：US14869772

申请日：2015-09-29

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo KAKINUMA ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Hironobu MURAKAMI ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Masaki SATO

IPC: H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/10

CPC classification number: H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/0217 ,  H01M8/0226 ,  H01M8/1016 ,  H01M8/1246 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0071 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: There is provided a solid oxide fuel cell stack including a ceramic interconnector that has good electrical conductivity and oxide ion insulating property, that is, power generation efficiency. The solid oxide fuel cell stack includes at least: a plurality of power generation elements, each of which including a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order; and an interconnector that electrically connects the air electrode in one of adjacent power generation elements in the plurality of power generation elements to the fuel electrode in the other power generation element, the plurality of power generation elements being connected in series, wherein the interconnector is formed of formula (1): SraLabTi1-c-dNbcFedO3-δ  formula (1) wherein a, b, c, and d are a positive real number that satisfies 0.1≦a≦0.8, 0.1≦b≦0.8, 0.05≦c≦0.2, and 0.2≦d≦0.5.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种固体氧化物燃料电池堆，其包括陶瓷互连器，其具有良好的导电性和氧化物离子绝缘性，即发电效率。 固体氧化物型燃料电池堆至少包括：多个发电元件，其各自包括依次层叠的燃料电极，固体电解质和空气电极; 以及将多个发电元件中的相邻发电元件中的一个的空气电极电连接到另一个发电元件中的燃料电极的互连器，所述多个发电元件串联连接，其中形成所述互连器 式（1）表示的化合物：SraLabTi1-c-dNbcFedO3-δ式（1）其中a，b，c和d为满足0.1＆nlE的正实数; a＆nlE; 0.8,0.1＆nlE; b＆nlE; 0.8,0.05＆ c＆nlE; 0.2和0.2＆nlE; d＆nlE; 0.5。

公开(公告)号：US20160093909A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-31

申请号：US14868928

申请日：2015-09-29

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo KAKINUMA ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Hironobu MURAKAMI ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Shuhei TANAKA ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Masaki SATO

IPC: H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/02 ,  H01M8/24

CPC classification number: H01M8/1246 ,  H01M8/0202 ,  H01M8/0217 ,  H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0071 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: There is provided a solid oxide fuel cell stack including an interconnector that has excellent electrical conductivity, gas sealing property, and adhesion to a solid electrolyte. The solid oxide fuel cell stack includes a plurality of power generation elements, each of which including at least a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode stacked in that order; and an interconnector that electrically connects the air electrode in one of adjacent power generation elements in the plurality of the power generation elements to the fuel electrode in the other power generation element, the plurality of power generation elements being connected in series to each other, wherein an intermediate layer having a porosity of not more than 1% and an electrical conductivity of not less than 0.05 S/cm is provided between the interconnector and the fuel electrode in the other power generation element.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种固体氧化物燃料电池堆，其包括具有优异的导电性，气密性和与固体电解质的粘附性的互连器。 固体氧化物型燃料电池堆包括多个发电元件，每个发电元件至少包括燃料电极，固体电解质和空气电极按顺序堆叠; 以及将多个发电元件中的相邻发电元件中的一个的空气电极电连接到另一发电元件中的燃料电极的互连器，所述多个发电元件彼此串联连接，其中 在另一发电元件中的互连器和燃料电极之间设置具有不大于1％的孔隙率和不小于0.05S / cm的电导率的中间层。

公开(公告)号：US20150255825A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-10

申请号：US14640990

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Shuhei TANAKA ,  Naoki WATANABE ,  Nobuo ISAKA ,  Masaki SATO ,  Takuya HOSHIKO ,  Yutaka MOMIYAMA ,  Shigeru ANDO ,  Osamu OKAMOTO ,  Kiyoshi HAYAMA ,  Seiki FURUYA ,  Yasuo KAKINUMA

IPC: H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/12

CPC classification number: H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/0297 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0071 ,  Y02P70/56

Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing SOFC, capable of preventing breakage of fuel cell electrodes, and of securing an electrical connection between fuel cells and a current collector. Step for forming electrode protective layers 152 on electrodes formed on fuel cells 16, modularization step for forming a cell array, and attaching step for attaching a current collector 82 to the cell array, wherein current collector 82 is a metal plate on which attaching holes 84 are formed for the insertion of fuel cells 16, elastic pieces 84a are formed at each attaching hole 84, fuel cells 16 are inserted into attaching holes 84, and current collector 82 is attached to the cell array by the elastic force; and protective layer 152 is constituted to prevent damage to electrodes caused by contact with elastic pieces.

Abstract translation: 提供一种能够防止燃料电池电极断裂并且确保燃料电池与集电体之间的电连接的制造SOFC的方法。 在形成在燃料电池16上的电极上形成电极保护层152的步骤，用于形成电池阵列的模块化步骤，以及用于将集电器82附接到电池阵列的附着步骤，其中集电器82是金属板， 形成为用于插入燃料电池16，弹性片84a形成在每个安装孔84处，燃料电池16插入到安装孔84中，并且集电器82通过弹性力附接到电池阵列; 并且构成保护层152以防止由与弹性片接触而引起的电极的损坏。