摘要:
A fuel cell has a porous fuel gas passage formed of a porous metal disposed within an anode-side outer frame plate, a porous coolant passage formed of a porous metal within an intermediate outer frame plate, and a porous oxidizer gas passage formed of a porous metal within a cathode-side outer frame plate. The porous fuel gas passage and the porous coolant passage are partitioned by a metal film, and the porous body oxidizer gas passage and the porous body coolant passage are partitioned by a metal film. The outer dimensions of the porous fuel gas passage and the porous oxidizer gas passage are smaller than those of the metal films.
摘要:
A fuel cell comprises a membrane electrode assembly including an electrolyte membrane and electrode layers arranged on each surface of the electrolyte membrane respectively, and first and second separators that are formed by processing a metal plate and are arranged so as to sandwich the membrane electrode assembly. At a position outside a position facing the membrane electrode assembly, the separators have an opening that constitutes a reaction gas flow path that is roughly perpendicular to a surface direction of the membrane electrode assembly. The first separator has a folded back part that is formed by folding back at least part of the metal plate of the position at which the opening is formed toward the membrane electrode assembly side along a boundary line on the membrane electrode assembly side of the opening as a fold line. The folded back part has a communication hole that allows communication between an internal flow path space and the reaction gas flow path, the internal flow path space being a space communicated with an end surface of the membrane electrode assembly and being formed between the folded back part and the first separator. The second separator does not have the folded back part.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a fuel cell includes the steps of: (a) providing an extendable stacking reference member structured to extend and contract in a stacking direction; (b) arranging the stacking reference member in an extended setting via a first opening, such that one end of the stacking reference member is located inside a casing body and the other end of the stacking reference member is located outside the casing body; (c) after the step (b), mounting a plurality of cells of a cell laminate on the stacking reference member in a direction from inside to outside of the casing body; (d) contracting the stacking reference member and compressing the mounted cell laminate in the stacking direction, so as to locate the stacking reference member and the cell laminate inside the casing body of the fuel cell; and (e) after the step (d), attaching an end wall member to a first wall member to close the first opening and maintaining the cell laminate under a load in the stacking direction.
摘要:
A fuel cell comprises a membrane electrode assembly including an electrolyte membrane and electrode layers arranged on each surface of the electrolyte membrane respectively, and first and second separators that are formed by processing a metal plate and are arranged so as to sandwich the membrane electrode assembly. At a position outside a position facing the membrane electrode assembly, the separators have an opening that constitutes a reaction gas flow path that is roughly perpendicular to a surface direction of the membrane electrode assembly. The first separator has a folded back part that is formed by folding back at least part of the metal plate of the position at which the opening is formed toward the membrane electrode assembly side along a boundary line on the membrane electrode assembly side of the opening as a fold line. The folded back part has a communication hole that allows communication between an internal flow path space and the reaction gas flow path, the internal flow path space being a space communicated with an end surface of the membrane electrode assembly and being formed between the folded back part and the first separator. The second separator does not have the folded back part.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a fuel cell includes the steps of: (a) providing an extendable stacking reference member structured to extend and contract in a stacking direction; (b) arranging the stacking reference member in an extended setting via a first opening, such that one end of the stacking reference member is located inside a casing body and the other end of the stacking reference member is located outside the casing body; (c) after the step (b), mounting a plurality of cells of a cell laminate on the stacking reference member in a direction from inside to outside of the casing body; (d) contracting the stacking reference member and compressing the mounted cell laminate in the stacking direction, so as to locate the stacking reference member and the cell laminate inside the casing body of the fuel cell; and (e) after the step (d), attaching an end wall member to a first wall member to close the first opening and maintaining the cell laminate under a load in the stacking direction.
摘要:
An adhesive sealing member having favorable creep resistance and providing excellent productivity of fuel cells, and a fuel cell using the same. The adhesive sealing member satisfies (a) a requirement that the adhesive sealing member is used in a fuel cell, (b) a requirement that the adhesive sealing member includes a thermoplastic resin as a main component, and (c) a requirement that the adhesive sealing member includes resin particles of which a heat-resisting temperature is higher than a melting point of the thermoplastic resin. A resin composing the resin particles is preferably a crosslinked acrylic polymer and/or a crosslinked styrene polymer. In the fuel cell, scaling is made by using the adhesive sealing member.
摘要:
A lead bushing (1) is mounted on a terminal post (7) in a terminal socket (6a) of a storage battery top wall (6). The lead bushing (1) is a hollow tube (2) that is completely closed at one end by an end wall (3), whereby external welding of the terminal post (7) to the bushing is avoided.