摘要:
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell; a fuel gas supplying unit supplying the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof; an oxidizing agent gas supplying unit supplying the oxidizing agent gas into the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof; a raw material gas supplying unit supplying the raw material gas into the fuel cell; and a controlling unit controlling the supply of the fuel gas, the oxidizing agent gas and the raw material gas. After switching the output of electric power or the fuel cell off, the fuel gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the fuel gas, the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the oxidizing agent gas and the raw material gas supplying unit supplies the raw material gas into the fuel cell to purge the fuel cell on the cathode side.
摘要:
Problems of acceleration of drying of electrolyte membrane and local reaction, etc. can be properly coped with to attain the stabilization of performance of fuel cell.There are provided a fuel cell 121 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas, a fuel gas feed pipe 161 and a first switch valve 129 as fuel gas supplying unit which supplies the said fuel gas into the said fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing gas supplying pipe 162 and a second cut-off valve 131 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit which supplies the said oxidizing agent into the said fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas supplying pipe 151 and a third switch valve 143 as raw material gas supplying unit which supplies raw material of the said fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 127 which controls the supply of the said fuel gas, the supply of the said oxidizing agent and the supply of the said raw material and the control portion 127 controls during the starting of electricity generation of the fuel cell 121 such that the said raw material gas supplying unit purges the fuel cell 121 at least on the cathode side thereof with the said raw material gas before the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit and the fuel gas supplying unit supply the fuel gas and the said oxidizing agent gas into the fuel cell 121, respectively.
摘要:
Problems of acceleration of drying of electrolyte membrane and local reaction, etc. can be properly coped with to attain the stabilization of performance of fuel cell. There are provided a fuel cell 121 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas, a fuel gas feed pipe 161 and a first switch valve 129 as fuel gas supplying unit which supplies the said fuel gas into the said fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing gas supplying pipe 162 and a second cut-off valve 131 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit which supplies the said oxidizing agent into the said fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas supplying pipe 151 and a third switch valve 143 as raw material gas supplying unit which supplies raw material of the said fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 127 which controls the supply of the said fuel gas, the supply of the said oxidizing agent and the supply of the said raw material and the control portion 127 controls during the starting of electricity generation of the fuel cell 121 such that the said raw material gas supplying unit purges the fuel cell 121 at least on the cathode side thereof with the said raw material gas before the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit and the fuel gas supplying unit supply the fuel gas and the said oxidizing agent gas into the fuel cell 121, respectively.
摘要:
The deterioration of the catalyst can occur during prolonged storage, occasionally causing the deterioration of the durability of the fuel cell. There are provided a stack 38 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent, a fuel gas pipe 37 and an on-off valve 49 as fuel gas supplying unit of supplying the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing agent supplying unit an oxidizing agent gas pipe 40a and an on-off valve 57 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit of supplying the oxidizing agent into the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas pipe 33, a bypass pipe 55 and dispensing valves 56, 60 as raw material gas supplying unit of supplying the raw material of the fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 44 of controlling the supply of the fuel gas, the supply of the oxidizing agent and the supply of the raw material, wherein after the switching-off of the output of electric power of the fuel cell, the fuel gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof, the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the oxidizing agent into the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof and the raw material gas supplying unit supplies the raw material into the fuel cell from the inlet side of the cathode to purge the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof.
摘要:
A method of operating a fuel cell capable of suppressing degradation of a fuel cell caused by starting and stopping of the fuel cell, including carrying out a restoring operation by decreasing a voltage of the cathode following termination of the fuel cell.
摘要:
A catalyst-coated membrane includes: a first catalyst layer (2a) and a second catalyst layer (2b) which are opposed to each other; a polymer electrolyte membrane 1 which is disposed between the first catalyst layer (2a) and the second catalyst layer (2b) and has a first main surface (F10) and a second main surface (F20) which are opposed to each other; and a membrane catalyst concentration reduced region 80 which is formed so as to contact an outer periphery of the first catalyst layer (2a) and the first main surface (F10) of the polymer electrolyte membrane 1 and has hydrogen ion conductivity and fire resistance, wherein: an outer periphery of the main surfaces of the second catalyst layer (2b) is located between an edge of the membrane catalyst concentration reduced region (80) which edge contacts the first catalyst layer (2a) and an edge opposed to the edge contacting the first catalyst layer (2a); and the membrane catalyst concentration reduced region (80) includes a first portion (8) which contacts the first main surface (F10) of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) and has the hydrogen ion conductivity and the fire resistance and a second portion (81) which is a remaining portion other than the first portion (8), has the hydrogen ion conductivity and the fire resistance, and contains a catalyst.
摘要:
Provided is a fuel cell system including a polymer electrolyte fuel cell with improved durability, which is capable of suppressing a phenomenon in which a polymer electrolyte membrane is decomposed and degraded. In the fuel cell system including the polymer electrolyte fuel cell including: a membrane electrode assembly including a polymer electrolyte membrane with hydrogen ion conductivity, and a fuel electrode and an oxidant electrode sandwiching the polymer electrolyte membrane; a first separator plate for supplying and discharging a fuel gas to and from the fuel electrode; and a second separator plate for supplying and discharging an oxidant gas to and from the fuel electrode, a metal ion supplying means for supplying metal ions, which are stable in an aqueous solution, to the inside of the membrane electrode assembly in an amount equivalent to 1.0 to 40.0% of the ion exchange group capacity of the polymer electrolyte membrane is disposed.
摘要:
A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (1) including an MEA (12) having a polymer electrolyte membrane (13), an anode (16a) and a cathode (16b); a fuel gas supplying device (4) which supplies a fuel gas to the anode (16a); an oxidizing gas supplying device (5) which supplies an oxidizing gas to the cathode (16b); a moisture flow rate detector (2) which detects at least one of a flow rate of moisture discharged from the cathode (16b) and a flow rate of moisture discharged from the anode (16a); storage means (22) for storing a reference moisture flow rate that is the moisture flow rate at the time of a reference output of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell (1); and an anode oxidizer (25) which compares the moisture flow rate detected by the moisture flow rate detector (2) with the reference moisture flow rate stored in the storage means (22) and oxidizes the anode (16a) based on a result of the comparison.
摘要:
A close attachment region is provided on the outer side relative to an outer edge portion of a gas diffusion layer and on the inner side relative to the inner edge portion of a gasket as seen from the thickness direction of a polymer electrolyte membrane, such that separators and a frame member are closely attached to each other. Thus, it becomes possible to suppress an increase in the manufacturing cost and a reduction in the power generation performance, which is attributed to the impurity eluted from the gasket and flowing toward the gas diffusion layer.
摘要:
A close attachment region is provided on the outer side relative to an outer edge portion of a gas diffusion layer and on the inner side relative to the inner edge portion of a gasket as seen from the thickness direction of a polymer electrolyte membrane, such that separators and a frame member are closely attached to each other. Thus, it becomes possible to suppress an increase in the manufacturing cost and a reduction in the power generation performance, which is attributed to the impurity eluted from the gasket and flowing toward the gas diffusion layer.