Fuel cell stack assembly
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09774056B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-26

    申请号:US14397780

    申请日:2013-04-30

    发明人: Peter David Hood

    摘要: A fuel cell stack assembly comprises a plurality of fuel cells in a stack, the stack defining two opposing parallel end faces. An end plate is disposed at each opposing end face of the stack. Each end plate defines a compression surface adjacent to and in compressive relationship with a respective one of the two opposing parallel end faces. A coupling mechanism is attached to the end plates to thereby maintain the fuel cells in the stack under compression. At least one, preferably both, of the end plates comprise a preformed element defining the compression surface, the preformed element being configured with a predetermined curvature such that the compression surface is a convex surface when the preformed element is not under load whereas, under the application of the load to maintain the fuel cells under compression, flexure of the preformed element between elements of the coupling mechanism causes the compression surface to become a substantially planar surface. This provides uniform pressure distribution across the end faces of the fuel cell stack using fewer and lighter weight components.

    SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE
    9.
    发明申请
    SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE 审中-公开
    固体氧化物燃料电池装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160329581A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-10

    申请号:US15213825

    申请日:2016-07-19

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04007 H01M8/1246

    摘要: A single monolithic ceramic substrate has rectangular dimensions with thermal expansion dominant along the length. An inactive ceramic portion substantially surrounds a fuel cell active portion of scalable power. The active portion comprises a plurality of three-layer active structures, each including an electrolyte disposed between a first polarity electrode and a second polarity electrode, the electrolyte layers being co-fired with the inactive ceramic portion, and a first or second gas passage respectively associated with each first and second polarity electrode. The plurality of active structures are stacked in the thickness dimension with alternating polarity such that first polarity electrodes of adjacent active structures face each other with the associated first gas passage shared therebetween and second polarity electrodes of adjacent active structures face each other with the associated second gas passage shared therebetween. The power is scalable according to the number of active structures stacked to define the plurality.

    摘要翻译: 单个单片陶瓷基板具有沿着长度具有优势的热膨胀的矩形尺寸。 不活动的陶瓷部分基本上围绕可伸缩动力的燃料电池活动部分。 活性部分包括多个三层有源结构,每个三层有源结构包括设置在第一极性电极和第二极性电极之间的电解质,电解质层分别与无活性陶瓷部分共同烧制,第一或第二气体通道分别 与每个第一和第二极性电极相关联。 多个有源结构在厚度尺寸上以交替极性堆叠,使得相邻有源结构的第一极性电极彼此相对,并且相关联的第一气体通道在其间共享,并且相邻的有源结构的第二极性电极与相关联的第二气体 通道之间共享。 功率根据堆叠以限定多个的活动结构的数量是可扩展的。

    Solid polymer electrolyte type fuel cell, and electrolyte membrane-electrode-frame assembly
    10.
    发明授权
    Solid polymer electrolyte type fuel cell, and electrolyte membrane-electrode-frame assembly 有权
    固体聚合物电解质型燃料电池和电解质膜 - 电极 - 框架组件

    公开(公告)号:US09490497B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-08

    申请号:US14374528

    申请日:2013-04-09

    摘要: Provided is a solid polymer electrolyte type fuel cell having high durability. The fuel cell comprises a stack of single cell modules, each including an electrolyte membrane-electrode-frame assembly and a pair of separators. The electrolyte membrane-electrode-frame assembly includes a catalyst layer-attached electrolyte membrane having a polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode catalyst, and a cathode catalyst, a frame that is disposed at a peripheral portion of the catalyst layer-attached electrolyte membrane and has a rectangular inner periphery, and a pair of gas diffusion layers that are disposed on both surfaces of the catalyst layer-attached electrolyte membrane. The gas diffusion layers were disposed to cover an inner peripheral portion of the frame, respectively. A thickness of at least a part of a corner portion of the inner peripheral portion is smaller than a thickness of a linear side portion of the inner peripheral portion of the frame.

    摘要翻译: 提供具有高耐久性的固体聚合物电解质型燃料电池。 燃料电池包括单电池模块的堆叠,每个单电池模块包括电解质膜 - 电极 - 框架组件和一对分离器。 电解质膜 - 电极框架组件包括具有聚合物电解质膜,阳极催化剂和阴极催化剂的具有催化剂层的电解质膜,设置在催化剂层附着电解质膜的周边部分的框架, 矩形内周,以及一对气体扩散层,其设置在所述催化剂层附着的电解质膜的两个表面上。 气体扩散层分别设置成覆盖框架的内周部分。 内周部的角部的至少一部分的厚度小于框架的内周部的直线侧部的厚度。