Method of fabricating membrane electrode assembly and gas diffusion layer
    1.
    发明授权
    Method of fabricating membrane electrode assembly and gas diffusion layer 有权
    制造膜电极组件和气体扩散层的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08999599B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-07

    申请号:US13812233

    申请日:2012-07-17

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10 H01M4/88

    摘要: A method of fabricating a membrane electrode assembly, comprising: obtaining a mixture by mixing and kneading electrically conductive particles, a polymer resin, a surfactant, and a dispersion solvent (S1); obtaining a sheet-like mixture by rolling out and shaping the mixture (S2); obtaining a carbon sheet by heat-treating the sheet-like mixture at a first heat treatment temperature such that the surfactant and the dispersion solvent are removed from the sheet-like mixture (S3); obtaining a dispersion liquid by mixing electrically conductive particles, a polymer resin, a surfactant, and a dispersion solvent (S4); forming, on the carbon sheet, a dispersion liquid layer thinner than the carbon sheet by forming and drying a coating of the dispersion liquid on the carbon sheet (S5); obtaining a gas diffusion layer in which a carbon layer is formed on the carbon sheet, by heat-treating the carbon sheet on which the dispersion liquid layer is formed at a second heat treatment temperature lower than the first heat treatment temperature such that the surfactant and the dispersion solvent are removed from the dispersion liquid layer (S6); and stacking a catalyst layer and an electrolyte membrane in said order on the carbon layer (S7).

    摘要翻译: 一种制造膜电极组件的方法,包括:通过混合和捏合导电颗粒,聚合物树脂,表面活性剂和分散溶剂来获得混合物(S1); 通过轧制和成型混合物获得片状混合物(S2); 通过在第一热处理温度下对片状混合物进行热处理从表面活性剂和分散溶剂从片状混合物中除去来获得碳片(S3); 通过混合导电颗粒,聚合物树脂,表面活性剂和分散溶剂获得分散液(S4); 通过在碳片上形成和干燥分散液的涂层,在碳片上形成比碳片薄的分散液层(S5); 通过在低于第一热处理温度的第二热处理温度下对形成有分散液层的碳片进行热处理,从而获得其上形成碳层的气体扩散层,使得表面活性剂和 从分散液层除去分散溶剂(S6); 并在碳层上按顺序层叠催化剂层和电解质膜(S7)。

    Membrane-membrane reinforcing membrane assembly, membrane-catalyst layer assembly, membrane-electrode assembly, and polymer electrolyte fuel cell
    2.
    发明授权
    Membrane-membrane reinforcing membrane assembly, membrane-catalyst layer assembly, membrane-electrode assembly, and polymer electrolyte fuel cell 有权
    膜 - 膜增强膜组件,膜 - 催化剂层组件,膜 - 电极组件和聚合物电解质燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US08192893B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-05

    申请号:US12447855

    申请日:2007-11-06

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: A membrane-membrane reinforcing member assembly includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1) having a substantially square shape; a pair of membrane-like first membrane reinforcing members (10a) disposed on one main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said one main surface; and a pair of membrane-like second membrane reinforcing members (10b) disposed on another main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said another main surface, wherein: portions of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) at which portions the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed are concave; and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed such that main surfaces thereof are exposed, and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) surround a peripheral portion of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) as a whole.

    摘要翻译: 膜 - 膜增强部件组件包括:具有大致正方形形状的聚合物电解质膜(1) 一对膜状第一膜增强部件(10a),其设置在所述高分子电解质膜(1)的一个主面上,分别沿所述一个主面的四个侧面的一对相对侧延伸; 以及分别设置在高分子电解质膜(1)的另一个主面的一对膜状的第二膜增强部件(10b),其分别沿着另一个主面的四个侧面的一对相对侧延伸,其中, :高分子电解质膜(1)的设置有第一膜增强部件(10a,10a)和第二膜增强部件(10b,10b)的部分为凹部, 并且第一膜增强部件(10a,10a)和第二膜增强部件(10b,10b)被布置成使得其主表面露出,并且第一膜增强部件(10a,10a)和第二膜增强部件 10b,10b)整体围绕聚合物电解质膜(1)的周边部分。

    POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL
    3.
    发明申请
    POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL 审中-公开
    聚合物电解质燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US20100173220A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-08

    申请号:US12602943

    申请日:2008-10-24

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: A polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention comprises an electrolyte layer-electrode assembly (8), an anode separator (11) which is provided with a fuel gas channel (13), and a cathode separator (10) which is provided with an oxidizing gas channel (12), wherein low-level humidified reactant gases are supplied to a fuel gas channel (13) and to an oxidizing gas channel (12), respectively; and wherein a level of hydrophilicity of a section (hereinafter referred to as a cathode gas diffusion layer upstream section) of a cathode gas diffusion layer (3) which is opposite to an upstream region of the oxidizing gas channel (12) including a mostupstream region thereof is set lower than a level of hydrophilicity of a section (hereinafter referred to as anode gas diffusion layer upstream opposite section) of the anode gas diffusion layer (6) which is opposite to the cathode gas diffusion layer upstream section (3a) by making the level of hydrophilicity of an entire region of the anode gas diffusion layer upstream opposite section higher than the level of hydrophilicity of the cathode gas diffusion layer upstream section.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的聚合物电解质燃料电池包括电解质层 - 电极组件(8),设置有燃料气体通道(13)的阳极分离器(11)和阴极分离器(10) 氧化气体通道(12),其中低级加湿反应气体分别供应到燃料气体通道(13)和氧化气体通道(12); 并且其中与所述氧化气体通道(12)的上游区域相反的阴极气体扩散层(3)的部分(以下称为阴极气体扩散层上游部分)的亲水性水平包括最上游区域 被设定为低于通过制造与阴极气体扩散层上游部(3a)相反的阳极气体扩散层(6)的部分(以下称为阳极气体扩散层上游相对部分)的亲水性水平 阳极气体扩散层的整个区域的上游相对部分的亲水性比阴极气体扩散层上游部分的亲水性高。

    MEMBRANE-MEMBRANE REINFORCING MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY, MEMBRANE-CATALYST LAYER ASSEMBLY, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL
    4.
    发明申请
    MEMBRANE-MEMBRANE REINFORCING MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY, MEMBRANE-CATALYST LAYER ASSEMBLY, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL 有权
    膜 - 膜增强膜组件,膜 - 催化层组件,膜电极组件和聚合物电解质燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US20100068588A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-18

    申请号:US12447855

    申请日:2007-11-06

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10 H01M4/00

    摘要: A membrane-membrane reinforcing member assembly includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1) having a substantially square shape; a pair of membrane-like first membrane reinforcing members (10a) disposed on one main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said one main surface; and a pair of membrane-like second membrane reinforcing members (10b) disposed on another main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said another main surface, wherein: portions of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) at which portions the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed are concave; and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed such that main surfaces thereof are exposed, and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) surround a peripheral portion of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) as a whole.

    摘要翻译: 膜 - 膜增强部件组件包括:具有大致正方形形状的聚合物电解质膜(1) 一对膜状第一膜增强部件(10a),其设置在所述高分子电解质膜(1)的一个主面上,分别沿所述一个主面的四个侧面的一对相对侧延伸; 以及分别设置在高分子电解质膜(1)的另一个主面的一对膜状的第二膜增强部件(10b),其分别沿着另一个主面的四个侧面的一对相对侧延伸,其中, :高分子电解质膜(1)的设置有第一膜增强部件(10a,10a)和第二膜增强部件(10b,10b)的部分为凹部, 并且第一膜增强部件(10a,10a)和第二膜增强部件(10b,10b)被布置成使得其主表面露出,并且第一膜增强部件(10a,10a)和第二膜增强部件 10b,10b)整体围绕聚合物电解质膜(1)的周边部分。

    Fuel cell, fuel cell system, and method for operating fuel cell
    5.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell, fuel cell system, and method for operating fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池,燃料电池系统和操作燃料电池的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08492043B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-23

    申请号:US12810268

    申请日:2009-10-28

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M4/02

    摘要: A fuel cell of the present invention includes cell blocks (101, 102) each formed by stacking cells (51, 52) and a cooling medium connecting channel (103) connecting a cell block internal cooling medium channel (153A) of the cell block (101) and a cell block internal cooling medium channel (153B) of the cell block (102) in series. A catalyst layer includes a catalyst support and polymer electrolyte adhered to the catalyst support, the catalyst support containing an electrode catalyst and carbon powder supporting the electrode catalyst. The catalyst layer in the cell 52 of the cell block (102) located downstream of the cooling medium connecting channel (103) is higher or larger in at least one selected from the group consisting of a density of an ion exchange group per unit volume of the catalyst layer, an electrode catalyst supporting amount of the catalyst support of the catalyst layer, and a catalyst supporting rate of the catalyst layer, than the catalyst layer of the cell 51 of the cell block 101 located upstream of the cooling medium connecting channel 103.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的燃料电池包括通过堆叠电池(51,52)和连接电池块的电池块内部冷却介质通道(153A)的冷却介质连接通道(103)而形成的电池块(101,102) 101)和电池块(102)的电池块内部冷却介质通道(153B)串联。 催化剂层包括催化剂载体和粘附到催化剂载体上的聚合物电解质,催化剂载体含有电极催化剂和支持电极催化剂的碳粉末。 位于冷却介质连接通道(103)下游的电池块(102)的电池52中的催化剂层中的至少一种选自以下组中的至少一种:每单位体积的离子交换基团的密度 催化剂层,催化剂层的催化剂载体的电极催化剂负载量和催化剂层的催化剂负载率比位于冷却介质连接通道103上游的电池块101的电池单元51的催化剂层 。

    METHOD OF FABRICATING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND GAS DIFFUSION LAYER
    6.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF FABRICATING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND GAS DIFFUSION LAYER 有权
    制造膜电极组件和气体扩散层的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130122394A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-16

    申请号:US13812233

    申请日:2012-07-17

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: A method of fabricating a membrane electrode assembly, comprising: obtaining a mixture by mixing and kneading electrically conductive particles, a polymer resin, a surfactant, and a dispersion solvent (S1); obtaining a sheet-like mixture by rolling out and shaping the mixture (S2); obtaining a carbon sheet by heat-treating the sheet-like mixture at a first heat treatment temperature such that the surfactant and the dispersion solvent are removed from the sheet-like mixture (S3); obtaining a dispersion liquid by mixing electrically conductive particles, a polymer resin, a surfactant, and a dispersion solvent (S4); forming, on the carbon sheet, a dispersion liquid layer thinner than the carbon sheet by forming and drying a coating of the dispersion liquid on the carbon sheet (S5); obtaining a gas diffusion layer in which a carbon layer is formed on the carbon sheet, by heat-treating the carbon sheet on which the dispersion liquid layer is formed at a second heat treatment temperature lower than the first heat treatment temperature such that the surfactant and the dispersion solvent are removed from the dispersion liquid layer (S6); and stacking a catalyst layer and an electrolyte membrane in said order on the carbon layer (S7).

    摘要翻译: 一种制造膜电极组件的方法,包括:通过混合和捏合导电颗粒,聚合物树脂,表面活性剂和分散溶剂来获得混合物(S1); 通过轧制和成型混合物获得片状混合物(S2); 通过在第一热处理温度下对片状混合物进行热处理从表面活性剂和分散溶剂从片状混合物中除去来获得碳片(S3); 通过混合导电颗粒,聚合物树脂,表面活性剂和分散溶剂获得分散液(S4); 通过在碳片上形成和干燥分散液的涂层,在碳片上形成比碳片薄的分散液层(S5); 通过在低于第一热处理温度的第二热处理温度下对形成有分散液层的碳片进行热处理,从而获得其上形成碳层的气体扩散层,使得表面活性剂和 从分散液层除去分散溶剂(S6); 并在碳层上按顺序层叠催化剂层和电解质膜(S7)。

    Fuel cell, membrane-electrode assembly, and membrane-catalyst layer assembly
    7.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell, membrane-electrode assembly, and membrane-catalyst layer assembly 失效
    燃料电池,膜 - 电极组件和膜 - 催化剂层组件

    公开(公告)号:US08309269B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-13

    申请号:US12667028

    申请日:2008-06-25

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: A fuel cell of the present invention includes a membrane-electrode assembly (10), an anode separator (20), and a cathode separator (30). The membrane-electrode assembly (10) includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1); a first anode catalyst layer (2A) and an anode gas diffusion layer (4) sequentially stacked on one of main surfaces of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1); a second anode catalyst layer (2B) disposed between the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) and the first anode catalyst layer (2A); and a cathode catalyst layer (3) and a cathode gas diffusion layer (5) sequentially stacked on the other main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1). The second anode catalyst layer (2B) contains a catalyst which adsorbs a sulfur compound.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的燃料电池包括膜 - 电极组件(10),阳极分离器(20)和阴极分离器(30)。 膜 - 电极组件(10)包括:聚合物电解质膜(1); 依次层叠在所述高分子电解质膜(1)的一个主面上的第一阳极催化剂层(2A)和阳极气体扩散层(4) 设置在聚合物电解质膜(1)和第一阳极催化剂层(2A)之间的第二阳极催化剂层(2B) 以及依次堆叠在高分子电解质膜(1)的另一个主面上的阴极催化剂层(3)和阴极气体扩散层(5)。 第二阳极催化剂层(2B)含有吸附硫化合物的催化剂。

    FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL
    8.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL 有权
    燃料电池,燃料电池系统和操作燃料电池的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100273077A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-28

    申请号:US12810268

    申请日:2009-10-28

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A fuel cell of the present invention includes cell blocks (101, 102) each formed by stacking cells (51, 52) and a cooling medium connecting channel (103) connecting a cell block internal cooling medium channel (153A) of the cell block (101) and a cell block internal cooling medium channel (153B) of the cell block (102) in series. A catalyst layer includes a catalyst support and polymer electrolyte adhered to the catalyst support, the catalyst support containing an electrode catalyst and carbon powder supporting the electrode catalyst. The catalyst layer in the cell 52 of the cell block (102) located downstream of the cooling medium connecting channel (103) is higher or larger in at least one selected from the group consisting of a density of an ion exchange group per unit volume of the catalyst layer, an electrode catalyst supporting amount of the catalyst support of the catalyst layer, and a catalyst supporting rate of the catalyst layer, than the catalyst layer of the cell 51 of the cell block 101 located upstream of the cooling medium connecting channel 103.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的燃料电池包括通过堆叠电池(51,52)和连接电池块的电池块内部冷却介质通道(153A)的冷却介质连接通道(103)而形成的电池块(101,102) 101)和电池块(102)的电池块内部冷却介质通道(153B)串联。 催化剂层包括催化剂载体和粘附到催化剂载体上的聚合物电解质,催化剂载体含有电极催化剂和支持电极催化剂的碳粉末。 位于冷却介质连接通道(103)下游的电池块(102)的电池52中的催化剂层中的至少一种选自以下组中的至少一种:每单位体积的离子交换基团的密度 催化剂层,催化剂层的催化剂载体的电极催化剂负载量和催化剂层的催化剂负载率比位于冷却介质连接通道103上游的电池块101的电池单元51的催化剂层 。

    FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND MEMBRANE-CATALYST LAYER ASSEMBLY
    9.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND MEMBRANE-CATALYST LAYER ASSEMBLY 失效
    燃料电池,膜电极组件和膜催化层组件

    公开(公告)号:US20100209807A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-19

    申请号:US12667028

    申请日:2008-06-25

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: A fuel cell of the present invention includes a membrane-electrode assembly (10), an anode separator (20), and a cathode separator (30). The membrane-electrode assembly (10) includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1); a first anode catalyst layer (2A) and an anode gas diffusion layer (4) sequentially stacked on one of main surfaces of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1); a second anode catalyst layer (2B) disposed between the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) and the first anode catalyst layer (2A); and a cathode catalyst layer (3) and a cathode gas diffusion layer (5) sequentially stacked on the other main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1). The second anode catalyst layer (2B) contains a catalyst which adsorbs a sulfur compound.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的燃料电池包括膜 - 电极组件(10),阳极分离器(20)和阴极分离器(30)。 膜 - 电极组件(10)包括:聚合物电解质膜(1); 依次层叠在所述高分子电解质膜(1)的一个主面上的第一阳极催化剂层(2A)和阳极气体扩散层(4) 设置在聚合物电解质膜(1)和第一阳极催化剂层(2A)之间的第二阳极催化剂层(2B) 以及依次堆叠在高分子电解质膜(1)的另一个主面上的阴极催化剂层(3)和阴极气体扩散层(5)。 第二阳极催化剂层(2B)含有吸附硫化合物的催化剂。