Membrane electrode assembly with compression control gasket
    1.
    发明授权
    Membrane electrode assembly with compression control gasket 有权
    膜电极组件带压缩控制垫片

    公开(公告)号:US07217471B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-15

    申请号:US10150473

    申请日:2002-05-17

    IPC分类号: H01M2/00 H01M2/08

    摘要: A method is provided for making a gasketed fuel cell MEA comprising the steps of: selecting an FTL sheet material; selecting a target level of compression C % for use of said FTL sheet material in a fuel cell MEA; measuring die pressure Pt for which the FTL sheet material achieves compression of Ct %; positioning between the platens of a press an MEA comprising: a PEM; an anode catalyst material; a cathode catalyst material; an anode-side FTL comprising the selected FTL sheet material; and a cathode-side FTL comprising the selected FTL sheet material; depositing a gasket material in the outer edge portions of the anode and cathode faces of the PEM; compressing the MEA to a pressing pressure Pp which is between 90% and 110% of Pt; and substantially fixing the gasket material so as to form a gasketed fuel cell MEA.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于制造垫圈燃料电池MEA的方法,包括以下步骤:选择FTL片材; 选择在燃料电池MEA中使用所述FTL片材的压缩目标等级C%; 测量FTL片材压缩Ct%的模具压力Pt; 压机压板之间的定位包括:PEM; 阳极催化剂材料; 阴极催化剂材料; 包括所选择的FTL片材的阳极侧FTL; 以及包含所选择的FTL片材的阴极侧FTL; 在PEM的阳极和阴极面的外缘部分中沉积衬垫材料; 将MEA压缩到Pt的90%和110%之间的压力Pp; 并且基本上固定垫圈材料以便形成垫圈的燃料电池MEA。

    Fuel cell membrane electrode assembly with sealing surfaces
    2.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell membrane electrode assembly with sealing surfaces 有权
    具有密封面的燃料电池膜电极组件

    公开(公告)号:US07553578B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-30

    申请号:US11425807

    申请日:2006-06-22

    IPC分类号: H01M8/24

    摘要: The present invention provides a method of making a gasketed fuel cell membrane electrode assembly by simultaneously binding together the parts of the MEA, impregnating uncured elastomeric gasket material into the outer edge portions of each fluid transport layer, and substantially curing the uncured elastomeric gasket material so as to form anode-side and cathode-side gaskets. In order to form a raised-ridge microstructured contact pattern on the contact face of each gasket, patterning plates bearing a negative relief of a raised-ridge microstructured contact pattern may be positioned between the press platens and the uncured elastomeric gasket material.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种通过将MEA的各部分同时粘合在一起而将未固化的弹性垫圈材​​料浸渍到每个流体输送层的外边缘部分中并基本上固化未固化的弹性体垫圈材料的方法来制造垫圈式燃料电池膜电极组件 以形成阳极侧和阴极侧垫圈。 为了在每个垫圈的接触面上形成凸脊微结构化接触图案,可以在压板和未固化的弹性垫圈材​​料之间定位带有凸脊微结构化接触图形的负浮雕的图形板。

    Fuel cell membrane electrode assembly with sealing surfaces

    公开(公告)号:US07087339B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-08

    申请号:US10143273

    申请日:2002-05-10

    IPC分类号: H01M8/02 H01M8/04

    摘要: The present invention provides a gasketed fuel cell membrane electrode assembly comprising: a polymer electrolyte membrane; layers of anode and cathode catalyst; anode-side and cathode-side fluid transport layer; and anode-side and cathode-side gaskets; where the gaskets comprise an elastomeric gasket material which is impregnated into the outer edge portions of the respective fluid transport layer; and where at least a portion of the contact face of each gasket bears a raised-ridge microstructured contact pattern. The gasketed fuel cell membrane electrode assembly according to the present invention may additionally comprise a rigid, non-elastomeric anode-side and cathode-side shims positioned between at least a portion of the gasket and the polymer electrolyte membrane. The raised-ridge microstructured contact pattern preferably comprises ridges which meet at joining points, wherein no more than three ridges meet at any one joining point. Such raised-ridge microstructured contact patterns may be hexagonal patterns or degenerate hexagonal patterns. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of making a gasketed fuel cell membrane electrode assembly by simultaneously binding together the parts of the MEA, impregnating uncured elastomeric gasket material into the outer edge portions of each fluid transport layer, and substantially curing the uncured elastomeric gasket material so as to form anode-side and cathode-side gaskets. In order to form a raised-ridge microstructured contact pattern on the contact face of each gasket, patterning plates bearing a negative relief of a raised-ridge microstructured contact pattern may be positioned between the press platens and the uncured elastomeric gasket material.

    Membrane electrode assembly with compression control gasket
    5.
    发明授权
    Membrane electrode assembly with compression control gasket 有权
    膜电极组件带压缩控制垫片

    公开(公告)号:US08343682B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-01

    申请号:US11696210

    申请日:2007-04-04

    IPC分类号: H01M2/08 H01M2/14 H01M4/82

    摘要: A method is provided for making a gasketed fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) comprising the steps of: i) selecting a fluid transport layer sheet material; ii) selecting a target level of compression Ct % for use of said fluid transport layer sheet material in a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly; iii) measuring the pressure Pt for which the fluid transport layer sheet material achieves compression of Ct %; iv) positioning between the platens of a press a membrane electrode assembly comprising: a) a polymer electrolyte membrane; b) an anode catalyst material; c) a cathode catalyst material; d) an anode-side fluid transport layer comprising the selected fluid transport layer sheet material; and e) a cathode-side fluid transport layer comprising the selected fluid transport layer sheet material; v) depositing a gasket material in the outer edge portions of the anode and cathode faces of the polymer electrolyte membrane; vi) compressing the membrane electrode assembly to a pressing pressure Pp which is between 90% and 110% of Pt; and vii) substantially fixing the gasket material so as to form a gasketed fuel cell membrane electrode assembly. An MEA is provided comprising the layers listed above wherein the average thickness of each gasket Tg under its contact face is between 110% and 90% of {Tf×(100%−Ct %)}, where Tf is the average thickness of the respective same-side fluid transport layer.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于制造垫圈燃料电池膜电极组件(MEA)的方法,包括以下步骤:i)选择流体输送层片材; ii)在燃料电池膜电极组件中选择使用所述流体输送层片材的目标压缩等级Ct%; iii)测量流体输送层片材压缩Ct%的压力Pt; iv)在压板的压板之间定位膜电极组件,其包括:a)聚合物电解质膜; b)阳极催化剂材料; c)阴极催化剂材料; d)包含所选择的流体输送层片材的阳极侧流体输送层; 以及e)包括所选择的流体输送层片材的阴极侧流体输送层; v)在所述聚合物电解质膜的阳极和阴极面的外边缘部分中沉积衬垫材料; vi)将膜电极组件压缩至Pt的90%至110%之间的压力Pp; 以及vii)基本上固定所述垫圈材料,以便形成垫圈的燃料电池膜电极组件。 提供了一种MEA,其包括上述层,其中每个垫片Tg在其接触面处的平均厚度为{Tf×(100%-Ct%)}的110%和90%之间,其中Tf是各自的平均厚度 同侧流体输送层。