CN101529626A - Metal separator for fuel cell and fuel cell stack having the same - Google Patents
Metal separator for fuel cell and fuel cell stack having the same Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN101529626A CN101529626A CNA2007800384565A CN200780038456A CN101529626A CN 101529626 A CN101529626 A CN 101529626A CN A2007800384565 A CNA2007800384565 A CN A2007800384565A CN 200780038456 A CN200780038456 A CN 200780038456A CN 101529626 A CN101529626 A CN 101529626A
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- metp
- metal partion
- reaction gas
- cooling agent
- coolant channel
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0267—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
- H01M8/0206—Metals or alloys
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
- H01M8/0213—Gas-impermeable carbon-containing materials
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
- H01M8/0223—Composites
- H01M8/0228—Composites in the form of layered or coated products
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
- H01M8/0263—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant having meandering or serpentine paths
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
- Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
- Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
Abstract
The present invention discloses a metal separator for a fuel cell including a reaction gas channel formed to protrude from a first face of the metal separator to a second face thereof, a coolant channel formed between the reaction gas channels protruding from the second face of the metal separator, a reaction gas manifold opened to introduce a reaction gas into the metal separator, a coolant manifold opened to introduce a coolant into the metal separator, and a stepped portion positioned at any one of the space between the reaction gas channel and the reaction gas manifold, and the reaction gas channel. This configuration serves to widen the reaction gas flowing portion and the coolant flowing portion on the metal separator, and prevent deformation of the reaction gas flowing portion and the coolant flowing portion, thereby improving efficiency of the fuel cell.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of fuel battery that is used for the metal partion (metp) of fuel cell and has this dividing plate, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of metal partion (metp) that is used for fuel cell, it comprises reaction gas passage and coolant channel, and it further comprises coolant entrance and the outlet that connects coolant channel, and relates to the fuel battery with this dividing plate.
In addition, the present invention relates to a kind of metal partion (metp) that is used for fuel cell, it comprises and prevents that reacting gas from flowing into the part deformed configurations, and relates to the fuel battery with this dividing plate.
Background technology
Generally speaking, fuel cell is a kind of by using hydrogen and the oxidation of oxygen and the Blast Furnace Top Gas Recovery Turbine Unit (TRT) that reduction is converted to chemical energy electric energy.Hydrogen is oxidized to be separated into hydrogen ion and electronics at anode.Hydrogen ion is sent to negative electrode by electrolyte, and electronics is sent to negative electrode by circuit.Reduction takes place at negative electrode.That is to say that hydrogen ion, electronics and oxygen react each other to produce water.
Be included in fuel cell, particularly the amount of contained water in the polymer electrolyte film in the polymer electrolyte film fuel cell (PEMFC) is one of key factor of decision fuel battery performance.This is as transmitting the medium of hydrogen ion to negative electrode because of water.
Except water, must control temperature modestly.When reacting in the fuel cell, because activation loss, produced a large amount of heat in the reduction of negative electrode and a joule heating.When activating catalyst, the water content that this heat is quickened electrolytic thin-membrane reduces, to reduce ionic conductivity.Expose at high temperature if this electrolytic thin-membrane is long-time, the life-span of this electrolytic thin-membrane can shorten.Therefore, except water management and life-span improvement, temperature control also is a key factor of decision fuel battery performance.
Usually, adopt the cooling method of using cooling agent to control the temperature of fuel cell.Traditional fuel cell uses the dividing plate of being made by graphite material or metal material.On graphite septum, form coolant channel by the milling processing, and on metal partion (metp), form coolant channel by compression process.The path of reaction surface and cooling surface can be made on graphite septum independently.
Yet reaction gas passage punching press on metal partion (metp) is handled, and its shape is reflected on the opposite surfaces as it is.Therefore, be difficult to form independently the path of cooling agent.In addition, coolant channel is narrow and crooked, so cooling agent can not flow into or flow out glibly.
In order to address the above problem, the structure of introducing cooling agent by formation buffer area between manifold and passage is used to cooling agent is introduced the metal partion (metp) that does not have special cooling agent to flow into structure glibly.However, cooling agent can not flow into the dividing plate mid portion of having accumulated big calorimetric well.In addition, the buffer zone has increased the size of dividing plate.
U.S. Patent bulletin 6924052 discloses a kind of dividing plate with the cooling channel that is formed by etching.A large amount of cooling agents be directed into the mid portion of the dividing plate of having accumulated more relatively reaction heat.
Yet high-density metal has increased the weight of battery pack.Simultaneously, fin can be applied to dividing plate.But it has increased the volume of battery pack.Because a plurality of dividing plates overlap each other, also increased production cost.On the other hand, thin plate can be installed between dividing plate.Yet it has increased cost and has caused structural difficulties in stack lamination.
Fuel cell comprises some assemblies, the MEA (membrane-electrode assembly, membrane-electrode assemblies) that takes place therein such as electrochemical reaction; GDL (gas diffusion layer, gas diffusion layers), it is the porous media that evenly disperses reacting gas on the surface of MEA; And dividing plate, be used to support MEA and GDL, transfer reaction gas and cooling agent, and collect and transmit the electric power that produces.Tens is stacked to form fuel battery to a hundreds of assembly.The proportional increase of the lamination amount of the generate output of fuel cell and the response area of MEA and battery pack.During the generating of fuel cell, continue to provide hydrogen, oxygen and cooling agent each surface to MEA, GDL and dividing plate.Keeping air-tightness is one of most important factor in the fuel cell system operation to prevent that every kind of reacting gas and cooling agent from mixing.
Most of polymer electrolyte fuel cells forms airtight construction by on two surfaces of dividing plate sealing gasket being installed all.Sealing gasket is being installed obtaining under the bubble-tight situation, predetermined fastening pressure puts on fuel battery to improve air-tightness and conductivity.When applying this load, the most of distortion of GDL and sealing gasket is to obtain air-tightness and conductivity.Yet, to make under the situation of metal partion (metp) by the laminated die compacting, predetermined fastening pressure makes part metals dividing plate and sealing gasket be out of shape.Particularly, owing to lack supporting member in sealing gasket part and fluid flow part, the inflow of reacting gas and cooling agent partly is easy to distortion.
The inflow of reacting gas and cooling agent has been interrupted in this distortion, therefore to ancillary equipment, especially blower fan or pump has been applied many loads.The result has reduced system effectiveness.
In traditional fuel battery, flow into two surfaces of MEA such as the reacting gas of fuel gas and reducing gas.Metal partion (metp) is isolated fuel gas, reducing gas and cooling agent so that form fuel battery by the linkage unit battery.Here, sealing gasket seals this structure to prevent the leakage of reacting gas and cooling agent.Different with graphite septum, the metal partion (metp) of being made by the laminated die compacting has the reacting gas inflow structure of the complexity from the reactant gas manifold to the reaction gas passage inevitably, so that obtain the air-tightness between reacting gas and the cooling agent.
In order to address the above problem, U.S.'s publication communique 20040219410 has been advised a kind of technology that prevents the sealing gasket that is out of shape that takes place to apply on the part in distortion.Yet, the support load compression fully of sealing pad.Flow into part if separate the sealing pad to intercept reacting gas, then the fashionable resistance of reacting gas flow can increase.
U.S.'s publication communique 2001266911 discloses a kind of technology of coming the minimize spatial distortion by the adhesiving metal plate.Because be difficult to another metal partion (metp) is installed on a metal partion (metp), so the manufacture process of metal partion (metp) is very complicated.In addition, the metallic plate of increase has increased the weight of battery pack, thereby has applied many loads for the device that fuel cell system is installed.
Summary of the invention
An object of the present invention is to provide the metal partion (metp) that is used for fuel cell, it can minimize dimensionally and improve cooling performance, and the invention provides the fuel battery with this dividing plate.
Another object of the present invention provides the metal partion (metp) that is used for fuel cell, and it can make things convenient for cooling agent to pass through to be handled by single mold pressing the inflow and the outflow of the structure of making, and the invention provides the fuel battery with this dividing plate.
Another purpose of the present invention provides the metal partion (metp) that is used for fuel cell, by cooling agent is incorporated into mid portion, it can cool off the mid portion of the metal partion (metp) of the more reaction heat of accumulation effectively, and the invention provides the fuel battery with this dividing plate.
Another purpose of the present invention provides the metal partion (metp) that is used for fuel cell, it further comprises and is used to connect cooling agent inlet opening part and the cooling agent outflow opening portion cooling agent access path to coolant channel, and the invention provides the fuel battery with this dividing plate.
Another purpose of the present invention provides the metal partion (metp) that is used for fuel cell, and it comprises the deformed configurations of the metal partion (metp) that the fastening pressure when preventing by fuel battery fastening causes, and the invention provides the fuel battery with this dividing plate.
Another purpose of the present invention provides fuel battery, and it comprises the special support member that is used to prevent the metal partion (metp) distortion.
Technical scheme
The invention provides a kind of metal partion (metp) that is used for fuel cell, comprising: reaction gas passage is projected into its second surface and forms from the first surface of metal partion (metp); Coolant channel forms between the reaction gas passage outstanding from the second surface of metal partion (metp); Reactant gas manifold is opened to introduce reacting gas and is entered metal partion (metp); Coolant manifold is opened to introduce cooling agent and is entered metal partion (metp); And step part, the space between reaction gas passage and reactant gas manifold and any one of reaction gas passage.This reactant gas flow part and the ANALYSIS OF COOLANT FLOW part that is configured to widen on the metal partion (metp), and prevent reactant gas flow part and ANALYSIS OF COOLANT FLOW distortion partly, thus improve the efficient of fuel cell.
In another aspect of the present invention, step part is the coolant channel coupling part that is limited by the less part that is projected into the reaction gas passage of second surface.In this structure, can easily introduce its adjacency channel from a passage along the coolant channel flowing coolant.Therefore, can make things convenient for flow of coolant.
Cooling agent aspect another, almost forms the coolant channel coupling part of the present invention, so that can flow in the direction perpendicular to the coolant channel on the second surface of metal partion (metp) almost perpendicular to coolant channel.In this structure, cooling agent is introduced another coolant channel by a coolant channel.Therefore, made things convenient for flow of coolant.
Aspect another, reaction gas passage and coolant channel have serpentine configuration of the present invention.Particularly, when the coolant channel coupling part of metal partion (metp) is applied to serpentine configuration, can cool off the regional therebetween metal partion (metp) of accumulating a lot of reaction heat and having serpentine channel effectively.
Aspect another, coolant channel coupling part core towards metal partion (metp) on width dwindles of the present invention.In this structure, the cooling agent that is incorporated into each coolant channel can disperse equably by the coolant channel coupling part.
Aspect another, the metal partion (metp) that is used for fuel cell further comprises of the present invention: cooling agent flows into manifold, is used to introduce cooling agent and enters metal partion (metp); And cooling agent outflow manifold, be used for discharging cooling agent from metal partion (metp).Flowing into manifold side and cooling agent at cooling agent flows out at least one of manifold side and forms the coolant channel coupling part.
Aspect another, the metal partion (metp) that is used for fuel cell further comprises the cooling agent access path of the present invention, is used to connect that cooling agent flows into manifold and cooling agent flows out manifold to coolant channel.
In addition, provide a kind of fuel battery, the metal partion (metp) and the membrane-electrode assemblies that wherein are used for fuel cell are laminated with a plurality of quantity, and each metal partion (metp) comprises: reaction gas passage is projected into its second surface and forms from the first surface of metal partion (metp); Coolant channel forms between the reaction gas passage outstanding from the second surface of metal partion (metp); And the coolant channel coupling part, limit by the less part that is projected into the reaction gas passage of second surface.
Aspect another, step part is the outstanding opening that the one end is opened of the present invention, forms between reactant gas manifold and reaction gas passage, and is projected into any one of first and second surfaces.In this structure, this outstanding opening is used to prevent the distortion of metal partion (metp), and directing reaction gas flows into metal partion (metp) glibly.
Aspect another, outstanding opening comprises the first outstanding opening of the first surface that is projected into metal partion (metp) and is projected into the second outstanding opening of its second surface of the present invention.This structure prevents the distortion of metal partion (metp) and guarantees wideer gas inflow path.
Aspect another, form first outstanding opening and second outstanding opening a rectilinear direction of the present invention, this direction is identical from the direction that reactant gas manifold is incorporated into reaction gas passage with reacting gas.Thisly be configured to prevent the distortion of metal partion (metp) and improve support effects.
Aspect another, the first outstanding opening is positioned at the reactant gas manifold side of the present invention, and the second outstanding opening is positioned at the reaction gas passage side.
Of the present invention aspect another, form outstanding opening with a plurality of quantity in the almost normal direction that flows of reacting gas.
A kind of fuel battery also is provided, wherein metal partion (metp), adhere to metal partion (metp) the sealing gasket and the membrane-electrode assemblies between metal partion (metp) on first and second surfaces laminated with a plurality of quantity, each metal partion (metp) comprises: reaction gas passage is projected into its second surface and forms from the first surface of metal partion (metp); Reactant gas manifold is opened to introduce reacting gas and is entered metal partion (metp); And the outstanding opening opened of one end, between reactant gas manifold and reaction gas passage, form, and be projected into any one of first and second surfaces.
Of the present invention aspect another, form outstanding opening with a plurality of quantity in the normal direction that flows of reacting gas.
Aspect another, fuel battery further comprises the supplementary support member that is installed between the outstanding opening of the present invention.
Aspect another, supplementary support member is made by the resin material that hardness is different from sealing gasket of the present invention.
Aspect another, metal partion (metp) comprises outstanding sealing gasket standing part of the present invention, and sealing gasket comprises that the sealing gasket standing part inserts groove wherein.
Aspect another, metal partion (metp) comprises gasket fixation hole, and sealing gasket comprises the ledge that inserts gasket fixation hole of the present invention.
Beneficial effect
According to the present invention, by comprise be used to make cooling agent can be between the part of coolant channel or between coolant channel flowing coolant passage coupling part, metal partion (metp) and the fuel battery with this dividing plate can be improved cooling performance.
According to the present invention, by by forming the coolant channel coupling part at the step part that reaction gas passage provided, metal partion (metp) and the fuel battery with this dividing plate can be improved cooling performance and not increase thickness, area and the volume of dividing plate.
According to the present invention, by using general punching press to handle to form the coolant channel coupling part on metal partion (metp), metal partion (metp) and the fuel battery with this dividing plate can reduce the manufacturing time and the cost of metal partion (metp).
According to the present invention, the amount that is incorporated into the cooling agent of coolant channel by control is cooled off active heating part with strengthening, and metal partion (metp) and the fuel battery with this dividing plate can be improved cooling effectiveness.
According to the present invention, prevent space (reacting gas is introduced and is discharged to this space or introduces and the discharge reacting gas from this space) deformed configurations by comprising, by reducing the flow resistance of reacting gas, metal partion (metp) and the fuel battery with this dividing plate can reduce amount of pressure drop.
According to the present invention, increase air-tightness by dual-seal cooling agent part and reacting gas part, metal partion (metp) and the fuel battery with this dividing plate can be improved the stability and the efficient of fuel cell system.
According to the present invention, by comprising the sealing gasket standing part, metal partion (metp) can prevent with fuel battery with this dividing plate since the distortion of the sealing gasket of high fastening pressure with separate.
According to the present invention, by comprising supplementary support member, metal partion (metp) can prevent the distortion of metal partion (metp) definitely with the fuel battery with this dividing plate and reduce the distortion of sealing gasket.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 and 2 shows the view of the second surface of metal partion (metp) according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 shows the view of the tacky state of two metal partion (metp)s according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 shows the view that is used for the cooling agent that cooling agent is directed to the zone line of dividing plate is flowed into and flows out the dividing plate of part that has according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 shows the figure that flows into and flow out the coolant flow speed in each zone of dividing plate of part at according to a preferred embodiment of the invention the cooling agent with Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 shows the view according to the first surface of the metal partion (metp) of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 shows the view according to the fuel cell with metal partion (metp) of the embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 8 shows the view according to the fuel battery of the metal partion (metp) that has outstanding opening comprising of the embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
With reference now to accompanying drawing, describes the fuel battery that is used for the metal partion (metp) of fuel cell according to the preferred embodiment of the invention and has this dividing plate in detail.
Fig. 1 and 2 shows the view of dividing plate according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.Metal partion (metp) 100 comprises reactant gas manifold 130, coolant manifold 120, reaction gas passage 140, coolant channel 150, coolant channel coupling part 110 and coolant channel access path 112.In addition, sealing gasket 200 adheres to metal partion (metp) 100 to prevent that reacting gas and cooling agent are from metal partion (metp) 100 leakages.Reactant gas manifold 130 is used for reacting gas is provided to metal partion (metp) 100.Usually, reactant gas manifold 130 is positioned at a side of metal partion (metp) 100.The reacting gas that is incorporated into metal partion (metp) 100 by reactant gas manifold 130 is by reaction gas passage 140 guiding that form on metal partion (metp) 100.Reacting gas flows on the surface of metal partion (metp) 100 and reacts with the electrode (not shown).GDL can insert between metal partion (metp) 100 and electrode (not shown).
The metal partion (metp) of being made by metal material 100 forms to reduce the volume of fuel battery as thin plate.Reaction gas passage 140 is handled on metal partion (metp) 100 by the punching press of using punch press and is formed.Here, form reaction gas passage 140 with outstanding to another face from a face.That is to say that the groove part on a surface is another surperficial ledge.Hereinafter, the surface that reaction gas passage 140 becomes groove part is called the reacting gas surface, is called the cooling agent surface and reaction gas passage 140 becomes the surface of ledge.Recessed relatively groove part between outstanding reaction gas passage 140 becomes coolant channel 150 on the cooling agent surface.The cooling agent that is incorporated into metal partion (metp) 100 by coolant manifold 120 flows and the reaction heat of cooled fuel cell along coolant channel 150.
According to one embodiment of present invention, when reaction gas passage 140 and coolant channel 150 are handled when forming by punching press on metal partion (metp) 100, step (step) part of path that is formed for guaranteeing reacting gas and cooling agent is to be projected into predetermined altitude or less giving prominence to, so that reacting gas and cooling agent can flow into reaction gas passage 140 and coolant channel 150 glibly.
For example, as the structure of guaranteeing coolant channel, for example clear coolant channel coupling part 110 that limits by the less protuberance branch of reaction gas passage 140.Coolant channel coupling part 110 connects the coolant channel 150 on the metal partion (metp) 100 so that cooling agent can be mobile equably in whole coolant channel 150.Here, discriminably with single or a plurality of formation reaction gas passage 140 and coolant channel 150.When reaction gas passage 140 and coolant channel 150 formed a passage respectively, coolant channel coupling part 110 connected the some parts of coolant channels 150 so that cooling agent can flow into each part equably.For example, when reaction gas passage 140 and coolant channel 150 during, form coolant channel coupling part 110 to connect each parallel portion of coolant channel 150 with snakelike formation.In addition, when reaction gas passage 140 and coolant channel 150 form a plurality of passage respectively, form coolant channel coupling part 110 to connect a plurality of parallel coolant channels 150.In this structure, cooling agent can move between coolant channel 150 glibly.Therefore, can improve the cooling performance of metal partion (metp) 100.
Form reaction gas passage 140 to be projected into another surface.Cooling agent flows along the coolant channel 150 that is limited by the outstanding shape in another lip-deep reaction gas passage 140, and the reaction heat of cool metal dividing plate 100.Therefore, the direction of the cooling agent of introducing by cooling agent access path 112 from coolant manifold 120 is the normal direction that is near the shape of the coolant channel 150 of cooling agent access path 112.Here, coolant channel coupling part 110 is limited by the step of reaction gas passage 140.Owing to formed coolant entrance and outlet 32, when the direction of the cooling agent of introducing from coolant manifold 120 is when being in the normal direction of the coolant channel 150 on the metal partion (metp) 100 with serpentine channel, can avoid the obstruction of ANALYSIS OF COOLANT FLOW.In addition, because coolant channel coupling part 110 is limited by the step of reaction gas passage 140 and reaction gas passage 140, so coolant channel coupling part 110 extends to the zone line of metal partion (metp) 100.In this structure, a large amount of cooling agents flow into has accumulated the zone line of the metal partion (metp) 100 of more reaction heat relatively, to improve cooling effectiveness.If except the inflow side of coolant manifold 120, also form coolant channel coupling part 110 in the outflow side of coolant manifold 120, then can improve cooling effectiveness better.Because cooling agent is discharged to the normal direction that the direction of coolant manifold 120 also is in coolant channel 150, cooling agent may be stagnated.
Fig. 3 shows the view of the tacky state of two metal partion (metp)s according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Laminated metal partion (metp) 100 (101 and 102) contacts with each other their reaction gas passage 140.The space of being guaranteed by the non-ledge of reaction gas passage 140 becomes coolant channel 150.The part of reaction gas passage 140 has less outstanding step.Such step becomes coolant channel coupling part 110.On the metal partion (metp) 100 with coolant channel 150-reaction gas passage 140-coolant channel 150, cooling agent can enter adjacent coolant channel 150 by coolant channel coupling part 110 by between the metal partion (metp) 100 (101 and 102).In this structure, coolant channel coupling part 110 can form on metal partion (metp) 100, and does not need the other processing of increase is handled in general punching press.In addition, because the partial reaction gas passage 140 of metal partion (metp) 100 is less outstanding, so the whole thickness and the volume of metal partion (metp) 100 do not increase.In addition, flow into glibly and flow out by cooling agent and cooled off metal partion (metp) 100 effectively, to improve fuel cell performance.
According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step in the zone between the coolant channel 150 is limited by the part more outstanding than another part.Preferably, form this ledge, except flow into and flow out the front and back side of part at cooling agent, so that the interruption that minimum cryogen flows.The difference of this embodiment and the foregoing description is that the entire portion except the ledge of reaction gas passage 140 (shown in Figure 1) becomes coolant channel coupling part 110.
Fig. 4 shows has the view that the cooling agent that cooling agent is directed to the zone line of metal partion (metp) flowed into and flowed out the metal partion (metp) of part according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 4, when metal partion (metp) 100 is divided into three when regional, the perimeter of metal partion (metp) 100 (as zone 1 and zone 3) can be from the outside loses heat of battery pack, but zone 2, just the zone line of metal partion (metp) 100 is not easy from the outside loses heat of battery pack, thereby has accumulated a lot of reaction heat.Here, the coolant channel coupling part 110 that is used for conduct coolant on metal partion (metp) 100, form in case the velocity ratios that flow into the cooling agent of coolant channels 150 by zone 2 to flow into the flow velocity of other regional cooling agents big.Cooling agent that is to say that coolant channel coupling part 110 forms with predetermined length on reaction gas passage 140, so that can be directed to the coolant channel 150 corresponding to zone line from the coolant channel 150 near cooling agent inlet opening part.And flow of coolant by coolant channel 150 that form by coolant channel coupling part 110 must be connected to zone line and not interrupt.Under the situation of the serpentine channel of this embodiment, the coolant channel 150 that cooling agent must form from the side in cooling agent inlet opening part flow to corresponding to the coolant channel 150 of the centre in zone 2 and 3 and not stagnate.Therefore, as shown in Figure 1, the whole shape of coolant channel coupling part 110 can be a triangle.In addition, metal partion (metp) 100 further comprises and is used to connect the access path 112 of coolant manifold 120 to coolant channel 150.Cooling agent access path 112 is limited by the sealing gasket 200 and the metal partion (metp) 100 of the peripheral region that is used to seal coolant manifold 120 and coolant channel 150.Cooling agent is incorporated into metal partion (metp) 100 by coolant manifold 120, by 112 guiding of cooling agent access path, and is incorporated into coolant channel 150.Preferably, coolant manifold 120 and cooling agent access path 112 are positioned near zone 2, and coolant channel coupling part 110 is made into as much as possible consistent with the direction of the cooling agent of introducing from cooling agent access path 112, does not interrupt to regional 2 so that introduce cooling agent.
Here, the position of coolant manifold 120 and cooling agent access path 112 can be selected arbitrarily.In addition, length, height and the position of the coolant channel coupling part 110 that forms on each reaction gas passage 140 can be selected arbitrarily.Can control the amount of the cooling agent that is incorporated into each coolant channel 150 by length, height and the position of adjusting coolant channel coupling part 110.Can be by being adjusted at the position of the coolant channel coupling part 110 in each reaction gas passage 140, that is, the whole shape of adjustment coolant channel coupling part 110 is controlled the direction by the cooling agent of coolant channel 150.Therefore, a large amount of cooling agents can offer necessary part, that is, active reaction heat accumulation part is used to improve cooling effectiveness.
Fig. 5 shows the figure that according to a preferred embodiment of the invention the cooling agent with Fig. 4 flowed into and flowed out the coolant flow speed in each zone of dividing plate of part.The cooling flow velocity of each passage is estimated by simulation in the second channel of dividing plate.According to analog result, as shown in FIG., although some deviation of cooling flow velocity, accumulation is the cooling flow velocity height in other zones of cool stream speed ratio in the zone 2 of more reaction heat relatively.Therefore, the cooling agent of same amount can cool off the zone 2 of the more reaction heat of accumulation better, and this causes high cooling effectiveness.
Now explanation is projected into predetermined altitude so that guarantee reactant gas passage and introduce an example of the structure of reacting gas glibly.
Fig. 6 shows the view according to the first surface of the metal partion (metp) of the embodiment of the invention.Metal partion (metp) 100 comprises reactant gas manifold 130, coolant manifold 120, reaction gas passage 140, coolant channel 150, outstanding opening 160, supplementary support member 170 and sealing gasket standing part 180.In addition, the sealing gasket 200 that is used for sealed reaction gas manifold 130, coolant manifold 120, reaction gas passage 140 and coolant channel 150 is installed in metal partion (metp) 100.
Reacting gas sequentially flows along reactant gas manifold 130, reaction gas passage inlet 142, reaction gas passage 140, reaction gas passage outlet 144 and reactant gas manifold 130.When by reaction gas passage 140, reacting gas carries out oxidation or reduction in the MEA (not shown).As another example of step part, the space between reactant gas manifold 130 and reaction gas passage 140 provides outstanding opening 160.The outstanding distortion that prevents metal partion (metp) 100 by outstanding opening 160.Reacting gas is incorporated into reaction gas passage 140 by outstanding opening 160.Part by cutting metal dividing plate 100 forms outstanding opening 160 with outstanding this cutting part and peripheral part to a surface.Consistent with the reaction gas passage 140 of metal partion (metp) 100, can handle by punching press and form outstanding opening 160.
More preferably, on the normal direction in reactant gas flow between reactant gas manifold 130 and the reaction gas passage 140, form outstanding opening 160 with a plurality of quantity.Compare with an outstanding opening 160, a plurality of outstanding openings 160 can improve the resistance of 100 pairs of fastening pressures of metal partion (metp).In addition, compare with the situation that integrally forms outstanding opening 160, the supplementary support member 170 of subsequent discussion can easily be installed.
More preferably, supplementary support member 170 is made by the resin material with hardness different with sealing gasket 200.When battery pack was fastening, not only metal partion (metp) 100 but also sealing gasket 200 can be out of shape because of high fastening pressure.If supplementary support member 170 has the hardness that is different from sealing gasket 200, then supplementary support member 170 has different deformation extents with sealing gasket 200.Therefore, can increase resistance to the distortion of sealing gasket 200.
In addition, supplementary support member 170 can be installed between the reactant gas manifold 130 and coolant channel 150 of another reacting gas that is not introduced in metal partion (metp) 100.Supplementary support member 170 is installed in the sealing gasket 200 of the lip-deep reactant gas manifold 130 of the cooling agent that is used for sealing metal dividing plate 100.In this case, supplementary support member 170 not directing reaction gas enters the reaction gas passage (not shown), but increases the resistance to the distortion of sealing gasket 200.
The sealed solid pad of making in advance according to the shape of the passage 140 of manifold 130 and metal partion (metp) 100 and 150 200 can adhere to metal partion (metp) 100.In addition, sealing gasket 200 can directly apply and make by injection moulding on metal partion (metp) 100.When making sealing gasket 200,, then do not need special adhesion method and processing if make supplementary support member 170 by injection moulding by injection moulding.Therefore, can reduce the manufacturing time of fuel cell.
Metal partion (metp) 100 comprises the sealing gasket standing part 180 between the sealing gasket 200.More preferably, sealing gasket standing part 180 comprises the sealing gasket standing part 182 that is projected into the reacting gas surface, and the sealing gasket standing part 184 that is projected into the cooling agent surface, be used to prevent to be installed in the sealing gasket 200 on reacting gas surface and separating of the sealing gasket 200 that is installed in the cooling agent surface.Be similar to passage 140 and 150 and outstanding opening 160, can suppress forming sealing gasket standing part 180.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the sealing gasket 200 that is used for sealed reaction gas manifold 130, coolant manifold 120 and reaction gas passage 140 forms independently.Therefore, as shown in Figure 6, between reactant gas manifold on the first surface 130 and outstanding opening 160, carry out dual-seal.As shown in Figure 1, between outstanding opening 160 and coolant channel 150, also carry out dual-seal.Therefore, can improve the air-tightness of reacting gas and cooling agent better.Fig. 7 provides the better understanding to cooling agent surface and the lip-deep dual-seal of reacting gas.
Fig. 8 shows the view according to the fuel battery of the metal partion (metp) that has outstanding opening comprising of the embodiment of the invention.Reacting gas is introduced from reacting gas holding vessel (not shown) by reactant gas manifold 130.When reactant gas manifold 130 flows, reacting gas flows to its adjacent-cell battery from an element cell, and flows along the metal partion (metp) 100 of element cell.Reacting gas is directed to outstanding opening 160 by the supplementary support member 170 that adheres to metal partion (metp) 100.Reacting gas flows to reaction gas passage 140 by the space of being guaranteed by outstanding opening 160.
As mentioned above, be used to guarantee the coolant channel coupling part 110 (shown in Figure 2) of coolant channel, and be used to guarantee that the outstanding opening 160 (shown in Figure 6) of reactant gas passage can be formed together by the punching press processing that is used to form reaction gas passage 140 (shown in Figure 2) and coolant channel 150 (shown in Figure 2).Therefore, can form smooth introducing cooling agent and reacting gas and enter the structure of metal partion (metp) 100 (shown in Figure 1), and not need other processing and increase manufacturing time.
Although described the preferred embodiments of the present invention, but be appreciated that the present invention should not be limited to these preferred embodiments, but various changes and improvements can be finished in the desired the spirit and scope of the present invention of appended claims by those skilled in the art.
Claims (19)
1. metal partion (metp) that is used for fuel cell comprises:
Reaction gas passage is projected into its second surface and forms from the first surface of described metal partion (metp);
Coolant channel forms between the described reaction gas passage outstanding from the described second surface of described metal partion (metp);
Reactant gas manifold is opened to introduce reacting gas and is entered described metal partion (metp);
Coolant manifold is opened to introduce cooling agent and is entered described metal partion (metp); And
Step part, space between described reaction gas passage and described reactant gas manifold and any one of described reaction gas passage.
2. metal partion (metp) as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described step part is the coolant channel coupling part that is limited by the less part that is projected into the described reaction gas passage of described second surface.
3. metal partion (metp) as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described coolant channel coupling part almost forms perpendicular to described coolant channel, so that described cooling agent can flow in the direction perpendicular to the described coolant channel on the described second surface of described metal partion (metp) almost.
4. metal partion (metp) as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described reaction gas passage and described coolant channel have serpentine configuration.
5. metal partion (metp) as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described coolant channel coupling part core towards described metal partion (metp) on width dwindles.
6. metal partion (metp) as claimed in claim 2 further comprises:
Cooling agent flows into manifold, is used to introduce described cooling agent and enters described metal partion (metp); And
Cooling agent flows out manifold, is used for discharging described cooling agent from described metal partion (metp),
Wherein flowing into manifold side and described cooling agent at described cooling agent flows out at least one of manifold side and forms described coolant channel coupling part.
7. metal partion (metp) as claimed in claim 6 further comprises the cooling agent access path, is used to connect described cooling agent inflow manifold and described cooling agent and flows out manifold to described coolant channel.
8. metal partion (metp) as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described step part is the outstanding opening that the one end is opened, and forms between described reactant gas manifold and described reaction gas passage, and is projected into any one of described first and second surfaces.
9. metal partion (metp) as claimed in claim 8, wherein said outstanding opening comprise the first outstanding opening of the described first surface that is projected into described metal partion (metp) and are projected into the second outstanding opening of its described second surface.
10. metal partion (metp) as claimed in claim 9 wherein, forms the described first outstanding opening and the described second outstanding opening on rectilinear direction, described direction is identical from the direction that described reactant gas manifold is incorporated into described reaction gas passage with described reacting gas.
11. metal partion (metp) as claimed in claim 10, wherein, the described first outstanding opening is positioned at described reactant gas manifold side, and the described second outstanding opening is positioned at described reaction gas passage side.
12. metal partion (metp) as claimed in claim 8 wherein, forms described outstanding opening in the almost normal direction that flows of described reacting gas with a plurality of quantity.
13. a fuel battery, wherein, the metal partion (metp) and the membrane-electrode assemblies that are used for fuel cell are laminated with a plurality of quantity, and each metal partion (metp) comprises:
Reaction gas passage is projected into its second surface and forms from the first surface of described metal partion (metp);
Coolant channel forms between the described reaction gas passage outstanding from the described second surface of described metal partion (metp); And
The coolant channel coupling part is limited by the less part that is projected into the described reaction gas passage of described second surface.
14. a fuel battery, wherein, metal partion (metp), the sealing gasket and the membrane-electrode assemblies between described metal partion (metp) on first and second surfaces that adheres to described metal partion (metp) are laminated with a plurality of quantity, and each metal partion (metp) comprises:
Reaction gas passage is projected into its second surface and forms from the first surface of described metal partion (metp);
Reactant gas manifold is opened to introduce reacting gas and is entered described metal partion (metp); And
The outstanding opening that the one end is opened forms between described reactant gas manifold and described reaction gas passage, and is projected into described first and second surfaces any one.
15. fuel battery as claimed in claim 14 wherein, forms described outstanding opening in the normal direction that flows of described reacting gas with a plurality of quantity.
16. fuel battery as claimed in claim 15 further is included in the supplementary support member of installing between the described outstanding opening.
17. fuel battery as claimed in claim 16, wherein, described supplementary support member is made by the resin material different with described sealing gasket hardness.
18. fuel battery as claimed in claim 14, wherein, described metal partion (metp) comprises outstanding sealing gasket standing part, and described sealing gasket comprises that described sealing gasket standing part inserts groove wherein.
19. fuel battery as claimed in claim 14, wherein, described metal partion (metp) comprises gasket fixation hole, and described sealing gasket comprises the ledge that inserts described gasket fixation hole.
Applications Claiming Priority (7)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| KR1020060100502A KR100801430B1 (en) | 2006-10-16 | 2006-10-16 | Seperator for fuel cell, fuel cell system having the sames and fuel cell stack |
| KR10-2006-0100502 | 2006-10-16 | ||
| KR1020060100502 | 2006-10-16 | ||
| KR1020070006475 | 2007-01-22 | ||
| KR1020070006475A KR100778634B1 (en) | 2007-01-22 | 2007-01-22 | Fuel cell, fuel cell seperator in the same and fuel cell stack including the same |
| KR10-2007-0006475 | 2007-01-22 | ||
| PCT/KR2007/002704 WO2008047989A1 (en) | 2006-10-16 | 2007-06-04 | Metal separator for fuel cell and fuel cell stack having the same |
Related Child Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN2011100375297A Division CN102136585B (en) | 2006-10-16 | 2007-06-04 | Fuel cells |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN101529626A true CN101529626A (en) | 2009-09-09 |
| CN101529626B CN101529626B (en) | 2012-11-14 |
Family
ID=39342505
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN2007800384565A Active CN101529626B (en) | 2006-10-16 | 2007-06-04 | Metal separator for fuel cell and fuel cell stack having the same |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| KR (1) | KR100801430B1 (en) |
| CN (1) | CN101529626B (en) |
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN105006581A (en) * | 2014-04-16 | 2015-10-28 | 现代自动车株式会社 | Gasket for fuel cell |
| CN105226303A (en) * | 2014-06-11 | 2016-01-06 | 现代自动车株式会社 | Fuel cell separator plate and comprise the fuel cell of this dividing plate |
| CN106532080A (en) * | 2016-12-15 | 2017-03-22 | 新源动力股份有限公司 | Connecting module equipped with service life management unit and used for fuel cell, and fuel cell |
| CN107667445A (en) * | 2015-05-27 | 2018-02-06 | 株式会社Lg化学 | Dividing plate and the fuel cell pack including the dividing plate |
| CN111293329A (en) * | 2018-12-10 | 2020-06-16 | 现代自动车株式会社 | Elastic cell frame for fuel cell, method of manufacturing the same, and unit cell using the same |
Families Citing this family (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR101312458B1 (en) | 2012-03-26 | 2013-09-27 | 한국에너지기술연구원 | Separator for fuel cell, manufacturing method of separator for fuel cell, and fuel cell stack with the same |
| KR101664546B1 (en) | 2014-06-12 | 2016-10-11 | 현대자동차주식회사 | Fuel Cell |
| KR101756037B1 (en) * | 2016-10-24 | 2017-07-10 | 현대자동차주식회사 | Fuel cell separator, and fuel cell comprising the same |
Family Cites Families (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6066408A (en) | 1997-08-07 | 2000-05-23 | Plug Power Inc. | Fuel cell cooler-humidifier plate |
| JP2000182636A (en) | 1998-12-14 | 2000-06-30 | Aisin Seiki Co Ltd | Fuel cell separator and fuel cell |
| JP3751911B2 (en) * | 2002-07-02 | 2006-03-08 | 松下電器産業株式会社 | Polymer electrolyte fuel cell and method of manufacturing separator plate thereof |
| JP3972832B2 (en) | 2003-02-10 | 2007-09-05 | トヨタ自動車株式会社 | Fuel cell |
| KR100542200B1 (en) * | 2004-01-30 | 2006-01-10 | 삼성에스디아이 주식회사 | Fuel cell system |
-
2006
- 2006-10-16 KR KR1020060100502A patent/KR100801430B1/en active IP Right Grant
-
2007
- 2007-06-04 CN CN2007800384565A patent/CN101529626B/en active Active
Cited By (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN105006581A (en) * | 2014-04-16 | 2015-10-28 | 现代自动车株式会社 | Gasket for fuel cell |
| CN105006581B (en) * | 2014-04-16 | 2019-06-07 | 现代自动车株式会社 | Washer for fuel cell |
| CN105226303A (en) * | 2014-06-11 | 2016-01-06 | 现代自动车株式会社 | Fuel cell separator plate and comprise the fuel cell of this dividing plate |
| CN107667445A (en) * | 2015-05-27 | 2018-02-06 | 株式会社Lg化学 | Dividing plate and the fuel cell pack including the dividing plate |
| CN107667445B (en) * | 2015-05-27 | 2020-11-17 | 株式会社Lg化学 | Separator and fuel cell stack including the same |
| CN106532080A (en) * | 2016-12-15 | 2017-03-22 | 新源动力股份有限公司 | Connecting module equipped with service life management unit and used for fuel cell, and fuel cell |
| CN111293329A (en) * | 2018-12-10 | 2020-06-16 | 现代自动车株式会社 | Elastic cell frame for fuel cell, method of manufacturing the same, and unit cell using the same |
| CN111293329B (en) * | 2018-12-10 | 2024-03-15 | 现代自动车株式会社 | Elastic cell frame of fuel cell, manufacturing method thereof and unit cell using the same |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| CN101529626B (en) | 2012-11-14 |
| KR100801430B1 (en) | 2008-02-05 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| CN102136585B (en) | Fuel cells | |
| CN101529626B (en) | Metal separator for fuel cell and fuel cell stack having the same | |
| US7291414B2 (en) | Reactant feed for nested stamped plates for a compact fuel cell | |
| JP3530054B2 (en) | Fuel cell | |
| US4963442A (en) | Internal manifolded molten carbonate fuel cell stack | |
| KR101693993B1 (en) | Bipolar plate for fuel cell | |
| JP5318382B2 (en) | Fuel cell stack | |
| KR100938023B1 (en) | Air cooled metal separator for fuel cell and fuel cell stack using the air cooled metal separator | |
| US7081316B2 (en) | Bipolar plate assembly having transverse legs | |
| EP0405088A1 (en) | Fully internally manifolded fuel cell stack | |
| ZA200103534B (en) | Sheet metal bipolar plate design for polymer electrolyte membrane fule cells. | |
| US8722283B2 (en) | Fuel cell | |
| US7049023B2 (en) | Fuel cell separator having a channel formed using a sealing member | |
| EP2525429B1 (en) | Fuel cell | |
| KR100953273B1 (en) | Metal seperator for fuel cell and fuel cell stack having the same | |
| JP4634737B2 (en) | Fuel cell stack | |
| CN114864982A (en) | Stamped metal bipolar plate and fuel cell | |
| KR20180068657A (en) | Separator for fuel cell and fuel cell stack using the same | |
| US7824817B2 (en) | Fuel cell | |
| JP2010055994A (en) | Fuel cell and method for manufacturing metallic separator for fuel cell | |
| KR101141495B1 (en) | Fuel cell stack having convex coolant guideline | |
| KR100802683B1 (en) | Seperator for fuel cell | |
| US20230327142A1 (en) | Separator for fuel cell and fuel cell stack | |
| KR20230012407A (en) | Bead type separator for fuel cell and its assembly |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| C06 | Publication | ||
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| C10 | Entry into substantive examination | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| C14 | Grant of patent or utility model | ||
| GR01 | Patent grant | ||
| C41 | Transfer of patent application or patent right or utility model | ||
| TR01 | Transfer of patent right |
Effective date of registration: 20160215 Address after: Inchon, South Korea Patentee after: Hyundai Steel Company Address before: Ulsan, South Korea Patentee before: Hyundai Hysco (KR) |