CN105164839A - 用于制作燃料电池构件的组件和使用该组件的方法 - Google Patents

用于制作燃料电池构件的组件和使用该组件的方法 Download PDF

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CN105164839A
CN105164839A CN201380073384.3A CN201380073384A CN105164839A CN 105164839 A CN105164839 A CN 105164839A CN 201380073384 A CN201380073384 A CN 201380073384A CN 105164839 A CN105164839 A CN 105164839A
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Abstract

根据示例的实施例，燃料电池构件制造组件包括支架部件，该支架部件构造成位于邻近燃料电池构件以提供对构件的支撑。支架部件具有与构件的周缘相对应的周缘。压板部件具有与支架部件的至少一部分相对应的构造以便紧靠构件的一部分被接纳。压板部件的温度是可控制的，以达到位于邻近压板部件处的材料的期望的温度。压板部件具有比构件的表面面积小的表面面积，使得仅构件的部分受到由将压板部件和支架部件与支架部件和压板部件之间的构件一起推动的力造成的压力。

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用于制作燃料电池构件的组件和使用该组件的方法
背景技术
燃料电池对基于电化学反应的发电是有用的。促进电化学反应涉及控制诸如氢和氧的反应物在电池堆组件内如何流动以及于何处流动。在磷酸燃料电池的情形中，利用另外的措施来控制磷酸在电池堆组件内位于何处。
已经使用或提出了各种方法来在电池堆组件内维持对流体的位置或移动的控制，诸如防止反应气体泄漏。虽然这些方法中的一些已被证实是有效的，但这些方法并非在所有类型的燃料电池中都有用，并且它们可能具有局限性和缺陷，诸如在某些情况下过于昂贵、劳动密集或不可靠。
发明内容
根据示例的实施例，燃料电池构件制造组件包括支架部件，该支架部件构造成位于邻近燃料电池构件处，以提供对构件的支撑。支架部件具有与构件的周缘相对应的周缘。压板部件具有与支架部件的至少一部分相对应的构造，以便紧靠构件的一部分被接纳。压板部件的温度是可控制的，以达到位于邻近压板部件处的材料的期望的温度。压板部件具有比构件的表面面积小的表面面积，使得仅构件的部分受到由将压板部件和支架部件与支架部件和压板部件之间的构件一起推动的力造成的压力。
根据示例的实施例，制作燃料电池构件的方法包括使至少一个包括聚合物的聚合物膜层位于紧靠可渗透的构件层处。聚合物膜层和可渗透的构件层位于支架部件与压板部件之间。支架部件具有与构件层的周缘相对应的周缘。压板部件具有与聚合物膜层的构造相对应的构造。压板部件具有比构件层的表面面积小的表面面积。提高至少压板部件的温度以由此使聚合物熔融。将支架部件和压板部件朝向彼此推动，以将压力施加于接纳在支架部件与压板之间的构件层的部分和聚合物。构件层的部分浸渍着熔融后的聚合物以由此在构件层上建立区域，该区域耐受穿过区域的流体的流动。
从以下详细描述，至少一个公开的示例的实施例的各种特征和优点将对本领域技术人员显而易见。能够如下简略地描述附随详细描述的图。
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图1示意性地示出示例的磷酸燃料电池构件。
图2示意性地示出用于制造诸如图1的示例的燃料电池构件的示例的组件。
图3示意性地显示用于使用诸如在图2中显示的组件来制作图1的示例的构件的多个层。
图4示意性地显示用于制作诸如图1的示例的燃料电池构件的示例的过程的一部分。
图5示意性地显示示例的过程的另一部分。
图6示意性地显示用于制作燃料电池构件的另一示例的组件。
具体实施方式
图1示意性地显示燃料电池构件20。可渗透的构件基底层22包括浸渍着聚合物的区域24。在本示例中，区域24沿着构件层22的边缘建立密封件。区域24耐受穿过区域24的诸如磷酸或任何反应气体的流体的流动。示例的构件20可以包括电极、气体扩散层以及催化剂层中的至少一个。
图2示意性地显示对制作诸如图1的示例的燃料电池构件有用的组件30。支架部件32具有与构件20的构造相对应的构造，在本示例中，支架部件32的构造是矩形。在包括使用组件30来建立区域24的过程的期间，支架部件32为构件提供支撑。压板部件34选择性地位于支架部件32附近。在一个示例中，支架部件32和压板部件34是压机的一部分。
压板部件34具有与燃料电池构件20上的区域24的构造相对应的构造。在图2的示例中，压板部件34具有矩形框架状构造。压板部件34的中心部分开口。采用这样的构造，随着压板部件34和支架部件32朝向彼此推动，仅构件层22的包括区域24的竖着的部分受到压力。
示例的布置的一个特征是，构件层22的未受到压力的部分将不被改变或另外受到用于在构件20上建立区域24的过程的负面影响。例如，在出于使聚合物熔融(如下面说明的)的目的而加热压板部件34时，构件层22的将位于压板部件34的中心开口内的部分不暴露于这样的压力和热。示出的布置允许使用组件30来加工的构件中的更好的一致性，并且降低在过程的期间负面地影响构件层22的任何风险。
图3示意性地显示可以放置在支架部件32与压板部件34之间的层的示例的布置。构件基底层22位于各聚合物膜层40之间。可用作聚合物膜层40的示例的材料包括都可从商业上得到的PEEK™和Teflon™。一个示例中的聚合物膜层40包括在低于大约220°C的温度而不润湿且热稳定的高熔融流率(例如，按照ASTM D2116计量为0.25g/10分钟)聚合物。该聚合物还在化学上耐受磷酸。
如图4和图5中所示，使用用于制作燃料电池构件20的组件30的示例的过程包括使基底层22与聚合物膜层40一起位于支架部件32与压板部件34之间。在本示例中，包括离型膜44以使最后的构件20与支架部件32和压板部件34的分离更容易。
如果图4中显示的各种层都包括在支架部件32和压板部件34之间，并且这些部件被一起拉入图4中显示的位置，则图4的透视图与大体上对应于沿着图2中的线4-4的视图的横截面图示相对应。
在本示例中，支架部件32和压板部件34各自被加热以将膜层40的聚合物的温度提高至使聚合物熔融的点。用于将支架部件32和压板部件34一起推动的压力将熔融后的聚合物压缩至基底层22中，以建立浸渍区域24。如在图5中能够了解到的，在本示例中由支架部件32和压板部件34施加的压力仅施加于构件层22的建立区域24的面积上。在示例的方法的期间，构件层22的不包括聚合物的浸渍的电化学有效部分(也被称为有效面积)未受到任何压力或热处理。
图2的示例在构件层22的整个周缘将包括密封件或不可渗透磷酸的区域24时是有用的。在一些情形下，期望在构件基底层22的少于全部的边缘上提供浸渍着聚合物的区域24。图6是对沿着构件层22的三条边缘建立区域24有用的压板部件34的示例的布置的图示。图6的示例中的压板部件34具有带有对应于构件基底层22的三条边缘的三条边缘的大体上U形的构造。在包括图6的组件的示例中使用的聚合物膜层还具有与压板部件34的构造相对应的三面的或大体上U形的构造。
公开的示例的组件和技术允许以降低与使基底材料暴露于热、压力或两者相关联的风险的有成本效益的且高效的方式沿着燃料电池构件基底的所选择的部分建立密封件或流体屏障。
先前的描述本质上是说明性的，而不是限制性的。对所公开的示例的变型和修改可以对本领域技术人员显而易见，这些变型和修改不一定背离对通过所公开的示例而提供的技术的贡献的本质。仅能够通过研究所附权利要求来确定提供给本发明的法律保护的范围。

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1. 一种燃料电池构件制造组件，包括：
支架部件，其构造成位于邻近所述燃料电池构件处以提供对所述构件的支撑，所述支架部件具有与所述构件的周缘相对应的周缘；以及
压板部件，其具有与所述支架部件的至少一部分相对应的构造，以便紧靠所述构件的一部分被接纳，所述压板部件的温度是可控制的，以达到位于邻近所述压板部件处的材料的期望的温度，所述压板部件具有比所述构件的表面面积小的表面面积，使得仅所述构件的部分受到由将所述压板部件和所述支架部件与所述支架部件和所述压板部件之间的所述构件一起推动的力造成的压力。
2. 根据权利要求1所述的组件，其特征在于，所述压板部件具有矩形构造。
3. 根据权利要求2所述的组件，其特征在于，所述支架部件具有矩形构造。
4. 根据权利要求3所述的组件，其特征在于，所述矩形构造是相同的。
5. 根据权利要求1所述的组件，其特征在于，所述压板部件具有大体上U形的构造。
6. 根据权利要求5所述的组件，其特征在于，
所述支架部件具有矩形构造；
所述支架部件具有比所述构件的所述表面面积小的表面面积；以及
所述压板部件的三个侧边定位成与所述支架部件的三个侧边对准。
7. 根据权利要求1所述的组件，其特征在于，所述压板部件构造与所述构件的至少一个边缘相对应。
8. 根据权利要求7所述的组件，其特征在于，所述压板部件具有与所述构件中的每个边缘相对应的部分。
9. 根据权利要求1所述的组件，其特征在于，所述构件包括电极、气体扩散层以及催化剂层中的至少一个。
10. 根据权利要求1所述的组件，其特征在于，所述支架部件的温度是可控制的，以达到位于邻近所述支架部件处的材料的期望的温度。
11. 一种制作燃料电池构件的方法，包括如下步骤：
使至少一个聚合物膜层位于紧靠可渗透的构件层处；
使所述至少一个聚合物膜层和所述可渗透的构件层位于支架部件与压板部件之间，其中所述支架部件具有与所述构件层的周缘相对应的周缘，所述压板部件具有与所述聚合物膜层的构造相对应的构造，并且所述压板部件具有比所述构件层的表面面积小的表面面积；
提高至少所述压板部件的温度以由此使所述聚合物熔融；
将所述支架部件和所述压板部件朝向彼此推动，以将压力施加于接纳在所述支架部件与所述压板之间的所述构件层的部分和所述聚合物；以及
使所述构件层的所述部分浸渍着所述熔融后的聚合物，以由此在所述构件层上建立区域，该区域耐受穿过所述区域的流体的流动。
12. 根据权利要求11所述的方法，其特征在于，
所述构件层具有矩形构造；以及
所述压板部件具有与所述构件层的所述矩形构造相对应的矩形构造。
13. 根据权利要求11所述的方法，其特征在于，所述支架部件具有矩形构造。
14. 根据权利要求11所述的方法，其特征在于，所述聚合物膜层和所述压板部件各自具有大体上U形的构造。
15. 根据权利要求11所述的方法，其特征在于，所述压板部件构造与所述构件中的至少一个边缘相对应。
16. 根据权利要求15所述的方法，其特征在于，所述聚合物膜层和所述压板部件各自具有与所述构件中的每个边缘相对应的部分。
17. 根据权利要求11所述的方法，其特征在于，所述构件包括电极、气体扩散层以及催化剂层中的至少一个。
18. 根据权利要求11所述的方法，其特征在于，所述聚合物膜层包括在低于大约220°C的温度而不润湿且热稳定的高熔融流率聚合物。
19. 根据权利要求11所述的方法，其特征在于，包括使第一聚合物膜层位于紧靠所述构件层的一侧并使第二聚合物膜层位于紧靠所述构件层的相反地面向的一侧。
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