CN1328815C - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell - Google Patents
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A decrease in voltage in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising stack of unit cells caused by the temperature difference between the cells located at the ends and the other cells due to a differential in heat dissipation from end plates is prevented by controlling the cooling temperature of the cells closest to the end plates of the fuel cell without affecting the output voltage of the cells in the middle by not including a coolant flow channel in the conductive separator plate between at least one of the end plates and the unit cell located closest to the one of the end plates.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of polymer electrolyte fuel cells and operation method thereof that is used for removable power supply, used for electric vehicle power supply, domestic heat electricity generation system etc.
Background technology
Fuel cell is by via the fuel gas of optionally carrying hydrionic polyelectrolyte membrane to make to contain hydrogen with contain the oxidant gas generation chemical reaction of oxygen such as air, thereby produces electric power.Usually, fuel cell adopts the overlapping laminated construction of a plurality of units primary cell.During fuel cell operation, when producing electric power, also produce heat.Therefore, in the laminated cell, the per unit primary cell is provided with coldplate by several primary cells, and battery temperature is remained on necessarily.This is because following reason.
The solid polyelectrolyte membrane that uses in the polymer electrolyte fuel cells is owing to being to play a role under the state that fully contains moisture, so will will supply behind fuel gas and the oxidant gas humidification.At this moment, when battery temperature was too high, because saturated vapor pressure rises, the moisture in the polyelectrolyte membrane reduced, and battery performance reduces.But, simultaneously, because because of cell reaction, produce water in oxidant gas one side, so cross when low when battery temperature, because the dewfall of steam, oxidant gas can not fully join, the battery performance reduction.Therefore, the temperature of fuel cell be remained in the best temperature band.
General that a plurality of units primary cell is the overlapping laminated body structure that is called as fuel battery is for stack membrane, assembly of electrode and surface are provided with the dividing plate of gas flow path alternately, dispose collector plate and the insulation board that takes out the electric power that sends at its two ends, it is carried out clamping by end plate.
The constituent parts primary cell is cooled by the cooling agent in the dividing plate internal flow and remains on proper temperature.But,,, compare the primary cell temperature with the other unit primary cell and reduce easily owing to the heat radiation that the temperature difference with outer gas produces near on the unit primary cell at end plate place.
Fuel cell is owing to not having because of the fuel that cell reaction produced when not generating electricity, so at the unit primary cell that is arranged near the end plate place, the primary cell temperature especially reduces.When import in this state to begin to generate electricity by the fuel gas of humidification and oxidant gas the time, in gas flow path, be easy to generate dewfall.Particularly, on the primary cell away from end plate one side of the entrance side of oxidant gas of fuel cell, in gas flow path, produce dewfall easily.When producing dewfall, all gases is difficult for shifting to primary cell, the phenomenon of the spread of voltage in the time of might producing generating.
And, be suppressed under the situation that is lower than specified output at energy output fuel cell, because the heat that cell reaction produced reduces, being positioned at, in gas flow path, produce dewfall easily equally near on the primary cell at end plate place.Even be positioned at the primary cell of primary cell laminated body central portion, its temperature also reduces, though not as the unit primary cell that is positioned near the end plate place, it is unstable output also might to occur.
Therefore, require temperature is controlled to, even under various running statuses, under the situation of various energy output, the output of the unit primary cell at close end plate place does not reduce yet.
By making cooling agent, can eliminate this because of the spread of voltage of being positioned at of causing of dewfall near the unit primary cell at end plate place often with high temperature cycles.But very big at the energy output of fuel cell according to this method, under the very big situation of caloric value, the temperature of cooling agent is too high, and the moisture in the polyelectrolyte membrane reduces, and the generating capacity of primary cell reduces.Promptly, stage before fuel cell begins to generate electricity, perhaps energy output is set under the state that is lower than rated capacity, for fear of the caused output of above-mentioned dewfall unstable and with coolant temperature set under the condition with higher, when the energy output when thereafter increases, on unit primary cell, owing to the heating battery temperature that produces because of cell reaction is too high away from end plate, because above-mentioned reason will produce the new problem of the output reduction of this primary cell.
The output that temperature difference produced of the primary cell of the solid end that provides the most close end plate of a kind of reduction place of the present invention and the primary cell of primary cell laminated body central authorities is unbalanced, the polymer electrolyte fuel cells that can generate electricity expeditiously.
To achieve these goals, the invention provides a kind of overcooled fuel cell of primary cell that can eliminate the end with and operation method.
The invention provides dew that a kind of elimination produces because of the supercooling of the primary cell of end or because of the assembly of the obturation of the gas flow path of its generation.
Summary of the invention
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells of the present invention possesses: will be by polyelectrolyte membrane and the primary cell laminated body that forms across the unit primary cell lamination that the anode and the negative electrode of above-mentioned dielectric film constitutes via conducting diaphragm, one group of collector plate and one group of end plate of the above-mentioned primary cell laminated body of clamping, on the anode of above-mentioned primary cell laminated body and negative electrode, supply respectively, discharge fuel gas and the fuel gas of oxidant gas and the supply of oxidant gas, discharge and use manifold, be arranged on the coolant flow path of a part of above-mentioned conducting diaphragm inside, and one group of cooling agent gateway that cooling agent is circulated in above-mentioned coolant flow path; Do not have coolant flow path in inside at least one side's end plate and the conducting diaphragm between the unit primary cell at the most close this end plate place.
At this, preferably do not have coolant flow path in inside away from inlet one side's of oxidant gas end plate and the conducting diaphragm between the unit primary cell at the most close this end plate place towards above-mentioned fuel cell.The inner conducting diaphragm that does not have coolant flow path is preferably the dividing plate of the side that contacts with negative electrode.
The invention provides a kind of polymer electrolyte fuel cells that makes the temperature of the cooling agent that imports to above-mentioned fuel cell corresponding to the energy output variation of fuel cell.
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Fig. 1 is the front view of the polymer electrolyte fuel cells group of expression an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the front view of the polymer electrolyte fuel cells group of other execution modes of expression the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the front view of existing polymer electrolyte fuel cells group.
Fig. 4 is the temperature characteristics figure of the primary cell of polymer electrolyte fuel cells group of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the voltage characteristic figure of the primary cell of same fuel battery.
Fig. 6 is the temperature characteristics figure of the primary cell of existing polymer electrolyte fuel cells group.
Fig. 7 is the voltage characteristic figure of the primary cell of same fuel battery.
Fig. 8 is the temperature characteristics figure of the primary cell of other existing polymer electrolyte fuel cells groups.
Fig. 9 is the temperature characteristics figure of the primary cell of same fuel battery.
Figure 10 is the view of the fuel-cell device structure of expression embodiment of the present invention 3.
Figure 11 is the view of the fuel-cell device structure of expression execution mode 4.
Figure 12 is the primary cell temperature characteristics figure of the fuel-cell device of comparative example 2.
Figure 13 is the primary cell voltage characteristic figure of same fuel-cell device.
Figure 14 is the primary cell temperature characteristics figure of the fuel-cell device of embodiment 2.
Figure 15 is the primary cell voltage characteristic figure of same fuel-cell device.
Figure 16 is the primary cell temperature characteristics figure of the fuel-cell device of comparative example 3.
Figure 17 is the primary cell voltage characteristic figure of same fuel-cell device.
Figure 18 is the primary cell temperature characteristics figure of the fuel-cell device of embodiment 4.
Figure 19 is the primary cell voltage characteristic figure of same fuel-cell device.
Figure 20 is the view of the fuel-cell device structure of expression execution mode 5.
Figure 21 is the front view of dividing plate negative electrode one side of same fuel cell.
Figure 22 is the view of the fuel-cell device structure of expression execution mode 6.
Figure 23 is the view of the fuel-cell device structure of expression execution mode 7.
Figure 24 is the view of the voltage action and the pressure loss action of the fuel-cell device of expression embodiment 4.
Figure 25 is the view of the voltage action and the pressure loss action of the fuel-cell device of expression embodiment 5.
Figure 26 is the view of the voltage action and the pressure loss action of the fuel-cell device of expression embodiment 6.
Figure 27 is the vertical view of the fuel cell of execution mode 8.
Figure 28 is the front view of same battery.
Figure 29 is that the X-X of Figure 27 is to cutaway view.
Figure 30 is the front view of dividing plate negative electrode one side of same battery.
Figure 31 is the front view of same dividing plate anode one side.
Figure 32 is the longitudinal sectional view of the fuel cell of execution mode 9.
Figure 33 is the longitudinal sectional view of the fuel cell of execution mode 10.
Figure 34 is the view of voltage institute's time variation of specific primary cell in the battery of expression execution mode 11.
Figure 35 is the time dependent view of voltage of specific primary cell in the battery of expression comparative example.
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The present invention is by on the primary cell laminated body via conducting diaphragm lamination unit primary cell, between a side end plate and unit primary cell, inserting the inner conducting diaphragm that does not have coolant flow path at least, prevent the supercooling of end primary cell at the most close this end plate place.Therefore, stable by the output that makes the end primary cell, the primary cell beyond the end fully cools off simultaneously, and a kind of polymer electrolyte fuel cells of high efficiency generating is provided.
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells in the preferred implementation of the present invention also has the coolant temperature of the temperature of adjusting above-mentioned coolant entrance side and adjusts assembly, measure the temperature measuring assembly of above-mentioned coolant temperature, and control the temperature-controlling module that above-mentioned coolant temperature is adjusted assembly according to the temperature information of said temperature mensuration assembly.In this embodiment, the 2nd temperature measuring assembly that also possesses the temperature of measuring the primary cell laminated body, the structure optimization ground of said temperature control assembly is for adjusting assembly according to control above-mentioned coolant temperature from the temperature information of said temperature control assembly and the 2nd temperature measuring assembly.
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells in preferred other execution modes of the present invention also possesses the valve on the exhaust line that is arranged on above-mentioned oxidant gas, and is reduced to that setting is closed above-mentioned valve when following and the valve control assembly of opening valve at the appointed time when the output voltage of above-mentioned primary cell.
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells in preferred other execution modes of the present invention also possesses the valve on the exhaust line that is arranged on above-mentioned oxidant gas, and is reduced to that the 1st setting is closed above-mentioned valve when following and is reduced to the valve control assembly that the 2nd setting that is lower than the 1st setting is opened above-mentioned valve when following when the output voltage of above-mentioned primary cell when the output voltage of above-mentioned primary cell.
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells in preferred other execution modes of the present invention on the above-mentioned collector plate with contacted of conducting diaphragm or with the contacted conducting diaphragm of above-mentioned collector plate on contacted of above-mentioned collector plate on have the fog drain tank that is communicated with the manifold that is used to supply, discharge above-mentioned fuel gas or oxidant gas.
Preferably be offset to downside with the supply of above-mentioned fuel gas or oxidant gas, the part that the discharge manifold is connected on the above-mentioned fog drain tank with respect to the gravity direction that above-mentioned primary cell laminated body is set.
The energy output that is characterized as the temperature fuel cell that makes the cooling agent that imports to fuel cell of the operation method of fuel cell of the present invention changes.Like this, under the situation of the energy output that increases fuel cell, the temperature that makes cooling agent continuously or stage ground reduce, under the situation of the energy output that reduces fuel cell, the temperature that makes cooling agent continuously or stage ground rise.
The invention provides a kind of temperature of dividing plate, collector plate or end plate of fuel cell, make the operation method of polymer electrolyte fuel cells of the variations in temperature of the cooling agent that imports to fuel cell.
The present invention also provides a kind of and is reduced to the exhaust line that setting opens and closes above-mentioned oxidant gas when following by the output voltage when above-mentioned primary cell, promotes the operation method of the polymer electrolyte fuel cells that the moisture in the above-mentioned exhaust line is discharged.
Below, with reference to accompanying drawing embodiments of the present invention are illustrated.
Fig. 1 represents the polymer electrolyte fuel cells in the present embodiment.
The inlet 20 of the cooling agent that is used to cool off primary cell from the end plate that is arranged on a side, from with insulation board 14, collector plate 13, film, assembly of electrode 11,31, and the entrance side manifold 21 that is provided with of dividing plate 12,32 with being interconnected, by the approaching primary cell of the dividing plate 12 inner stream that is provided with 23 coolings, be discharged to outside the fuel battery 10 from exporting 24 via outlet side manifold 22.The coolant flow path 23 that the inside of dividing plate 12 is provided with is with respect to the surperficial almost parallel of dividing plate, by flowing coolant therein the primary cell temperature remained on necessarily.Though not shown, have on the fuel battery 10 respectively be used for to each entrance side of constituent parts primary cell fuel supplying gas and oxidant gas and outlet side manifold and above-mentioned manifold be communicated with and be separately positioned on the dividing plate with contacted of anode and negative electrode on gas flow path.The inlet 40 and the outlet 41 of oxidant gas for example are arranged on the end plate 15 on right side among Fig. 1.And the entrance and exit of fuel gas is separately positioned on the end plate in figure left side.
In the present embodiment, example is illustrated in the end plate of both sides and near between the film of these end plates, the assembly of electrode 31, preferably the inner dividing plate 32 that does not have coolant flow path of configuration.In this embodiment, though dividing plate 12 all has coolant flow path in inside, also can only in the dividing plate 12 of a part, have coolant flow path.Usually, regular is the dividing plate that for example per two primary cells configuration has coolant flow path.
Fig. 2 represents the polymer electrolyte fuel cells in the present embodiment.In this embodiment, a side end plate one side, promptly two conducting diaphragms 32 away from the end plate inlet 40 of oxidant gas, that survey near a figure left side all do not have coolant flow path in inside.And on end plate one side on right side, cancelled the inner dividing plate that does not have coolant flow path.The anode of the primary cell of dividing plate 32 clampings and the either side of negative electrode all are not directly to be cooled off by cooling agent, are not directly to be cooled off by cooling agent by negative electrode one side of the primary cell of dividing plate 32 and 12 clampings.
The primary cell lamination number of fuel cell of the present invention or configurable number, configuration cycle with dividing plate of coolant flow path etc. are not limited in above execution mode, and coolant flow path also needn't be strictly surperficial parallel with respect to dividing plate.It is two that end plate and the quantity of dividing plate that does not have a stream of the circulate coolant of making near the inside at this end plate place both can resemble Fig. 2, also can be greater than two.But the current density when its quantity is preferably considered temperature, the battery pack generating of the flow of cooling agent or cooling agent or from the heat dissipation capacity of end plate etc. is set inner primary cell and equal as far as possible near the temperature of the primary cell of end plate for.
Importing direction about cooling agent is not limited in this execution mode.Insulation board can have insulating properties and be integrated with end plate by a part that makes end plate.As cooling agent, can adopt the liquid that anti-icing fluid such as water or Off ロ リ Na-ト dielectrics such as (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company's systems) or ethylene glycol is miscible etc.
Comparative example 1
Fig. 3 represents existing polymer electrolyte fuel cells.
This fuel battery 10 is that alternatively lamination constitutes by the anode of polyelectrolyte membrane and this film of clamping and film, the assembly of electrode 11 of the unit primary cell that negative electrode is formed, and inner dividing plate 12 with coolant flow path 23, at the configuration of the both sides of its laminated body each collector plate 13, insulation board 14 and end plate 15 of one group.
Fig. 6 represents the example of measurement result of primary cell temperature in polymer electrolyte fuel cells when generating of comparative example.The primary cell laminated body is made of 81 dividing plates and 80 primary cells, and dividing plate all has coolant flow path.At this, the primary cell temperature is for imbedding the value that thermocouple is measured on the dividing plate of this primary cell supply oxidant gas.B1 is the temperature of the primary cell at the most close end plate place, and B3 is for starting at the time plot of the temperature that is positioned at the 3rd primary cell from the same side.B0 is the temperature objectives value of primary cell.
According to Fig. 6, the primary cell at the most close end plate place because of from the influence of end plate one side heat radiation by supercooling, be lower than the temperature objectives value.
Fig. 7 is the curve legend of the output voltage of the unit primary cell when the polymer electrolyte fuel cells group of comparative example is generated electricity when measuring temperature shown in Figure 6.Among Fig. 7, B1 represent the most close end plate place primary cell output voltage over time, B3 represent from the end plate of the same side start at be the 3rd primary cell output voltage over time.At this, shown in B1, the change and the reduction of voltage on the primary cell at the most close end plate place, have been found.
Then, the action during to the generating of existing polymer electrolyte fuel cells group is illustrated with other example.
The temperature measuring result's of the primary cell portion when Fig. 8 is the generating of existing polymer electrolyte fuel cells a example.At this, to set the temperature of cooling agent higher, the temperature of primary cell that makes the most close end plate place is near target temperature.C1 is the temperature of the primary cell at the most close end plate place, and C3 is for starting at the time plot of the temperature that is the 3rd primary cell from the end plate of the same side.C0 is the target temperature value of primary cell.
Fig. 9 is the curve legend of the output voltage of the unit primary cell when polymer electrolyte fuel cells generates electricity when measuring temperature shown in Figure 8.In Fig. 9, C1 represent the most close end plate place primary cell output voltage over time, C3 represent from the end plate of the same side start at be the 3rd primary cell output voltage over time.Shown in C1, though eliminated the change and the reduction of voltage of the primary cell at the most close end plate place, shown in C3, the output voltage that is stacked in the primary cell of battery pack inboard has reduced.
Below, the action when polymer electrolyte fuel cells of the present invention is generated electricity is illustrated.The primary cell laminated body of wherein adopting week does not only have coolant flow path as shown in Figure 1 on the dividing plate of the end plate at close two ends, in addition the primary cell laminated body with comparative example is identical.
One example of the measurement result of the primary cell temperature when Fig. 4 is polymer electrolyte fuel cells of the present invention generating.A1 is the time plot of temperature of the primary cell at the most close end plate place, and A3 is for starting at the time plot of the temperature that is the 3rd primary cell from the end plate of the same side.A0 is the temperature objectives value of primary cell.Therefore as can be known, the temperature of the primary cell at the most close end plate place remains near the temperature objectives value owing to arriving balance from the heat radiation of end plate one side and the heating that generating produced of primary cell.
One example of the output voltage of the unit primary cell when Fig. 5 illustrates polymer electrolyte fuel cells of the present invention generating.In Fig. 5, A1 represent the most close end plate place primary cell output voltage over time, A3 represent from the end plate of the same side start at be the 3rd primary cell output voltage over time.Do not observe the change and the reduction of the voltage of primary cell that arrive, the most close end plate place seen in existing polymer electrolyte fuel cells group herein.
From above example as can be known, according to the structure of battery pack of the present invention, can not avoid the voltage of the primary cell at the most close end plate place to reduce to the output of other primary cells with exerting an influence.
In execution mode 3 and 4, the energy output of the temperature fuel cell that makes the cooling agent that imports to fuel cell is described and the method that runs on of the fuel-cell device that changes and be applicable to the fuel-cell device of implementing this operation method.Use therein fuel cell preferably adopts the dividing plate of structure illustrated in execution mode 1 and 2, promptly has a dividing plate of the structure of coolant flow path.But, also go for not having in the fuel cell of this structure.
The structure of the fuel-cell device in the present embodiment is shown in Figure 10.Fuel battery 10 is identical with aforesaid execution mode 1.This fuel battery 10 is provided with the inlet 40 of oxidant gas and the inlet 45 of fuel gas in right end plate one side.Be connected with cooling agent pipe arrangement 26 and 28 respectively in the inlet 20 of cooling agent and the outlet 24.Cooling agent pipe arrangement 28 is branched off into 28a and 28b.Pipe arrangement 28b has heat exchanger 56. Pipe arrangement 28a and 28b adjust assembly 50 via temperature and are connected on the pipe arrangement 26.Be connected with temperature measuring assembly 52 on the pipe arrangement 26.Pipe arrangement 28b for example heats the water of hot-water supply by heat exchanger 56.57 expressions are used for the inlet of the water of this heating, 58 expression outlets.Temperature is adjusted assembly 50 based on the temperature information from temperature measuring assembly 52, according to the signal that temperature-controlling module 51 sends, is adjusted at the temperature of flowing coolant in the pipe arrangement 26.Temperature is adjusted assembly 50 by the cooling agent adjusted from being heated of pipe arrangement 28a with by the blending ratio of the cooling agent of heat exchanger 56 coolings, adjusts the temperature of the cooling agent that the inlet 20 to battery pack 10 imports.
The structure of the polymer electrolyte fuel cells in the present embodiment is shown in Figure 11.Be assembled with battery pack temperature on the dividing plate 12 of the right-hand end of fuel battery 10 and measure assembly 54.The controlled target of the function decision coolant temperature of the temperature of the battery pack that temperature-controlling module 51 is measured with the temperature of having predesignated the cooling agent of being measured by temperature measuring assembly 52 with by temperature measuring assembly 54 is adjusted assembly 50 output control signals to coolant temperature.Coolant temperature is adjusted assembly is adjusted cooling agent according to this control information temperature.Therefore, fuel battery 10 be maintained at generate electricity suitable temperature.
Illustrated fuel-cell device is an example of the present invention in above execution mode 3 and 4, and the lamination number of fuel battery of the present invention or the configurable number with dividing plate of coolant flow path are not limited by these execution modes.And the position that is provided with that coolant temperature is measured assembly or coolant temperature adjustment assembly is not limited by these execution modes yet.Coolant temperature can be adjusted arrangement of components and export a side in the fuel battery of cooling agent pipe arrangement.It needn't be single that coolant temperature is adjusted assembly, also heating component and cooling package can be set respectively.And insulation board can have insulating properties and be integrated with end plate by a part that makes end plate.The action that improves the temperature of cooling agent needn't resemble to be carried out once the above execution mode, also can be divided into for several times.It is identical with the moment that generating begins also needn't to resemble execution mode in the moment that the temperature that makes cooling agent rises, but about variation minute.
Comparative example 2
The temperature when at first, the generating capacity that makes fuel-cell device of comparative example being increased and the variation of primary cell are illustrated.
The primary cell laminated body is identical with embodiment 1.So the temperature of temperature-controlling module being set for the cooling agent that flows into fuel battery is 76.3 ℃.
Figure 12 is the curve chart that the generating capacity of the fuel-cell device of comparative example increases the time dependent example of temperature of the dividing plate of assembling in the fuel battery 10 of front and back.
Among Figure 12, B101 represents the temperature time history plot of the dividing plate at the most close end plate place, B110 is illustrated in the temperature time history plot of dividing plate of the central portion superimposed layer of fuel battery, and B100 represents to flow into the temperature of the cooling agent on the position of fuel battery.According to Figure 12, different with the dividing plate at the most close end plate place at the dividing plate of the central portion superimposed layer of fuel battery, along with the rising of generating capacity, the rising of temperature is remarkable.On the other hand, the baffle temperature at the most close end plate place does not rise.
Figure 13 is the curve chart that is assembled into output voltage one example of the unit primary cell in the above-mentioned fuel battery 10.At the output voltage B110 of the unit primary cell of the central portion superimposed layer of fuel battery along with the ascending current density of generating capacity increases and reduces.Afterwards, the temperature of primary cell rises, and the moisture content of polyelectrolyte membrane reduces, and voltage reduces gradually.
The operation method of the device of Figure 10 structure of having assembled the primary cell laminated body identical with embodiment 1 is described.In the present embodiment, temperature-controlling module is controlled to, when energy output increased, cooling agent changed to 75.0 ℃ to the temperature that fuel battery imports the position from 76.3 ℃.
Be assembled into the curve chart of the time dependent example of temperature of the dividing plate in the fuel battery 10 before and after the generating capacity rising of Figure 14 for fuel-cell device.A101 is the temperature time history plot of the dividing plate at the most close end plate place, and A100 is the temperature time history plot of dividing plate of the central portion of fuel battery, and A110 is the coolant temperature at the position that flows into fuel battery.As can be seen from Figure 14, the temperature of each primary cell is different with comparative example 2, owing to keep the coolant temperature after the generating capacity rising lower, so remain on proper temperature.
Figure 15 is the curve chart of output voltage one example of the unit primary cell of assembling the fuel battery 10 behind the generating beginning certain hour during from non-generating in the starting of fuel-cell device.The output voltage A110 of the unit primary cell of fuel battery central portion compares with the B110 of Figure 13, and the reduction amount of voltage is little.This can think that by effect of the present invention the temperature that can suppress primary cell rises.
Comparative example 3
The temperature when generating capacity that makes the fuel-cell device identical with comparative example 2 is reduced and the variation of primary cell voltage are illustrated.Setting temperature-controlling module for flow into the cooling agent in the fuel battery temperature is 75.0 ℃.
Figure 16 reduces the curve chart of the time dependent example of temperature of the dividing plate of assembling in the fuel battery 10 of front and back for generating capacity.B201 represents the temperature of the dividing plate at the most close end plate place, and B210 represents the temperature of the end plate of fuel battery central portion.B200 represents to flow into the temperature of cooling agent at the position of fuel battery.As can be seen from Figure 16, the dividing plate at the most close end plate place is different with the dividing plate of fuel battery central portion, and along with the reduction of generating capacity, the reduction of temperature is remarkable.The temperature that is stacked in the dividing plate on the central portion also reduces along with the reduction of energy output.
Figure 17 reduces the curve chart of output voltage one example of the unit primary cell of assembling in the fuel battery 10 of front and back for generating capacity.Temperature reduces the output voltage B201 of the unit primary cell at the most close end plate place along with the reduction of generating capacity, oxidant gas stream dewfall and instability.
Adopt the fuel-cell device identical with embodiment 2.Temperature-controlling module is set for, and when the energy output that makes fuel cell reduced, cooling agent changed to 76.3 ℃ to the temperature at the importing position of fuel battery from 75.0 ℃.
Figure 18 is the curve chart that the generating capacity of fuel-cell device reduces the time dependent example of temperature of the dividing plate of assembling in the fuel battery 10 of front and back.A201 represents the temperature of the dividing plate at the most close end plate place, and A210 represents the temperature of the dividing plate of fuel battery central portion, and A200 represents to flow into the temperature of cooling agent at the position of fuel battery.According to Figure 18, the temperature of each primary cell is different with comparative example 3, owing to further improved the temperature of the cooling agent after the generating capacity reduction, so remain on proper temperature.
Figure 19 is the curve chart of output voltage one example of the unit primary cell of assembling the fuel battery 10 from non-generating dutation begins certain hour to generating electricity after in the fuel-cell device starting.The output voltage A201 of the unit primary cell at the most close end plate place is stable.This can think because effect of the present invention does not produce dewfall on the unit primary cell at the most close end plate place yet in the oxidant gas stream.Output voltage 210 expressions of the unit primary cell of central authorities are compared low slightly value than the B201 of Figure 17.This is owing to improved the temperature of cooling agent, has produced the cause of the moisture content reduction of polyelectrolyte membrane in this primary cell.But, can prevent that therefore the big output of the dewfall generation of oxidant gas stream from reducing.And the reduction amplitude of output can prevent undue reduction by the temperature that suitably increases cooling agent when generating capacity reduces accordingly.
About when making the generating capacity increase or reducing, making the temperature rising of cooling agent or reducing some degree, can not limit because the specification of energy output or various devices such as the flow of cooling agent, the area of primary cell is different without exception.If with the temperature of the unit primary cell at the most close end plate place generating capacity after before changing be 2 ℃ with interior, preferably in 1 ℃, then no problem.
In execution mode 5,6 and 7, the fuel cell and the operation method thereof of the water blockoff that the inside that can eliminate the primary cell laminated body easy, is reliably taken place are illustrated.Be used for the dividing plate that dividing plate that wherein fuel cell preferably adopts execution mode 1 and 2 illustrated structures promptly has the coolant flow path structure.But, also go for not having the fuel cell of this structure.
The structure of the polymer electrolyte fuel cells of present embodiment is shown in Figure 20.
The structure of fuel battery 10 is lamination MEA61 and dividing plate 62 alternately, and is via collector plate 63 and its two ends of insulation board 64 usefulness end plates 65 clampings, fastening with the load of regulation by not shown securing member.End plate 65 is provided with oxidant gas inlet portion 80 and the fuel gas inlet portion 85 that supplies oxidant gas and fuel gas from gas supply device (not shown) respectively, and the fuel gas export department 86 and the oxidant gas export department 81 that discharge oxidant gas and fuel gas respectively.
Dividing plate 62 as shown in figure 21, have the oxidant gas entrance side manifold hole 70, outlet side manifold hole 71, fuel gas inlet side manifold hole 75, outlet side manifold hole 76 and relative with negative electrode to face on communication manifold hole 70 and 71 gas flow path 74.Another face of dividing plate 62 is provided with fuel gas channel.Dividing plate with coolant flow path for example adopts the cathode side separator that will fuel gas channel be set on a face, coolant flow path is set on another face, and fuel gas channel is set on a face, composite diaphragm that anode side baffle that coolant flow path is set on another face engages in the mode in the face of closing with coolant flow path.Among Figure 21, omitted the manifold hole of cooling agent.
Oxidant gas export department 81 is provided with valve 91.At this,, under situation, also valve 91 can be arranged in its blast pipe with the blast pipe that is connected with this oxidant outlet portion 81 though valve 91 is arranged in the oxidant gas export department 81.That is, as long as valve 91 is arranged on from the outlet side manifold on the exhaust channel of the oxidant gas of outside discharge, it is all passable then to be arranged on any place.And the present invention is not only applicable to the inside manifold mode that above-mentioned such manifold hole is arranged on dividing plate inside, goes for the outside manifold mode that the manifold hole is arranged on the dividing plate outside yet.
When this polymer electrolyte fuel cells was moved for a long time, owing to produce water blockoff in oxidant gas stream or diffusion layer, cell voltage reduced gradually.At this moment, when valve 91 closed rules are opened valve after the time once more, can be from the oxidant gas outlet side at high speed with the oxidant gas discharge water.The stipulated time of shut off valve is preferably 1～20 second.
At first, the platinum particles that makes mean particle diameter be about 30 dusts with 50: 50 ratios carries among the jet-black EC (Holland, AKZO Chemie corporate system) of the conductive carbon particle that is held in the average primary particle diameter with 30nm, as catalyst for cathode.And, make average grain diameter be about 30 dust platinum particles and ruthenium particle with 50: 25: 25 ratios and carry and be held among the jet-black EC same as described above, as the anode catalyst.These catalyst are dispersed in respectively in the isopropyl alcohol, mix, make the ointment shape with the alcohol dispersion liquid of perfluorocarbon semi-annular jade pendant acid powder.By silk screen print method these ointment are coated on the one side of carbon nonwoven fabrics that thickness is 250 μ m, form catalyst layer.The amount of the cathode catalyst layer that obtains like this and the catalytic metal of anode catalyst layer is 0.5mg/cm
2, the amount of perfluorocarbon semi-annular jade pendant acid is 1.2mg/cm
2
Then, above-mentioned anode and negative electrode respectively by hot press on the two sides of central part with area hydrogen polyelectrolyte membrane of a big circle than electrode, make the abundant driving fit of catalyst layer and dielectric film.As the hydrogen polyelectrolyte, adopt material (U.S., E.I.Du Pont Company's system: Na Off イ オ Application 112) with perfluorocarbon semi-annular jade pendant acid filming.In addition,, become and the identical shaped packing ring of dividing plate, produce MEA (film-electrode bond) by the hot press stamping-out with the form of the dielectric film on the outer peripheral portion that is positioned at electrode from sandwich.
Below, adopt Figure 24 that the action of the polymer electrolyte fuel cells of present embodiment is illustrated.As the condition of test, adopt simulation modified gas (hydrogen 80 volume % carbon dioxide 20 volume %, the carbon monoxide 50ppm) gas that acts as a fuel, adopt air as oxidant gas.Humidification, heating fuel gas be to being 75 ℃ for dew point, and humidification, to add warm air be 50 ℃ to dew point, to the fuel cell supply.With the hydrogen utilance is 80%, and coefficient of oxygen utilization is 50%, and battery temperature is 75 ℃, and current density is 0.3A/cm
2Carried out attribute testing.Fuel battery have with embodiment 1 in the illustrated identical structure of structure.
Figure 24 is illustrated in fuel cell operation under the above-mentioned condition, the change curve of the pressure loss of cell voltage and cathode side during open and close valve 91.When with valve 91 when open mode is closed, according to expectation like that, the pressure loss rises, the supply bottleneck of oxidant gas is so cell voltage reduces gradually.At this, when when shut off valve is opened valve 91 after 91 about 8 seconds once more, to discharge oxidant gas from negative electrode one side at a high speed, the moisture that diagram is trapped in the battery also is discharged from.Its result can judge that cell voltage recovers rapidly, rises to shut off valve 91 magnitude of voltage before.Therefore, by opening valve once more after the valve closed rule time on the exhaust line that will be arranged on oxidant gas, can recover the cell voltage that reduces owing to water blockoff at short notice reliably as can be known.
The stipulated time of shut off valve is preferably 1～20 second.When being shorter than this time, can not fully obtain the recovery effects of cell voltage, and when being longer than this time, produce the unfavorable condition that the reduction of cell voltage increases.At this, the cell voltage of monitoring is the voltage of unit primary cell.
The battery structure of present embodiment is shown in Figure 22.Constitute valve 92 by electromagnetically operated valve, the electromagnetically operated valve switching control assembly 93 that this electromagnetically operated valve of control opens and closes is set, in addition identical with execution mode 5.Electromagnetically operated valve opens and closes control assembly 93 and has adopted the assembly of the controlled function with microcomputer, but in addition also can be the assembly that possesses the controlled function of the logical circuit that adopts microcomputer etc.
This fuel cell be owing to can regularly automatically carry out a series of action of closed electromagnetic valve being opened electromagnetically operated valve once more after the stipulated time for cell voltage does not too reduce, so the performance the during operation of may command long-time continuous reduces.
The battery structure of present embodiment is shown in Figure 23.The voltage detecting assembly 94 that detects cell voltage is set, and electromagnetically operated valve opens and closes control assembly 92 stipulated times of 93 shut off valves when the voltage that is detected by this voltage detecting assembly is lower than the critical value of regulation, and is in addition identical with execution mode 6.Voltage detecting assembly 94 has adopted common voltage detection terminal, but also can adopt AD conversion equipment etc.
Action about electromagnetically operated valve switching control assembly 93 has following dual mode.In the 1st mode,, open valve through after the stipulated time when primary cell voltage is reduced to the critical value of valve obturation shut off valve when following.In the 2nd mode, when primary cell voltage is reduced to critical value that valve cuts out shut off valve when following, open valve when following when being reduced to critical value that valve opens.The critical value that valve cuts out is preferably the scope of 0.55～0.65V/ primary cell.The critical value that valve is opened is preferably the scope of 0.3V～0.5V/ primary cell.
At first, in the 1st mode, except the critical value that makes valve events is the 0.6V/ primary cell, other conditions with embodiment 4 are identical, and the action of cell voltage is shown in Figure 25 during fuel cell operation.As time goes on produce water blockoff in battery gradually, the cell voltage that is detected by voltage detecting assembly 94 reduces.Then, arrive the moment below the 0.6V/ primary cell of the critical value that valve cuts out when cell voltage, electromagnetically operated valve 92 is closed in the output that is opened and closed control assembly 93 by electromagnetically operated valve, and approximately through after 12 seconds, electromagnetically operated valve is opened once more.Its result, the moisture of not wanting in the battery is discharged from, and compares before cell voltage and the closed electromagnetic valve to be improved.The critical value that valve cuts out is preferably the scope of 0.55～0.65V/ primary cell.Critical value is crossed to hang down and then is difficult to fully eliminate water blockoff, and too high then electromagnetically operated valve opens and closes continually, and this is undesirable.The time of closing electromagnetically operated valve is identical with execution mode 4, is preferably 1～20 second.
As mentioned above, electromagnetically operated valve opens and closes 93 pairs of critical values of cutting out by the cell voltage and the valve of voltage detecting assembly 94 monitorings of control assembly and compares, the time of electromagnetically operated valve 91 is closed in control, and is controlled to after electromagnetically operated valve 92 obturations and opens electromagnetically operated valve through the afore mentioned rules time.Therefore, can automatically carve the switching electromagnetically operated valve in due course, even the long-time continuous operation also can be guaranteed stable performance.
Below, the action of the cell voltage in the 2nd mode is shown in Figure 26.The condition of test is identical with embodiment 4.When long-time continuous ground carries out battery operation, in battery, produce water blockoff gradually, cell voltage reduces, the moment below the 0.6V/ primary cell of the critical value that the cell voltage arrival valve that is detected by voltage detecting assembly 94 cuts out, electromagnetically operated valve 92 is closed in the output that is opened and closed control assembly 93 by electromagnetically operated valve, in the moment below the 0.5V/ primary cell of the critical value that cell voltage arrival valve is opened, electromagnetically operated valve 92 is opened in the output that is opened and closed control assembly 93 by electromagnetically operated valve once more.Its result, the moisture of not wanting in the battery is discharged from, and cell voltage is improved with comparing before electromagnetically operated valve 92 cuts out.As mentioned above, the valve critical value of closing is preferably the scope of 0.55～0.65V/ primary cell.The critical value that valve is opened is preferably the scope of 0.3～0.5V/ primary cell.The critical value that valve is opened is insufficient greater than the elimination that this is worth water blockoff then, can not fully obtain the effect that cell voltage recovers, and the reduction of too small then cell voltage increases.
As mentioned above, electromagnetically operated valve opens and closes control assembly 93 and not only the critical value of being closed by the cell voltage and the valve of voltage detecting assembly 94 monitorings is compared, the time of electromagnetically operated valve 92 is closed in control, also the critical value of being opened by the cell voltage and the valve of voltage detecting assembly 94 monitorings is compared the time of opening electromagnetically operated valve after control electromagnetically operated valve 92 cuts out.Therefore, compare with above-mentioned the 1st mode, because cell voltage extremely reduces during can preventing to close electromagnetically operated valve, thus can automatically open and close electromagnetically operated valve in the more suitable moment, even the long-time continuous operation also can be guaranteed stable performance.
In embodiment 5 and 6, electromagnetically operated valve opens and closes control assembly 93 and is controlled in the moment that detects the cell voltage below the critical value that valve cuts out and cuts out electromagnetically operated valve 92, but also may be controlled at each electromagnetically operated valve 92 of closing when estimating that cell voltage arrives the critical value that valve cuts out.The magnitude of voltage of voltage detecting assembly 94 monitoring unit primary cells, but also can monitor the total magnitude of voltage of a plurality of units primary cells such as voltage of the voltage of battery pack or per 4 primary cells.
8～12 pairs of execution modes are discharged the fog that dewfall produces effectively and are not produced the gas that causes because of fog and be illustrated to the fuel cell of the distribution inequality of each primary cell.When the long-play fuel cell, near dewfall occurring on the part of end plate, the fog that is produced by dewfall enters in the gas supply road and causes obstruction.So, between blocked primary cell in gas supply road and not blocked primary cell the distribution of gas with inhomogeneous.At this, the mode of eliminating this unfavorable condition is elaborated.Being used for wherein fuel cell preferably adopts dividing plate with execution mode 1 and 2 illustrated structures, promptly has a dividing plate of the structure of coolant flow path.But, also go for not having the fuel cell of this structure.
Figure 27 is the vertical view of the fuel cell of present embodiment, and Figure 28 is a front view, and Figure 29 is that the X-X of Figure 27 is to cutaway view.
110 expression electrolyte film-electrode bonds (MEA).This MEA110 is by polyelectrolyte membrane 101, across the not shown pair of electrodes of this film, and is configured on the electrode circumference, constitutes across the packing ring 102,103 of dielectric film.Lamination is a plurality of, the laminated body of component unit primary cell via conducting diaphragm 111 for MEA110.Dividing plate 111 has the gas flow path 114 to negative electrode supply oxidant gas on a face, have the gas flow path 115 of anode fuel supplying gas on another face.The dividing plate 111 double as cathode side separator and anode side baffles of Cai Yonging wherein.In this example, on the end of primary cell laminated body, be added with dividing plate 121a and 121b, dispose collector plate 128a, 128b, insulation board 127a, 127b, and end plate 129a, 129b in its outside.End plate 129a and 129b carry out fastening by tightening together by a plurality of bolts 133 and by screwing the retention mechanism that nut 134 on its end and spring 135 constitute to the primary cell laminated body.This battery is that its outside is coated by not shown heat-barrier material.
On dividing plate 111 and 121a, 121b, be respectively arranged with the manifold hole 112 and 122 of oxidant gas, and the manifold hole 113 and 123 of fuel gas, MEA110 has the manifold hole that is communicated with above-mentioned each manifold hole at collector plate 128a on insulation board 127a and the end plate 129a.Like this, the ingress pipe 130a of the oxidant gas of oxidant gas on being arranged on end plate 129a imports these manifold holes, be fed on the negative electrode from the gas flow path 114 of dividing plate 111, be discharged to the outside from the discharge pipe 130b of oxidant gas via not shown outlet side manifold hole.Similarly, the ingress pipe 131 of the fuel gas of fuel gas on being arranged on end plate 129a imports the manifold hole 113,123, be fed on the anode from the gas flow path 115 of dividing plate 111, be discharged to the outside from the discharge pipe 131b of fuel gas via not shown outlet side manifold hole.
And dividing plate 111 and 121a, 121b are provided with the manifold hole 116 and 126 of cooling water.MEA110 has the manifold hole that is communicated with above-mentioned manifold hole on collector plate 128a, insulation board 127a and end plate 129a.Like this, cooling water imports in these manifold holes via the ingress pipe 132a that is arranged on the cooling water on the end plate 129a, flows in the cooling end of the specific primary cell of cooling, discharges to the outside from discharge pipe 132b via the manifold hole of outlet side.In illustrated embodiment, omitted cooling end.
Dividing plate 121a between the dividing plate 111 and collector plate 128a in the end of primary cell laminated body, with contacted of collector plate 128a on have the fog that is communicated with the manifold hole 122 of oxidant gas and discharge with groove 124.Similarly, the dividing plate 111 of the end of primary cell laminated body and the dividing plate 121b between the collector plate 128b with contacted of collector plate 128b on have the fog that is communicated with the manifold hole 123 of fuel gas and discharge with groove 125.
Figure 30 and 31 is respectively from the front view of negative electrode one side and anode unilateral observation dividing plate.The gas flow path 114 that has communication one-to-many tap 122 on the face of negative electrode one side has the gas flow path 115 of communication one-to-many tap 113 on the face of anode one side.It is that stream 114 with above-mentioned oxidant gas similarly is provided with for the one-to-many tap 122 of the oxidant gas of communicating that the fog of dividing plate 121a is discharged with groove 124, and it is settings for the one-to-many tap 123 of the fuel gas of communicating similarly with the stream 115 of above-mentioned fuel gas that the fog of dividing plate 121b is discharged with groove 125.These grooves 124 and 125 figure only illustrate an example, are not limited in illustrated structure.
In above-mentioned present embodiment, the end of primary cell laminated body is provided with the dividing plate 121a and the 121b of interpolation, on contacted of itself and collector plate, dividing plate 121a is provided with the fog that is communicated with the supply road of oxidant gas and discharges with groove 124, and dividing plate 121b is provided with the fog discharge groove 125 that is communicated with the supply road of fuel gas.
In the fuel cell that constitutes like this because the heat radiation of end 129a and 129b, be included in oxidant gas and the fuel gas moisture collector plate 128a, 128b and with the contacted dividing plate 121a of collector plate, 121b on dewfall, become fog.But the fog that this fog forms from the interface at dividing plate 121a and 121b and collector plate is discharged to the outside via the drain passageway of oxidant gas and fuel gas respectively on discharging with groove 124 and 125.Therefore, fog can not invaded and is arranged near its gas flow path 114 or 115, can not stop up gas flow path, can carry out anxious fixed gas and distribute.According to the present invention, battery can stably move, and does not need unnecessary heat insulation structural.
To be that platinum particles that 75: 25 ratio makes mean particle diameter be about 30 dusts carries the material that is held in the carbon dust that average grain diameter is 30nm (the デ Application カ Block ラ Star Network of Deuki Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd's system) catalyst as negative electrode with weight ratio, be the catalyst of 50: 50 the ratio material that platinum ruthenium particle (weight ratio of platinum and ruthenium is 50: 50) carried be held in the same carbon dust as anode with weight ratio.These catalyst are dispersed in respectively in the isopropyl alcohol, mix, make the ointment shape with the alcohol dispersion liquid of perfluorocarbon semi-annular jade pendant acid powder.The ointment that will contain these cathod catalysts and anode catalyst is as raw material, by silk screen print method it is coated on the one side of carbon nonwoven fabrics that thickness is 250 μ m, forms catalyst layer, produces negative electrode and anode.Making the amount of the catalytic metal that contains in the negative electrode that obtains like this and the anode is 0.5mg/cm
2, the amount of perfluorocarbon semi-annular jade pendant acid is 1.2mg/cm
2
With negative electrode and anode by hot press on two sides with area central part of the hydrogen polyelectrolyte membrane of a big circle than these electrodes, the catalyst layer of printing is contacted with dielectric film.At this, as the hydrogen polyelectrolyte, adopting perfluorocarbon semi-annular jade pendant acid filming is the material (the Na Off イ オ Application 112 of nation of U.S. society corporate system) of 25 μ m to thickness.In addition, become the identical shaped packing ring of profile and dividing plate to be bonded on the periphery of electrode on the both sides of dielectric film, make membrane, assembly of electrode by the hot pressing stamping-out.
Adopt 100 such MEA, assemble out the fuel cell shown in Figure 27～29.And, as a comparative example, assemble away battery except the groove 125 of the groove 124 of dividing plate 121a and dividing plate 121b.
These batteries are remained on 75 ℃ temperature, the anode supply is heated, the simulation modified gas of humidification (hydrogen 80 volume %, carbon dioxide 20 volume %, carbon monoxide 50ppm) it is 75 ℃ to dew point, to the negative electrode supply heat, the air of humidification is 50 ℃ to dew point, in the hydrogen utilance is 80%, and coefficient of oxygen utilization is 50%, and current density is 0.3A/cm
2Condition under move.Primary cell to central portion is studied over time with the cell voltage that is positioned at the primary cell of end, and the battery behavior of present embodiment is shown in Figure 34, and the battery behavior of comparative example is shown in Figure 35.As can be known, in the battery of comparative example, the voltage that is positioned at the primary cell of end sharply descends behind the process certain hour from these figure, and in the battery of present embodiment, voltage does not take place to be reduced, and presents fog and discharges the effect of using groove.
Execution mode 9
Figure 32 be with Figure 27 in the suitable part of X-X line cut off the cutaway view of the fuel cell of present embodiment.The basic structure of this fuel cell is identical with execution mode 8, and identical Reference numeral is represented identical structural element.
In the present embodiment, the dividing plate 111a of primary cell laminated body end and 111b only play a role as separately cathode side separator and anode side baffle.Like this, with contacted collector plate 128a of these dividing plates and 128b on, the face of upside is provided with the fog discharge groove 124 that is communicated with the manifold hole of oxidant gas in the drawings, and the face of downside is provided with the fog that is communicated with the manifold hole of fuel gas and discharges with groove 125.
In this fuel cell, between dividing plate 111a and the collector plate 128a and the fog of the moisture that produces between dividing plate 128b and the insulation board 127b discharge by the discharge road direction of fuel gas is outside from the groove 125 of separately collector plate 128a and 128b.And, between collector plate 128a and the insulation board 127a and the fog of the moisture that produces between dividing plate 111b and the collector plate 128b discharge by the discharge road direction of oxidant gas is outside from the groove 124 of collector plate 128a and 128b.
Figure 33 be with Figure 27 in the suitable part of X-X line cut off the cutaway view of the fuel cell of present embodiment.The basic structure of this fuel cell is identical with execution mode 8, and identical Reference numeral is represented identical structural element.
In the present embodiment, fog to discharge the structure with groove be the part that is communicated with its manifold hole being provided with on the position of battery be offset to respect to gravity direction the manifold hole below a side.That is, the groove 125b of face in the groove 115a of the face on the dividing plate 111a right side that links to each other with the discharge road of fuel gas and dividing plate 121b left side is the part that is communicated with its manifold hole is offset to the manifold hole with respect to gravity direction below one side.Fuel gas channel 115 on the dividing plate 111 of Figure 31 is configured to the part that is communicated with manifold hole 113 approximate equality up and down in the manifold hole.Below one side that makes the groove 115a that is equivalent to this stream and 125b be offset to the manifold hole.And for the groove 114b of the face in the groove 124a of the face on the dividing plate 121a right side that links to each other with the discharge road of oxidant gas and dividing plate 111b left side, the part that is communicated with these manifold holes is disposed at the downside in manifold hole with respect to gravity direction.
According to this structure, even because of the heat radiation of end plate be included in the gas moisture collector plate and with the contacted end plate of collector plate on dewfall become fog, also can discharge and will discharge effectively because of the concentrated fog of gravity with groove from the fog that gravity direction disposes down.
In the present embodiment, on the battery of said structure, on fog is discharged with groove, the hydrophily that is made of polyurethanes resin (East Asia synthetic chemistry Co., Ltd. system, commodity are called M1210) is set in advance by light polymerization method and films.The fog of dew transmits on this hydrophily film coated surface, can not be trapped in fog and discharge with effectively being discharged in the groove.
When the fog discharge is carried out the hydrophily processing with groove, can adopt polyvinyl alcohol, polyester resin (Nippon Kayaku K. K's system), 2-Hydroxylated acrylic resin, bovine serum albumin matter (BSA), polyglutamic acid, silica dioxide gel body etc.At conducting diaphragm is under the situation about being made of carbon class material, the inner surface of fog being discharged with groove by blasting treatment carries out the asperities processing, but the titanium coated fog that forms on collector plate is discharged with in the groove, under the oxygen atmosphere,, form oxidation titanium film from the teeth outwards and also can obtain same effect with 400 ℃ of heat treated of carrying out a hour.
In the present embodiment, on the battery of said structure, discharge with inserting the fabric of polyurethane in the groove as absorbent material at fog.The fog that produces because of dewfall adsorbs owing to discharged the absorbent material of using groove by fog, so accumulate in effectively in the groove, is discharged under the pressure effect of oxidant gas or fuel gas.
Absorbent material can adopt PETG, artificial silk, and nylon, and be the material of main component with its blend fibre.
And, when the fiber of carbon, stainless steel or titanium or porous body are used for absorbent material, except above-mentioned soaking effect, can also obtain to reduce the contact impedance of collector plate and dividing plate, improve the effect of battery performance.
Industrial applicability
The galvanic cell at the most close end plate of a kind of minimizing place can be provided according to the present invention as described hereinbefore, Poor with the output of other galvanic cells demonstrates the polyelectrolyte type fuel electricity of stability The pond. And, even also can because generation fog or dewfall in the galvanic cell laminated body cause water blockoff Be removed at an easy rate, thus restorability.
Claims (4)
1. polymer electrolyte fuel cells is characterized in that possessing:
Will be via conducting diaphragm by polyelectrolyte membrane and the primary cell laminated body that forms across the unit primary cell lamination that the anode and the negative electrode of above-mentioned dielectric film constitutes;
One group of collector plate and one group of end plate of the above-mentioned primary cell laminated body of clamping;
On the anode of above-mentioned primary cell laminated body and negative electrode, supply respectively. discharge the fuel gas of fuel gas and oxidant gas and oxidant gas supply, discharge and use manifold;
Be formed with and the supply of above-mentioned fuel gas or oxidant gas, discharging the fog discharge groove that is communicated with manifold on the above-mentioned collector plate with on contacted of the conducting diaphragm.
2. polymer electrolyte fuel cells according to claim 1, it is characterized in that above-mentioned fog is discharged with being offset to downside with the supply of above-mentioned fuel gas or oxidant gas, the part that discharge is communicated with manifold with respect to the gravity direction that above-mentioned laminated body is set on the groove.
3. polymer electrolyte fuel cells according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned fog is discharged and implemented the hydrophily processing with groove.
4. polymer electrolyte fuel cells according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned fog is discharged with being provided with absorbent material in the groove.
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