JP2006120572A - 燃料電池 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】燃料電池スタック10は単位セル12を備える。単位セル12の1辺には、開口面積の異なる酸化剤ガス入口連通孔28a、燃料ガス出口連通孔30bとが形成されるとともに、前記1辺には、相対的に開口面積の小さな前記燃料ガス出口連通孔30bに近接して凹部46が形成される。この凹部46には、セル電圧端子48が設けられ、前記セル電圧端子48が単位セル12の側方から外部に突出することがない。
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14…積層体 16a、16b…ターミナルプレート
18a、18b…絶縁プレート 20a、20b…エンドプレート
22…電解質膜・電極構造体 24、26…金属セパレータ
28a…酸化剤ガス入口連通孔 28b…酸化剤ガス出口連通孔
30a…燃料ガス入口連通孔 30b…燃料ガス出口連通孔
32a…冷却媒体入口連通孔 32b…冷却媒体出口連通孔
34…固体高分子電解質膜 36…カソード側電極
38…アノード側電極 40…燃料ガス流路
42…冷却媒体流路 44…酸化剤ガス流路
46…凹部 48…セル電圧端子
50…セル電圧検出器 72…幅狭部
Claims (2)
- 一対の電極が電解質の両側に設けられた電解質・電極構造体と、セパレータとを積層するとともに、積層方向に貫通して少なくとも反応ガス又は冷却媒体を通流させる流体連通孔が形成される燃料電池であって、
前記セパレータには、少なくとも1辺に沿って開口面積の異なる2以上の流体連通孔が形成されるとともに、
前記1辺には、前記2以上の流体連通孔の中、開口面積の小さな流体連通孔に近接して凹部が形成され、且つ、前記凹部にセル電圧端子が設けられることを特徴とする燃料電池。 - 請求項1記載の燃料電池において、前記開口面積の小さな流体連通孔は、燃料ガス出口連通孔であることを特徴とする燃料電池。
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JPH11339828A (ja) * | 1998-05-29 | 1999-12-10 | Aisin Seiki Co Ltd | セル電圧測定端子付き燃料電池スタック |
JP2000195529A (ja) * | 1998-12-24 | 2000-07-14 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | 燃料電池 |
WO2002015312A1 (fr) * | 2000-08-17 | 2002-02-21 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Pile a combustible a electrolyte polymere |
JP2003115304A (ja) * | 2001-10-02 | 2003-04-18 | Honda Motor Co Ltd | 燃料電池 |
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JP2004079192A (ja) | 2002-08-09 | 2004-03-11 | Toyota Motor Corp | セル電圧モニターの燃料電池スタックへの取付け構造 |
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JPH11339828A (ja) * | 1998-05-29 | 1999-12-10 | Aisin Seiki Co Ltd | セル電圧測定端子付き燃料電池スタック |
JP2000195529A (ja) * | 1998-12-24 | 2000-07-14 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | 燃料電池 |
WO2002015312A1 (fr) * | 2000-08-17 | 2002-02-21 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Pile a combustible a electrolyte polymere |
JP2003115304A (ja) * | 2001-10-02 | 2003-04-18 | Honda Motor Co Ltd | 燃料電池 |
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JP2009064643A (ja) * | 2007-09-05 | 2009-03-26 | Honda Motor Co Ltd | 燃料電池スタック |
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