JP4205774B2 - 燃料電池 - Google Patents

燃料電池 Download PDF

Info

Publication number
JP4205774B2
JP4205774B2 JP04930498A JP4930498A JP4205774B2 JP 4205774 B2 JP4205774 B2 JP 4205774B2 JP 04930498 A JP04930498 A JP 04930498A JP 4930498 A JP4930498 A JP 4930498A JP 4205774 B2 JP4205774 B2 JP 4205774B2
Authority
JP
Japan
Prior art keywords
gas
gas flow
fuel cell
grooves
flow 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.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
JP04930498A
Other languages
English (en)
Japanese (ja)
Other versions
JPH11250923A5 (enExample
JPH11250923A (ja
Inventor
洋介 藤井
隆文 岡本
学 田中
晃生 山本
秀光 小野
成利 杉田
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Honda Motor Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Honda Motor Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Honda Motor Co Ltd filed Critical Honda Motor Co Ltd
Priority to JP04930498A priority Critical patent/JP4205774B2/ja
Priority to CA002251163A priority patent/CA2251163C/en
Priority to US09/188,949 priority patent/US6048633A/en
Priority to EP99301562A priority patent/EP0940868B1/en
Publication of JPH11250923A publication Critical patent/JPH11250923A/ja
Priority to US09/517,535 priority patent/US6255011B1/en
Publication of JPH11250923A5 publication Critical patent/JPH11250923A5/ja
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of JP4205774B2 publication Critical patent/JP4205774B2/ja
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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
    • H01M8/0258—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
    • 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
    • H01M8/026—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant characterised by grooves, e.g. their pitch or depth
    • 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
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2457—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with both reactants being gaseous or vaporised
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2300/00—Electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0017—Non-aqueous electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0065—Solid electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0082—Organic polymers
    • 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
    • H01M8/0265—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant the reactant or coolant channels having varying cross sections
    • 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

Landscapes

  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
JP04930498A 1998-03-02 1998-03-02 燃料電池 Expired - Lifetime JP4205774B2 (ja)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP04930498A JP4205774B2 (ja) 1998-03-02 1998-03-02 燃料電池
CA002251163A CA2251163C (en) 1998-03-02 1998-10-26 Fuel cell stack
US09/188,949 US6048633A (en) 1998-03-02 1998-11-10 Fuel cell stack
EP99301562A EP0940868B1 (en) 1998-03-02 1999-03-02 Fuel cell stack
US09/517,535 US6255011B1 (en) 1998-03-02 2000-03-01 Fuel cell stack

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP04930498A JP4205774B2 (ja) 1998-03-02 1998-03-02 燃料電池

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPH11250923A JPH11250923A (ja) 1999-09-17
JPH11250923A5 JPH11250923A5 (enExample) 2005-10-13
JP4205774B2 true JP4205774B2 (ja) 2009-01-07

Family

ID=12827212

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP04930498A Expired - Lifetime JP4205774B2 (ja) 1998-03-02 1998-03-02 燃料電池

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (1) US6048633A (enExample)
EP (1) EP0940868B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP4205774B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2251163C (enExample)

Families Citing this family (73)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP4523089B2 (ja) * 1999-04-09 2010-08-11 本田技研工業株式会社 燃料電池スタック
JP4245091B2 (ja) * 1998-10-01 2009-03-25 本田技研工業株式会社 燃料電池
JP3530054B2 (ja) * 1999-02-09 2004-05-24 本田技研工業株式会社 燃料電池
US6420061B1 (en) * 1999-02-23 2002-07-16 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Fuel cell stack
US6613470B1 (en) * 1999-09-01 2003-09-02 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack
US7226688B2 (en) 1999-09-10 2007-06-05 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Fuel cell
JP4809519B2 (ja) * 1999-09-10 2011-11-09 本田技研工業株式会社 燃料電池
US6383677B1 (en) 1999-10-07 2002-05-07 Allen Engineering Company, Inc. Fuel cell current collector
US7527889B2 (en) * 1999-10-19 2009-05-05 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Fuel cell stack
AT407589B (de) * 1999-11-03 2001-04-25 Vaillant Gmbh Brennstoffzelle
US6777126B1 (en) * 1999-11-16 2004-08-17 Gencell Corporation Fuel cell bipolar separator plate and current collector assembly and method of manufacture
US6602626B1 (en) 2000-02-16 2003-08-05 Gencell Corporation Fuel cell with internal thermally integrated autothermal reformer
JP2001250569A (ja) * 2000-03-06 2001-09-14 Toyota Motor Corp 燃料電池及びその集電板
AU2001245749A1 (en) 2000-03-17 2001-10-03 Allen Engineering Company, Inc. Fuel cell stack assembly
JP4572441B2 (ja) * 2000-04-10 2010-11-04 トヨタ車体株式会社 燃料電池
JP4651807B2 (ja) * 2000-11-13 2011-03-16 本田技研工業株式会社 燃料電池
US7968251B2 (en) 2000-11-24 2011-06-28 GM Global Technology Operations LLC Electrical contact element and bipolar plate
CA2327962A1 (en) 2000-12-11 2002-06-11 Powerdisc Development Corp. Ltd. Fuel cell stack
JP4598287B2 (ja) * 2001-03-06 2010-12-15 本田技研工業株式会社 燃料電池スタックおよび燃料電池スタックの運転方法
JP4967199B2 (ja) * 2001-05-15 2012-07-04 トヨタ自動車株式会社 燃料電池の配管構造
JP4151314B2 (ja) * 2001-06-18 2008-09-17 トヨタ自動車株式会社 燃料電池
DE10137847B4 (de) 2001-08-02 2019-06-06 General Motors Llc ( N. D. Ges. D. Staates Delaware ) Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Brennstoffzellensystems, bei dem Temperaturen im Gefrierbereich von Wasser auftreten können sowie Brennstoffzellensystem
US6780536B2 (en) * 2001-09-17 2004-08-24 3M Innovative Properties Company Flow field
AU2002325750A1 (en) * 2001-09-18 2003-04-01 Dupont Canada Inc. Modular fuel cell cartridge and stack
JP3818149B2 (ja) * 2001-12-21 2006-09-06 日産自動車株式会社 燃料電池
JP3868810B2 (ja) * 2001-12-27 2007-01-17 本田技研工業株式会社 燃料電池
DE10304657B4 (de) 2002-02-08 2015-07-02 General Motors Llc ( N. D. Ges. D. Staates Delaware ) Brennstoffzellenstapel sowie -system und Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Brennstoffzellensystems mit einem solchen Brennstoffzellenstapel
US7101639B2 (en) * 2002-02-12 2006-09-05 Symyx Technologies, Inc. Fuel cell electrocatalyst of Pt-Rh-Mo-Ni/Fe
US8021798B2 (en) * 2002-03-06 2011-09-20 Freeslate, Inc. Fuel cell electrocatalyst of Pt-Zn-Ni/Fe
US20040023090A1 (en) * 2002-03-30 2004-02-05 Pearson Kenneth E. Fuel cell system
US7087339B2 (en) 2002-05-10 2006-08-08 3M Innovative Properties Company Fuel cell membrane electrode assembly with sealing surfaces
JP4245308B2 (ja) * 2002-05-16 2009-03-25 株式会社日本自動車部品総合研究所 燃料電池
US7217471B2 (en) 2002-05-17 2007-05-15 3M Innovative Properties Company Membrane electrode assembly with compression control gasket
DE10230395A1 (de) * 2002-07-05 2004-01-15 General Motors Corp., Detroit Leitfähiges Bauteil für elektrochemische Zellen sowie Verfahren zur Herstellung eines solchen Bauteils
EP1557894B1 (en) * 2002-10-28 2015-03-11 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Fuel cell
JP3894109B2 (ja) * 2002-11-28 2007-03-14 トヨタ自動車株式会社 燃料電池
US6772617B1 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-08-10 Gencell Corporation Method and apparatus for in-situ leveling of progressively formed sheet metal
JP4522097B2 (ja) * 2003-04-16 2010-08-11 トヨタ自動車株式会社 燃料電池の制御方法
CA2523988C (en) 2003-05-23 2009-08-04 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Fuel cell
US7479343B2 (en) * 2003-05-27 2009-01-20 Symyx Technologies, Inc. Platinum-indium-iron/tungsten/manganese fuel cell electrocatalyst
WO2004107482A1 (en) * 2003-05-27 2004-12-09 Symyx Technologies, Inc. Platinum-vanadium-iron fuel cell electrocatalyst
US7662740B2 (en) * 2003-06-03 2010-02-16 Symyx Technologies, Inc. Platinum-chromium-copper/nickel fuel cell catalyst
EP1632001B1 (en) * 2003-06-06 2012-05-30 Symyx Solutions, Inc. Platinum-titanium-tungsten fuel cell catalyst
US7700521B2 (en) * 2003-08-18 2010-04-20 Symyx Solutions, Inc. Platinum-copper fuel cell catalyst
US20080166623A1 (en) * 2003-09-03 2008-07-10 Symyx Technologies, Inc. Platinum-Nickel-Iron Fuel Cell Catalyst
JP5124900B2 (ja) * 2003-11-06 2013-01-23 トヨタ自動車株式会社 スタック構造を有する燃料電池
US20050221154A1 (en) * 2004-04-01 2005-10-06 Guthrie Robin J Fuel cell reactant flow fields that maximize planform utilization
US7531264B2 (en) * 2004-06-07 2009-05-12 Hyteon Inc. Fuel cell stack with even distributing gas manifolds
US7524575B2 (en) * 2004-06-07 2009-04-28 Hyteon Inc. Flow field plate for use in fuel cells
US20060008695A1 (en) * 2004-07-09 2006-01-12 Dingrong Bai Fuel cell with in-cell humidification
US7811965B2 (en) * 2004-08-18 2010-10-12 Symyx Solutions, Inc. Platinum-copper-nickel fuel cell catalyst
US7314680B2 (en) * 2004-09-24 2008-01-01 Hyteon Inc Integrated fuel cell power module
KR100649204B1 (ko) * 2004-09-24 2006-11-24 삼성에스디아이 주식회사 연료 전지 시스템, 스택 및 세퍼레이터
JP5079994B2 (ja) * 2004-11-25 2012-11-21 本田技研工業株式会社 燃料電池スタック
US7479333B2 (en) * 2004-12-13 2009-01-20 Hyteon, Inc. Fuel cell stack with multiple groups of cells and flow passes
US7422994B2 (en) * 2005-01-05 2008-09-09 Symyx Technologies, Inc. Platinum-copper-tungsten fuel cell catalyst
CN101099253A (zh) * 2005-01-05 2008-01-02 动力磁盘发展有限公司 改进的燃料电池阴极流场
US20080044719A1 (en) * 2005-02-02 2008-02-21 Symyx Technologies, Inc. Platinum-copper-titanium fuel cell catalyst
US20060188763A1 (en) * 2005-02-22 2006-08-24 Dingrong Bai Fuel cell system comprising modular design features
US20060263663A1 (en) * 2005-05-19 2006-11-23 Fowler Sitima R Temperature management of an end cell in a fuel cell stack
EP1919016B1 (en) 2005-08-05 2013-04-17 Panasonic Corporation Separator for fuel cell and fuel cell
JP2007280933A (ja) * 2006-03-16 2007-10-25 Toyota Motor Corp 燃料電池システム
CN101728552B (zh) * 2006-06-21 2012-11-07 松下电器产业株式会社 燃料电池
US7718298B2 (en) * 2007-03-12 2010-05-18 Gm Global Technology Operations, Inc. Bifurcation of flow channels in bipolar plate flowfields
EP2224524B1 (en) * 2009-02-12 2017-04-19 Belenos Clean Power Holding AG Fuel cell structure and separator plate for use therein
US8568941B2 (en) * 2009-03-04 2013-10-29 Panasonic Corporation Fuel cell separator and fuel cell including same
CA2840020C (en) 2011-07-05 2018-07-17 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Fuel cell including a separator having concave and convex shapes
US9644277B2 (en) 2012-08-14 2017-05-09 Loop Energy Inc. Reactant flow channels for electrolyzer applications
CA2919875C (en) 2012-08-14 2021-08-17 Powerdisc Development Corporation Ltd. Fuel cell flow channels and flow fields
GB2519493A (en) 2012-08-14 2015-04-22 Powerdisc Dev Corp Ltd Fuel cells components, stacks and modular fuel cell systems
EP3433894B1 (en) 2016-03-22 2024-05-08 Loop Energy Inc. Fuel cell flow field design for thermal management
JP7600867B2 (ja) * 2021-05-27 2024-12-17 トヨタ紡織株式会社 燃料電池用のセパレータ
WO2024042499A1 (en) * 2022-08-26 2024-02-29 Hydrogenics Corporation Bipolar plates with variable furcation ratios

Family Cites Families (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS56134473A (en) * 1980-03-25 1981-10-21 Toshiba Corp Unit cell for fuel cell
JPS57138782A (en) * 1981-02-20 1982-08-27 Hitachi Ltd Fuel cell
JPS6276260A (ja) * 1985-09-30 1987-04-08 Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Ind Co Ltd 燃料電池用セパレ−タ
JPS63195967A (ja) * 1987-02-10 1988-08-15 Toshiba Corp 燃料電池
US5300370A (en) * 1992-11-13 1994-04-05 Ballard Power Systems Inc. Laminated fluid flow field assembly for electrochemical fuel cells
JP3553101B2 (ja) * 1993-03-15 2004-08-11 三菱重工業株式会社 固体高分子電解質燃料電池
US5686199A (en) * 1996-05-07 1997-11-11 Alliedsignal Inc. Flow field plate for use in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
JP3713912B2 (ja) * 1996-08-08 2005-11-09 アイシン精機株式会社 燃料電池のガス通路板

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA2251163C (en) 2002-05-28
CA2251163A1 (en) 1999-09-02
US6048633A (en) 2000-04-11
EP0940868A3 (en) 2001-10-17
JPH11250923A (ja) 1999-09-17
EP0940868A2 (en) 1999-09-08
EP0940868B1 (en) 2013-02-27

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
JP4205774B2 (ja) 燃料電池
JP4245091B2 (ja) 燃料電池
US6858338B2 (en) Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell assembly, fuel cell stack, and method of supplying reaction gas in fuel cell
US7413821B2 (en) Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell assembly with gas passages in serial communication, and method of supplying reaction gas in fuel cell
US7687165B2 (en) Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell assembly, fuel cell stack, and method of operating cell assembly
JP4081428B2 (ja) 燃料電池
AU2002234964A1 (en) Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell assembly, fuel cell stack, and method of supplying reaction gas in fuel cell
JP4585737B2 (ja) 燃料電池
JP2003203650A (ja) 燃料電池
JP2003323905A (ja) 固体高分子型燃料電池
JP2006252803A (ja) 燃料電池
JP5180946B2 (ja) 燃料電池
JPH11233126A (ja) 固体高分子型燃料電池
JP2001250568A (ja) 固体高分子型燃料電池の集電板
JP4031952B2 (ja) 燃料電池
JP2003092129A (ja) 燃料電池スタックおよびその反応ガス供給方法
JP2004087190A (ja) 固体高分子型セルアセンブリ
JP2002100380A (ja) 燃料電池および燃料電池スタック
JP3914418B2 (ja) 燃料電池スタック
US20040151974A1 (en) PEM fuel cell with flow-field having a branched midsection
JP2003282099A (ja) 高分子電解質型燃料電池
KR20230097258A (ko) 연료전지 장치
JP2003187821A (ja) 燃料電池

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
A621 Written request for application examination

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A621

Effective date: 20050302

A521 Request for written amendment filed

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A523

Effective date: 20050608

A977 Report on retrieval

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A971007

Effective date: 20061214

A131 Notification of reasons for refusal

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A131

Effective date: 20070109

A521 Request for written amendment filed

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A523

Effective date: 20070309

A02 Decision of refusal

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A02

Effective date: 20080520

A521 Request for written amendment filed

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A523

Effective date: 20080718

A911 Transfer to examiner for re-examination before appeal (zenchi)

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A911

Effective date: 20080808

TRDD Decision of grant or rejection written
A01 Written decision to grant a patent or to grant a registration (utility model)

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A01

Effective date: 20081014

A01 Written decision to grant a patent or to grant a registration (utility model)

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A01

A61 First payment of annual fees (during grant procedure)

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A61

Effective date: 20081017

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20111024

Year of fee payment: 3

R150 Certificate of patent or registration of utility model

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R150

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20111024

Year of fee payment: 3

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20121024

Year of fee payment: 4

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20131024

Year of fee payment: 5

EXPY Cancellation because of completion of term