JP5322339B2 - 複雑な組成の燃料に適した燃料電池システム - Google Patents
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- 電極電解液アセンブリであって、当該電極電解液アセンブリの有する複数の側面のうち一の側面に第1の触媒電極を有し、当該複数の側面のうち当該一の側面と対向する位置の側面に第2の触媒電極を有する第1の電極電解液アセンブリと、
前記第1の触媒電極に燃料を供給可能なように前記第1の触媒電極に接続された第1の導管と、
電極電解液アセンブリであって、当該電極電解液アセンブリの有する複数の側面のうち一の側面に第3の触媒電極を有し、当該複数の側面のうち当該一の側面と対向する位置の側面に第4の触媒電極を有する第2の電極電解液アセンブリと、
電気伝導体からなるメッシュであって、当該メッシュを貫通する複数の開口部を有し、当該複数の開口部を介して前記第2の触媒電極と前記第3の触媒電極とが通じるように、前記第2の触媒電極と前記第3の触媒電極との間に密封するように取り付けられたメッシュと、
前記第4の触媒電極に酸化剤を供給可能なように前記第4の触媒電極に接続された第2の導管と、
前記第1の触媒電極と前記第2の触媒電極に接続され前記第1の電極電解液アセンブリに対し電位を与える手段と、
前記第3の触媒電極と前記第4の触媒電極に接続され前記第2の電極電解液アセンブリから出力されるエネルギーを消費する電気的負荷回路と
を備える燃料電池システム。 - 前記電位を与える手段は、前記第1の触媒電極と導電的に接続された正極と、前記第2の触媒電極と導電的に接続された負極とを有し、水素生成反応に用いられる処理エネルギーの供給と、前記第1の触媒電極からの汚染物質の除去と、前記第1の電極電解液アセンブリから前記第3の触媒電極への水素の移動とをもたらす
請求項1に記載の燃料電池システム。 - 前記電気的負荷回路に電気的に接続され、前記電気的負荷回路を流れる電流の少なくとも一部を前記電気的負荷回路から受け取り、当該受け取った電流を前記処理エネルギーの供給のために利用可能とする第3の電気回路を備え、
前記処理エネルギーの量は前記出力されるエネルギーの量よりも少ない
請求項2に記載の燃料電池システム。 - 誘導装置を備え、
前記誘導装置は前記出力されるエネルギーにより帯電し、少なくとも前記処理エネルギーの供給を行う
請求項3に記載の燃料電池システム。 - 前記第1の導管は前記燃料の水溶液を供給可能である
請求項2に記載の燃料電池システム。 - 前記燃料は有機構造を有する
請求項5に記載の燃料電池システム。 - 前記第2の触媒電極および前記第3の触媒電極のうちの少なくとも一方に少なくとも1のメッシュが埋め込まれている
請求項1に記載の燃料電池システム。 - 前記第2の触媒電極と前記第3の触媒電極は統合して1つの共通触媒電極を形成し、
前記メッシュは、前記共通触媒電極に埋め込まれている
請求項1に記載の燃料電池システム。 - 請求項1に記載の燃料電池システムを複数備え、
前記複数の燃料電池システムは、前記複数の燃料電池システムの各々が備える前記第1の導管、前記第1の電極電解液アセンブリ、前記メッシュ、前記第2の電極電解液アセンブリおよび前記第2の導管が当該順序で順次配置されるように積層され、
前記複数の燃料電池システムのうち互いに隣り合う2つの燃料電池システムの間と、積層された前記複数の燃料電池システムの両端とに各々配置された絶縁性の分離層を備え、
前記電位を与える手段は、前記複数の燃料電池システムの各々に関し、前記第1の触媒電極と前記第2の触媒電極に接続され前記第1の電極電解液アセンブリに電位を与え、
前記電気的負荷回路は、積層された前記複数の燃料電池システムの全体を挟むように接続され前記複数の燃料電池システムの全体から出力されるエネルギーを消費し、
前記複数の燃料電池システムは互いに導電的に接続されている
燃料電池システム。
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