JP5781168B2 - 蒸発冷却される燃料電池用のハイブリッドバイポーラプレート - Google Patents
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- 垂直に配置された燃料セル(102)のスタック(37)を備え、各燃料セルが、両側にカソード触媒とアノード触媒とが配置された電解質を有する膜電極アセンブリ(101)を含み、前記膜電極アセンブリの各々が、前記スタック内において隣り合う膜電極アセンブリと、ハイブリッド分離板(100)を介して離間されており、
前記ハイブリッド分離板(100)の各々が、第1の表面から内部に延在する水平方向の燃料反応ガス流路(106)を有する中実の燃料流れ場板(105)と、第1の表面から内部に延在する垂直方向の酸化剤流路(118)を有する多孔質、親水性の酸化剤流れ場板(115)と、を備え、前記酸化剤流れ場板の前記第1の表面の反対側の第2の表面が、前記燃料流れ場板の前記第1の表面の反対側の第2の表面と接合されて、それらの2つの流れ場板の前記第2の表面に隣接した水平方向の水流路(108)が形成され、
前記水流路(108)は、前記膜電極アセンブリにおける触媒を有していない不活性な部分と隣接する、前記燃料流れ場板(105)の限定的な上部に亘って配置されることを特徴とする、一体型の前記ハイブリッド分離板を形成する、燃料電池発電装置。 - 前記水平方向の水流路(108)が、前記燃料流れ場板の前記第2の表面の上部において内側に延在することをさらに特徴とする請求項1に記載の燃料電池発電装置。
- 前記水流路が、前記燃料流れ場板の垂直長さの15%未満の上縁部に亘って延在することをさらに特徴とする請求項1に記載の燃料電池発電装置。
- 前記水流路が、前記燃料流れ場板の垂直長さの10%未満の上縁部に亘って延在することをさらに特徴とする請求項1に記載の燃料電池発電装置。
- 前記膜電極アセンブリの各々の垂直長さの15%未満の上縁部が不活性となるように、前記触媒が、該膜電極アセンブリの各々の垂直長さの85%を上回る下部に亘って配置され、
前記燃料流れ場板の上部であって、その燃料流れ場板が隣接する前記膜電極アセンブリの前記不活性な部分と同一の広がりをもつとともに前記不活性な部分と互いに近接して並置された前記燃料流れ場板の上部のみに、前記水流路が配置されることをさらに特徴とする請求項1に記載の燃料電池発電装置。 - 前記膜電極アセンブリの前記不活性な部分が、前記膜電極アセンブリの各々の垂直長さの10%未満の上縁部であることをさらに特徴とする請求項5に記載の燃料電池発電装置。
- 前記第2の表面が、熱可塑性樹脂の薄い周縁層により互いに接合されることをさらに特徴とする請求項1に記載の燃料電池発電装置。
- 前記燃料反応ガス流路は、前記燃料流れ場板の前記第2の表面における水流路を有していない部分に対応する、その反対側の前記第1の表面における対応部分のみに延在することをさらに特徴とする請求項1に記載の燃料電池発電装置。
- 前記燃料電池発電装置が、前記燃料セルの前記酸化剤流れ場の出口に接続されたコンデンサ(59)をさらに備え、前記コンデンサの凝縮液が前記水流路と流体連通しており、それにより水が前記水流路から前記多孔質、親水性の酸化剤流れ場板を通して前記酸化剤流路へと浸透し、その水が蒸発して、前記燃料セルを冷却することをさらに特徴とする請求項1に記載の燃料電池発電装置。
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