WO2006059478A1 - セパレータ - Google Patents
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- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
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- H01M8/0254—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the form corrugated or undulated
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- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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- the present invention relates to a separator that constitutes a fuel cell, and more particularly to a separator in which a refrigerant channel is formed in a direction intersecting a fuel gas channel and an oxidant gas channel.
- a fuel cell is an electrochemical reaction device that is supplied with hydrogen gas and oxygen-containing gas on both sides of a polymer electrolyte membrane, and converts their chemical energy into electric energy.
- Some fuel cells use a so-called sheet metal separator in which a gas flow path is formed by pressing a metal sheet to increase the electromotive force per unit volume.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-367665 discloses a fuel cell using a thin metal separator.
- the fuel cell has a structure in which a plurality of single cells are stacked.
- Each single cell includes a first separator and a second separator and a joined body interposed therebetween.
- the first separator is disposed on one surface of the joined body, and is provided with an uneven shape that constitutes the gas flow path.
- the second separator is arranged on the other surface of the joined body, and is composed of two separators provided with a concavo-convex shape constituting a gas flow path and a leaf spring interposed therebetween. Disclosure
- the present invention has been made in view of a serious problem, and its purpose is to reduce the contact resistance between the component parts to increase the conductivity and to realize a significant reduction in the number of parts.
- a separator [0006]
- the separator of the present invention includes a first metal plate, a second metal plate disposed opposite to the first metal plate at a predetermined interval, the first metal plate, and the second metal plate. A plurality of metal plates, and a partition member for electrically connecting the metal plates to each other.
- the separator according to the present invention has a plurality of recesses and protrusions alternately forming a gas channel in a region contributing to power generation, and a channel formed on one surface.
- FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a fuel cell stack.
- FIG. 1B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the IB portion of FIG. 1A showing the configuration of a single cell of the fuel cell stack.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of the separator.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional perspective view of the separator shown in FIG. 2 taken along line III-III.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the separator shown in FIG. 2 taken along the line IV-IV.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a separator in which a fragile part is formed on a partition member.
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a separator using a metal pipe as a partition member.
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of a separator using a solid metal rod as a partition member.
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a separator having a two-cam structure in the refrigerant flow path.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a mold for press-molding a fuel gas flow path and an oxidant gas flow path without crushing the partition member.
- the fuel cell stack 1 is formed by stacking a predetermined number of unit cells 2 as unit cells that generate an electromotive force by the reaction between the supplied fuel gas and the oxidizing agent gas.
- the laminated body 3, the current collector plate 4, the insulating plate 5 and the end plate 6 have a tie rod 7 passed through a through-hole (not shown) penetrating them, and a nut (not shown) at the end of the tie rod 7.
- a tie rod 7 passed through a through-hole (not shown) penetrating them, and a nut (not shown) at the end of the tie rod 7.
- a fuel gas inlet 8, a fuel gas outlet 9, an oxidant gas inlet 10, and an oxidant gas outlet 11 are formed on one end plate 6.
- the fuel gas and the oxidant gas are introduced into the laminate 3 from the fuel gas inlet 8 and the oxidant gas inlet 10 respectively, and the fuel gas supply flow path and the oxidant formed in the separator of each single cell 2 are introduced. It flows through the flow path for supplying the agent gas, and is discharged from the fuel gas outlet 9 and the oxidizing agent gas outlet 11.
- an upper tank portion 13a is provided on the upper surface, and a lower tank portion 13b is provided on the lower surface.
- Each tank portion 13 is formed with a cooling water inlet 12 and a cooling water outlet (not shown).
- the cooling water is introduced from the cooling water inlet 12 of the upper tank portion 13a of the fuel cell stack 1, flows through the refrigerant flow path formed in the separator of each single cell 2, and cools the lower tank portion 13b. It is discharged from the water outlet.
- the single cell 2 includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and separators disposed on both sides of the membrane electrode assembly.
- the membrane electrode assembly includes, for example, a solid polymer electrolyte membrane M that is a polymer electrolyte membrane that allows hydrogen ions to pass through, an anode AN that includes an anode catalyst and a gas diffusion layer, and a force sword CA that includes a force sword catalyst and a gas diffusion layer ( In either case, the illustration is omitted).
- the membrane electrode assembly is a laminated structure in which the solid polymer electrolyte membrane M is sandwiched between the anode AN and the cathode CA from both sides.
- the separator 15 includes a first metal plate 16 and a second metal plate disposed substantially opposite to the first metal plate 16 at a predetermined interval. There are a plurality of metal plates 17 and a partition member 18 that is arranged between the first metal plate 16 and the second metal plate 17 with a predetermined interval and connects the metal plates 16 and 17 to each other to conduct electricity. It is formed integrally.
- the carousel separator 15 includes the above-described fuel gas inlet 8, fuel gas outlet 9, and oxidizer. Molds 19, 20, 21, and 22 communicating with the gas inlet 10 and the oxidant gas outlet 11 are formed. For example, a separator 19 for introducing a fuel gas and a holder 20 for introducing an oxidant gas are sequentially arranged from the lower left side to the upper side of the separator 15 shown in FIG. In addition, the lower right side force of the separator 15 is also made up sequentially into an oxidant gas discharge hold 21 and a fuel gas discharge hold 22.
- a stacking hole 23 through which the tie rod 7 passes is formed in the separator 15.
- the stacking holes 23 are formed as circular holes at the four corners of the separator 15, for example.
- a passage through which a fuel gas and an oxidant gas, which will be described later, circulates, and a fuel gas introduction manifold 19 and a fuel gas discharge malle 22 are formed so as to surround them.
- the sealing member 24 force is arranged on the surface of the separator 15 so as to be written in a single stroke.
- the strong sealing member 24 is, for example, a convex line having a triangular or semicircular cross section.
- the separator 15 has an irregularity in which a plurality of concave portions 25 and convex portions 26 are alternately formed in an active region A (region of a central portion in contact with the membrane electrode assembly) that contributes to power generation. It has a shape (so-called corrugated shape).
- the concave stripe portion 25 and the convex stripe portion 26 constitute a flow path extending along the longitudinal direction W of the separator 15 (same as the width direction in the figure).
- a concave strip 25 formed on one surface 15a of the separator 15 in contact with the anode AN of the membrane electrode assembly is a fuel gas flow path 27 through which fuel gas (hydrogen gas H) flows between the separator electrode 25 and the membrane electrode assembly 27.
- the ridge portion 26 formed adjacent to the ridge portion 25 is oxidized between the back surface thereof, that is, the other surface 15b of the separator 15 in contact with the force sword CA of the membrane electrode assembly and the membrane electrode assembly.
- An oxidant gas flow path 28 for circulating an oxidant gas (oxygen-containing gas O) is formed.
- the fuel gas H is separated from the fuel gas introduction manifold 19.
- the gas flows into the active region A of the one surface 15a of the palator 15, flows through a plurality of fuel gas passages 27 formed there, and is discharged to the fuel gas discharge manifold 22.
- Oxidant gas O is fed from the oxidant gas introduction mold 20 to the other surface 15b
- each refrigerant channel 29 is a continuous space defined by the first metal plate 16 and the second metal plate 17 in the thickness direction (same as the stacking direction S) and the two partition members 18 in the width direction. is there.
- Each partition member 18 extends in a direction intersecting (orthogonal) with the flow direction of the fuel gas and the oxidant gas! Therefore, the cooling water LLC flowing through the refrigerant flow path 29 has a direction in which the fuel gas H and the oxidant gas O flow.
- the uneven shape of the separator 15 configured as described above is formed by pressing a plate-shaped separator between a pair of dies having a predetermined clearance.
- the thickness of the partition member 18 is reduced so that the partition member 18 is not crushed and the refrigerant flow path 29 is not blocked during press press.
- the fragile portion 30 that is easily bent is formed.
- the partition member 18 buckles at the fragile portion 30, so that the partition member 18 is crushed. It is possible to prevent the refrigerant flow path 29 from being blocked by.
- the fuel cell stack 1 comprises a single cell 2 by laminating the separator 15 having the above-described configuration on both sides of the membrane electrode assembly, and a laminate by laminating a plurality of the single cells 2.
- the current collector plate 4, the insulating plate 5, and the end plate 6 are arranged at both ends of the laminated body, fastened by a tie rod 7, and further a tank portion 13 is attached.
- the cooling water flows through the flow path formed by the plurality of partition plates arranged between the first metal plate 16 and the second metal plate 17. Therefore, the single gas separator 27 can have the fuel gas channel 27, the oxidant gas channel 28, and the refrigerant channel 29. Therefore, if the single cell 2 is configured with the membrane electrode assembly sandwiched between the separators 15 of the present embodiment and a plurality of the single cells 2 are stacked, the stacking pitch of the single cells 2 can be reduced. In addition, since the contact resistance can be reduced, the electromotive force per unit volume can be increased, and the output of the entire fuel cell can be greatly improved.
- the length in the vertical direction intersecting the longitudinal direction W of the concave portion 25 and the convex portion 26 of the active region A is longer than the length in the longitudinal direction W.
- the outer shape of the separator is longer in the vertical direction than the length in the longitudinal direction W of the concave strip 25 and the convex strip 26 in consideration of the mountability to the vehicle. You may make it the horizontally long shape formed in short length. In that case, the length of the cooling water flow path in the direction intersecting the length of the fuel gas flow path 27 and the oxidant gas flow path 28 is shortened. It becomes possible to discharge the cooling water outlet force while suppressing the temperature rise.
- the cooling water supply pump can be miniaturized.
- the fragile portion 30 is provided in the partition member 18, the fragile portion when the fuel gas flow path 27 and the oxidant gas flow path 28 are press-molded in the separator 15. Since it bends easily from 30, it can be prevented that the partition member 18 is crushed and the refrigerant flow path 29 is blocked.
- a plurality of hollow metal pipes 31 may be arranged as partition members 18 between the first metal plate 16 and the second metal plate 17 so as to be in contact with each other.
- the space in the pipe becomes the refrigerant flow path 29, and the outer peripheral wall becomes the cutting wall.
- the metal pipe 31 is joined to the first metal plate 16 and the second metal plate 17 by brazing, welding, vibration welding, or the like. If the metal plate joined and integrated in this way is press-molded, the separator 15 having the same effect as the previous embodiment can be obtained.
- a plurality of solid metal rods 32 are arranged as partition members 18 between the first metal plate 16 and the second metal plate 17 with a predetermined interval. Also good. If the solid metal rod 32 is used, the space between the solid metal rods 32 becomes the refrigerant flow path 29, and the solid metal rod 32 becomes the partition wall. For the solid metal rod 32, for example, a metal wire or the like is used. The solid metal rod 32 and the first metal plate 16 and the second metal plate 17 are joined by brazing, welding, and vibration welding as in the previous example.
- a hard cam structure is provided between the first metal plate 16 and the second metal plate 17.
- the partition member 33 may be provided so as to constitute a structure. In this way, in addition to obtaining the same effect as the separator 15 of the previous embodiment, the mechanical strength of the separator 15 can be further increased.
- the fuel gas flow path is provided in the separator sheet.
- An oxidant gas flow path and a refrigerant flow path can be included.
- the separator of the present invention can be used industrially.
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