WO2010090003A1 - 高分子電解質型燃料電池スタック - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a room temperature operation type solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack used for a portable power source, a power source for an electric vehicle, a home cogeneration system, or the like.
- a fuel cell using a polymer electrolyte generates electric power and heat simultaneously by electrochemically reacting a fuel gas containing hydrogen and an oxidant gas containing oxygen such as air.
- This fuel cell basically includes a polymer electrolyte membrane that selectively transports hydrogen ions and a pair of electrodes formed on both sides of the polymer electrolyte membrane, that is, an anode and a cathode.
- These electrodes are mainly composed of carbon powder supporting a platinum group metal catalyst, and have both a gas permeability and an electronic conductivity disposed on the outer surface of the catalyst layer formed on the surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane and the catalyst layer. It has a gas diffusion layer.
- An assembly in which the polymer electrolyte membrane and the electrode (including the gas diffusion layer) are integrally joined together is called an electrolyte membrane electrode assembly (hereinafter referred to as “MEA”).
- MEA electrolyte membrane electrode assembly
- conductive separators for mechanically sandwiching and fixing the MEAs and electrically connecting adjacent MEAs to each other in series are arranged.
- a gas flow path for supplying a reaction gas such as a fuel gas or an oxidant gas to each electrode and carrying away generated water or surplus gas is formed at a portion in contact with the MEA.
- a gas flow path can be provided separately from the separator, but a system in which a groove is provided on the surface of the separator to form a gas flow path is generally used.
- a structure in which the MEA is sandwiched between the pair of separators is referred to as a “single cell module”.
- the supply of the reaction gas to the gas flow path formed between each separator and the MEA, the reaction gas from the gas flow path, and the discharge of the generated water are performed at the edge of at least one separator of the pair of separators. This is done by providing through holes called manifold holes, communicating the inlets and outlets of the respective gas flow paths with these manifold holes, and distributing the reaction gas from each manifold hole to each gas flow path.
- the portion where the electrodes in the MEA are formed that is, the outer periphery of the power generation region, so that the fuel gas or oxidant gas supplied to the gas flow path does not leak to the outside or the two kinds of gases are mixed with each other
- a gas sealing material or a gasket is disposed as a sealing member so as to surround.
- a cooling section for flowing cooling water is provided for every 1 to 3 cells.
- These MEAs, separators, and cooling units are alternately stacked, and after stacking 10 to 200 cells, end plates are arranged at the respective end portions of these cells via current collector plates and insulating plates. These cells are sandwiched between end plates and fixed from both ends with fastening bolts (rods) or the like in a general laminated battery (fuel cell stack) structure.
- fastening method a method of passing through a through hole formed in the edge of each separator and fastening with a fastening bolt, or a method of fastening the whole laminated battery with a metal belt over an end plate is common.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a method of fastening the entire stack with one or two bands.
- Patent Document 4 discloses a method of fastening with a large number of bands on both sides of a stack.
- Patent Document 2 As shown in FIG. 13, by fastening with a metal band 101 and an auxiliary plate 102, a disc spring and a bolt 103, reliability against impact and vibration is high, and the stack can be reduced in size and weight.
- a band fastening method is proposed.
- Patent Document 5 and Patent Document 7 disclose that the end plates at both ends of the stack are arranged so as to be surrounded by a band and an auxiliary plate, and the stack is fastened with bolts.
- Patent Document 6 discloses that a stack is fastened by engaging six plate members arranged on each surface of the stack with each other at the sides.
- JP 2001-135344 A page 5, FIG. 4
- Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-142145 page 10, FIG. 3
- US Patent Publication 2006/0093890 US Patent Publication No. 2008/0305380 US Pat. No. 6,210,823 JP-A-2005-276,484 JP 2000-67,903 A
- the load can be adjusted with bolts or disc springs for the variation in the thickness of the laminated body, but the volume of the stack is adjusted with the bolts for adjustment. A problem arises in that the increase of.
- an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, the stack can be reduced in size, and the fastening load can be easily adjusted according to the variation of the laminate. And it is providing the polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack which can improve electric power generation performance and durability.
- the present invention is configured as follows.
- a plurality of unit cell modules in which a pair of electrode layers formed on both surfaces of a polymer electrolyte membrane are sandwiched by a pair of separators are laminated to form a laminate
- a pair of end plates are disposed at both ends of the laminate, and each of the pair of fastening members can be in close contact with the outer surface of the flat portion of the end plate, and the stacking direction of the laminate in the outer surface of the end plate
- a side plate continuously extending from the base plate to both sides of the laminate, and is an edge of the side plate, and is disposed in the stacking direction of the laminate.
- first connecting portion and a plurality of second connecting portions that are edges of the other end of the side plate and are arranged in the stacking direction of the laminate, In a state where the first connecting part formed on the one fastening member and the plurality of second connecting parts formed on the other fastening member are combined, the first connecting part and the second connecting part; Are connected with a single pin member in the stacking direction of the stacked body to provide a polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack that connects the pair of fastening members.
- the said pin member is penetrated to the part which the through-hole of the said 1st connection part of each one end part overlaps with the through-hole of the said several 2nd connection part of the said other end part.
- each connecting portion is formed of a band-shaped member that forms a hole through which the pin member passes and both ends are fixed to each other.
- the polymer electrolyte mold according to the second aspect A fuel cell stack is provided.
- the disposition positions of the connecting portions at the one end portions of the pair of fastening members are the same, and the connecting portions at the other end portions of the pair of fastening members are the same.
- the pin member in the polymer electrolyte according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, has a circular or oval cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.
- a fuel cell stack is provided.
- the polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein a plurality of the pin members are used for each connecting portion of the fastening member. provide.
- a seventh aspect of the present invention there is only one connection point of the fastening member, and the fastening member according to any one of the first to fifth aspects is fastened by using one pin member.
- a molecular electrolyte fuel cell stack is provided.
- connection points of the fastening member there are three connection points of the fastening member, and each of the connection points is fastened by using one pin member.
- a polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack according to an aspect is provided.
- This configuration makes it possible to apply an appropriate fastening load to any fuel cell stack with the minimum number of parts, and to reduce the size of the stack without increasing the extra parts such as the fastening load adjusting mechanism and the volume.
- an appropriate and uniform load can be applied to the stack with a simple structure and, for example, a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the pin member
- the fastening load can be easily changed and adjusted simply by exchanging with another pin member having a different size, shape or number. Therefore, even if there are variations in the thickness of the laminate, for example, pin members with different dimensions or shapes in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction or the number of pins are prepared, and the fastening load can be increased only by replacing the pin members. It can be adjusted easily, and it is possible to apply an appropriate uniform or even load to the stack.
- connection portion and the pin member are connected with a simple structure, a space for providing a load adjustment mechanism having a complicated structure is not required, the stack can be fastened very easily, and the assembly is excellent.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a fuel cell stack which is an example of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- 2 is an exploded schematic view of a unit cell module (cell) of the fuel cell stack of FIG.
- FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional plan view of the fuel cell stack in the first example of the embodiment
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional plan view of a fuel cell stack in a modification of the first example of the embodiment
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a fuel cell stack which is an example of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional plan view of the fuel cell stack in the first example of the embodiment
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional plan view of a fuel cell stack in a modification of the first example of the embodiment
- FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view of a band and a pin when two bands and two pins are used in two places in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the stack when one band and one pin are used at a single band connecting portion.
- FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view of the stack in the case of using three bands and three pins each with three band connecting portions,
- FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a band and a pin when three bands are used in the plane direction.
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view showing two types of band connecting portions in the first embodiment ((1) in FIG. 6 shows the case of a pin diameter of 5 mm as an example, and (2) in FIG.
- FIG. 6 shows an example
- the case of a pin diameter of ⁇ 10 mm is shown.
- FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram of a pin in the first embodiment
- FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram of an application example of the pin in the first embodiment
- FIG. 7C is a schematic diagram of an application example of the pin in the first embodiment
- FIG. 7D is a schematic diagram of an application example of the pin in the first embodiment
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view of the band connecting portion in the first to third examples of the embodiment ((1) in FIG. 8 is the case of the pin having the circular cross section in the first example, (2) in FIG. 8).
- FIG. 8 (3) shows a case where a pin having a round cross section is used in the second example of the embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view of the band connecting portion in the first to third examples of the embodiment
- FIG. 8 shows a case where a pin having a teardrop shape is used in the second example. The case where two pins are used in the third embodiment is shown.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a band and a pin in a modification of the embodiment
- FIG. 10A is a side view of the connecting portion of the connecting portion of the band in another modification of the embodiment
- 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 10A
- FIG. 11A is a perspective view of a connecting portion of a connecting portion of a band in still another modification of the embodiment
- FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 11A.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic stack diagram showing the fastening structure of Patent Document 1.
- FIG. 13 is a stack schematic diagram showing the fastening structure of Patent Document 2. As shown in FIG.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a fuel cell stack 1 which is an example of a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a fuel cell stack 1 includes a cell stack 7 in which a single cell module (cell) 2 is stacked in a plurality of layers (for example, several tens of layers) at the center thereof.
- a current collector plate 3 In the outermost layer at one end of the cell stack 7, a current collector plate 3, a plurality of pipes 5, a front end plate 4A, and a band 8A as an example of a fastening member are arranged.
- the outermost layer at the other end of the cell laminate 7 includes a current collector plate 3, a number of inner springs 6 as an example of an elastic body, a rear end plate 4 ⁇ / b> B, and a band 8 ⁇ / b> B as an example of a fastening member.
- a current collector plate 3 a number of inner springs 6 as an example of an elastic body
- a rear end plate 4 ⁇ / b> B has been placed.
- the entire fastening target member (fastened member) such as the current collector plate 3 and the cell laminate 7 is tightened with a pair of bands 8A, 8B such as metal,
- a fuel cell stack 1 is configured.
- An example of the bands 8A and 8B can be made of stainless steel (more specifically, a stainless steel plate having a thickness of about 0.5 mm).
- FIG. 2 shows an exploded schematic diagram of the single battery module (cell) 2.
- the cell 2 includes an electrolyte membrane electrode assembly (hereinafter referred to as “MEA”) 12 having a gasket 11a as an example of a sealing member in the peripheral portions of both front and back surfaces, and a pair of conductive separators 13 (specifically, Between the anode separator 13A and the cathode separator 13C), and further, a cooling water separator 13W is disposed outside one separator (for example, the cathode separator 13C).
- a pair of through-holes that is, manifold holes 14 through which fuel gas, oxidant gas, and cooling water flow are formed in the peripheral portions of the separators 13A and 13C and the MEA 12.
- these manifold holes 14 are stacked and communicate with each other, and a fuel gas manifold, an oxidant gas manifold, and a cooling water manifold are formed independently. is doing.
- the main body portion 12a of the MEA 12 includes a polymer electrolyte membrane that selectively transports hydrogen ions, and a pair of electrode layers (that is, anode and cathode electrodes) formed on the inner and outer surfaces of a portion inside the periphery of the polymer electrolyte membrane. Layer).
- the electrode layer has a laminated structure including a gas diffusion layer and a catalyst layer disposed between the gas diffusion layer and the polymer electrolyte membrane.
- the anode-side separator 13A and the cathode-side separator 13C have a flat plate shape, and the surface that comes into contact with the MEA 12, that is, the inner surface, has a shape corresponding to the shape of the MEA 12 and the gasket 11a.
- glassy carbon manufactured by Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. can be used for the separator 13.
- various manifold holes 14 penetrate the separators 13A, 13C, 13W in the thickness direction.
- a fuel gas channel groove 15A and an oxidant gas channel groove 15C are formed on the inner surfaces of the separators 13A and 13C, respectively, and a cooling water channel is formed on the inner surface of the separator 13W (the surface on the cathode side separator 13C side).
- a groove 15W is formed.
- the various manifold holes 14 and the respective channel grooves 15 are formed by cutting or molding.
- the gaskets 11a disposed on the front and back surfaces of the MEA 12 are sealing members made of an elastic material. By pressing the MEA 12 and the separator 13A or 13C, the gasket 11a is deformed according to the shape of the inner surface of the separator 13A or 13C, and the periphery of the main body 12a of the MEA 12 and the periphery of various manifold holes 14 are sealed with the gasket 11a. .
- a general seal member 11b such as a squeeze packing made of a heat resistant material is disposed around various manifold holes 14. The seal member 11b such as packing prevents leakage of the fuel gas, the oxidant gas, and the cooling water from the connecting portion between the cells 2 of the various manifold holes 14 between the adjacent cells 2.
- the current collector plates 3 are arranged on both outer sides of the cell laminate 7, and as an example, used are gold plates plated on copper plates so that the generated electricity can be collected efficiently.
- the current collecting plate 3 may be made of a metal member having good electrical conductivity, such as iron, stainless steel, or aluminum.
- End plates 4A and 4B made of an electrically insulating material are provided outside each current collecting plate 3 to insulate electricity, and also serve as an insulating function.
- the end plates 4A and 4B and the pipe 5 for example, those manufactured by injection molding using polyphenylene sulfide resin are used.
- Each pipe 5 separated from the front end plate 4A is pressed against and communicated with each manifold of the cell stack 7 via a gasket 5a having a manifold through hole, and is connected to the band via the front end plate 4A. Fastened with 8A and 8B.
- a large number of inner springs 6 functioning as an example of an elastic body that applies a load to the cell laminated body 7 are evenly arranged, and for example, a load of about 10 kN is applied when the bands 8A and 8B are fastened.
- the cell stack 7 is configured to be loaded. When the fuel cell stack 1 is assembled, the cell stack 7 is fastened with two bands 8A and 8B and pins 10 as an example of two pin members via end plates 4A and 4B.
- Each of the bands 8A and 8B is formed of a metal band-shaped member having a substantially U-shaped planar shape so that a fastening target member including the end plates 4A and 4B can be surrounded from the outside and fastened.
- a plurality of connecting portions 9 are provided at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction of each edge portion 8a, 8b at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the band-shaped members of the bands 8A, 8B.
- Each connecting portion 9 is configured to fix both end portions of a metal strip member thinner than the bands 8A and 8B to the respective edge portions 8a and 8b by welding or the like to form a through hole 9a penetrating in the vertical direction.
- a pin 10 having the same diameter in the length direction and functioning as an example of a pin member can be inserted into the through hole 9a.
- the arrangement positions of the connecting portions 9 are different at the edge portions 8a and 8b at both ends of each band 8A and 8B, and the bands 8A and 8B have the same structure. Therefore, the arrangement positions of the connecting portions 9 are the same at both ends of the pair of bands 8A and 8B facing each other and the edges 8a and 8b of the ends that are close to each other when fastened, and the pair of bands 8A and 8B.
- the connecting portions 9 at the edge portions 8a and 8b of the end portions that are disposed opposite to each other in an oblique direction without being close to each other at the time of fastening are alternately different in arrangement positions. With such a configuration, it is only necessary to manufacture the bands 8A and 8B having the same structure, so that the manufacturing cost can be greatly reduced and the fastening load can be easily balanced.
- the pair of end plates 4A and 4B according to such a configuration is configured such that the current collector plate 3 and the cell stack 7 and other fastening target members (members to be fastened) are connected to the pair of bands 8A and 8B from the outside.
- the edges 8a and 8b of the pair of bands 8A and 8b are connected to each other at either edge 8a of the bands 8A and 8B.
- the space 19 between the adjacent connecting portions 9 and 9 or the space 19 in which the connecting portion 9 is not disposed hereinafter simply referred to as “the connecting portion insertion space 19 without the connecting portion 9” or “the connecting portion insertion space 19”).
- the connecting portion 9 of the other edge portion 8b of either end of the bands 8A and 8B enters.
- the connecting portions 9 of the one edge portion 8a and the connecting portions 9 of the other edge portion 8b are in positions where the through holes 9a can communicate with each other.
- a predetermined fastening load for example, fastening
- the fuel cell stack 1 can be configured with the fastening target member fastened with a load of 10 kN.
- 30 cells 2 are stacked to form a cell stack 7, and a fastening target member including 30 cells 2 with two bands 8 ⁇ / b> A and 8 ⁇ / b> B and two pins 10. Is configured.
- (First embodiment) 3A and 3B are cross-sectional plan views of the fuel cell stack 1 in the first example of the present embodiment and modifications thereof.
- the current collector plates 3 are arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the cell laminate 7, respectively, the pipe 5 is arranged in the vicinity of one current collector plate 3 on the lower side of the cell laminate 7, and is pressed by the end plate 4A, and the other upper plate is placed.
- a large number of inner springs 6 are arranged on the current collecting plate 3 and are sandwiched between upper and lower end plates 4A and 4B.
- the entire band to be fastened is covered with two bands 8A and 8B having band main body portions 8c and 8d having the same width as the cell 2, and, as an example, fastened by connecting the bands 8A and 8B with two pins 10. Structure.
- the end plates 4A and 4B are flat portions 4a on the cell 2 side and the bands 8A and 8B side are the center so that the load is evenly applied in the plane of the cell 2 when fastened by the bands 8A and 8B.
- the portions of the bands 8A and 8B that are in close contact with the band body portions 8c and 8d are flat portions 4b, and the portions of the bands 8A and 8B on both sides that are in contact with later-described side plate portions 8e and 8f are curved surface portions that draw an arc.
- the shape is 4c, which is molded from polyphenylene sulfide resin.
- the curved surfaces 4c on both sides of the flat part 4b have the same curvature, and the flat part 4a and the flat part 4b are arranged in parallel, and a uniform clamping force is applied from the bands 8A and 8B through the end plates 4A and 4B. It is configured to be added to the body 7.
- the portions corresponding to the corners of both end plates 4A and 4B are the curved surface portions 4c, and the side plate portions 8e and 8f of the bands 8A and 8B can be arranged along the curved surface portions 4c as will be described later.
- polyphenylene sulfide resin which is a thermoplastic resin
- a phenol resin which is a thermosetting resin, or a metal plate such as aluminum, etc.
- an insulating resin plate may be used in combination as the end plates 4A and 4B.
- the spring 6 is arranged on the current collecting plate 3 on one side, but the spring 6 may be arranged on the current collecting plate 3 on both sides.
- FIG. 4A shows an exploded perspective view of the bands 8A and 8B and the pin 10.
- the bands 8 ⁇ / b> A and 8 ⁇ / b> B have the same width as the cell 2 and cover the entire outer surfaces of the end plates 4 ⁇ / b> A and 4 ⁇ / b> B and both side surfaces of the current collector 3 and the cell stack 7. Therefore, at the time of fastening, one of the intermediate parts of the fastening target member (the middle part of the cell laminate 7 sandwiched between both end plates 4A and 4B), that is, two central portions on both side surfaces of the cell laminate 7,
- the connecting portion 9 of the band 8A and the connecting portion 9 of the other band 8B are alternately combined in a line and connected by a single pin 10.
- each of the bands 8A and 8B can be in close contact with the outer surface of the flat portion 4b of the end plates 4A and 4B and is formed in the stacking direction of the cell stack 7 on the outer surface of the end plates 4A and 4B.
- the plate-like band main body portions 8c and 8d that function as a base plate and the ends of the bands 8A and 8B are integrally connected to the left and right edges of the plate-like band main body portions 8c and 8d.
- the side plate portions 8e and 8f which are connected to the band main body portions 8c and 8d, are curved, and the connection portions 9 are fixed to the edge portions 8a and 8b of the side plate portions 8e and 8f.
- each of the bands 8A and 8B constitutes a belt-like member with one side plate portion 8e and 8f, the band main body portions 8c and 8d, and the other side plate portion 8e and 8f.
- the widths of the plate-like band main body portions 8c and 8d are configured to be the same as the widths of the end plates 4A and 4B of the cell 2.
- the band main body portions 8c and 8d of the bands 8A and 8B are in close contact with the flat portion 4b of the end plates 4A and 4B, and the side plate portions 8e and 8f of the bands 8A and 8B.
- one connecting portion 9 is fixed to the left edge 8a of one band (front band) 8A of FIGS. 1 and 4A at the upper end, and then three connecting portions 9 are spaced at a predetermined interval.
- connecting portions 9 are fixed, and a total of four connecting portions 9 are fixed. Also, the right edge 8a of one band (front band) 8A is positioned below the four connecting portions 9 of the left edge 8a by a dimension larger than the width of at least one connecting portion 9.
- Four connecting portions 9 are fixed at the positions where the positions are shifted. That is, one connecting portion 9 is fixed to the lower edge of the right edge portion 8a, and then three connecting portions 9 are fixed upward at a predetermined interval.
- Four connecting portions 9 are fixed to the right edge 8b of the other band (rear band) 8B at the same position as the right edge 8a of one band (front band) 8A.
- the four connecting portions 9 of the left side edge portion 8a enter the connecting portion insertion space 19 between the four connecting portions 9 of the right side edge portion 8b of the other band (rear side band) 8B.
- a total of eight through-holes 9a of the connecting portions 9 can be communicated.
- holes 8g through which the pipes 5 are passed are formed by machining or molding, respectively.
- the connecting portions 9 of the bands 8A and 8B are formed by spot welding so that a round bar-like pin 10 can be inserted into each connecting portion 9 while connecting the bands 8A and 8B.
- connection part 9 can exhibit the said fastening load substantially equally with respect to each of edge part 8a, 8b of band 8A, 8B, the arrangement
- positioning or number, shape, or structure will be described above. And it is not limited to the shape and structure.
- the two bands 8A and 8B and the two pins 10 are connected at two locations.
- the connecting portions 9 of the bands 8A and 8B may be at one location or three or more locations.
- FIG. 4B shows a cross-sectional view of the stack in the case where one band and one pin are used at one location where the band is connected.
- one piece One band is surrounded by the band 8C, and the connecting portions 9 at both edges of the band 8C are combined at one place at the center of one end plate 4B, and one through hole 9a of the combined connecting portion 9 is provided.
- the pin 10 is inserted and fastened.
- a concave portion 4g is provided at the center of one end plate 4B, and one pin 10 is inserted into the through hole 9a of the connecting portion 9 through the concave portion 4g.
- FIG. 4C shows a cross-sectional view of a stack in the case where three bands 8D and three pins 10 are used at three connection portions at the connection portion 9, respectively.
- a plurality of connecting portions 9 on the left edge 8a of each band 8D and a plurality or one connecting portion 9 on the right edge 8a of the band 8D adjacent to the band 8D are combined to form one pin 10 respectively.
- a concave portion 4g is provided in the center of one end plate 4B, and one pin 10 is inserted into the through hole 9a of the connecting portion 9 through the concave portion 4g.
- the two bands 8A and 8B are fastened.
- the bands 8A and 8B and the pin 10 in FIG. are divided into in-plane directions (vertical direction in FIG. 5) and used as a plurality of (for example, three) bands 8A-1, 8A-2, 8A-3, 8B-1, 8B-2, 8B-3. You may do it.
- Each band 8A (8A-1, 8A-2, 8A-3), 8B (8B-1, 8B-2, 8B-3), 8C, 8D, etc. should exhibit the fastening force due to the fastening load.
- it may be composed of metals such as stainless steel, hard rubber, or synthetic resin.
- the pin 10 also needs to have at least rigidity sufficient to exert the fastening load, and is preferably made of a relatively strong material such as metals or a fiber reinforced resin material. it can.
- stainless steel is used for the bands 8A and 8B, and a chromium molybdenum steel steel SCM435 is used for the pins 10.
- a front end plate 4A, a pipe 5, a current collecting plate 3, a cell laminate 7 composed of a plurality of cells 2, a current collecting plate 3, a rear end plate 4B, and the other band 8B are laminated in this order.
- a fastening load of, for example, 10 kN is applied to the whole fastening target member, and the connecting portion 9 of one band 8A and the connecting portion 9 of the other band 8B are alternately arranged.
- the fastening state of the fastening target member by the pair of bands 8A and 8B is held by a jig.
- the four connecting portions 9 of the right edge portion 8a of one band (front band) 8A are connected to the other band (rear band) 8B in a state of being tightened by the fastening force by the predetermined fastening load.
- the four connecting portions 9 on the right edge portion 8a of one band (front band) 8A are connected to the other band (rear side).
- Side band) 8B the left side edge portion 8b of the left side edge portion 8b enters the connecting portion insertion space 19 between the four connecting portions 9, and the through holes 9a of the total eight connecting portions 9 are in communication with each other. Yes.
- the pins 10 are inserted into a total of eight connecting portions 9 respectively.
- the pair of bands 8A and 8B is obtained by an elastic restoring force such as a seal member of the cell stack 7.
- an elastic restoring force such as a seal member of the cell stack 7.
- the thickness of the separators 13A, 13C, 13W and MEA 12 varies, the thickness of the cell stack 7 also varies.
- the dimensions of the bands 8A and 8B are determined within a tolerance range. If the cell stack 7 is too thick or too thin than a predetermined dimension, the fastening load varies. As a result, the fastening pressure applied to the MEA 12 also varies, and there may be a difference in power generation performance. Therefore, in order to prevent this, in the first embodiment, as described above, by using the connecting portion 9 and the pin 10, an appropriate load is applied corresponding to the dimensional variation of the fuel cell stack 1. A stack manufacturing method having a band structure that can be used is adopted.
- each cell stack is formed by using an appropriate diameter and the number of pins 10 according to the thickness of the cell stack 7. An appropriate load can be applied to the body 7.
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the connecting portion 9 of the band 8 (the bands 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, etc. are collectively referred to as “band 8”) of the first embodiment.
- band 8 the bands 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, etc. are collectively referred to as “band 8” of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6B is a connecting portion 9 using, for example, a ⁇ 10 mm pin 10B.
- a pin 10A having a diameter of 5 mm is fitted into the through hole 9a of the upper connecting portion 9c from the lower end position 9b of the upper connecting portion 9c to a range of 5 mm upward, From the upper end position 9e of the side connecting portion 9d to the range of 5 mm downward, the same ⁇ 5 mm pin 10A is fitted in the through hole 9a of the lower connecting portion 9d. Therefore, in (1) of FIG. 6, the overlapping dimension of the through hole 9a of the upper connecting portion 9c and the through hole 9a of the lower connecting portion 9d is the vertical direction (that is, the direction in which the fastening force is applied by the band 8). About 5 mm.
- a pin 10B having a diameter of 10 mm is fitted into the through hole 9a of the upper connecting portion 9c from the lower end position 9b of the upper connecting portion 9c to a range of 10 mm upward.
- a pin 10B having the same ⁇ 10 mm is fitted into the through hole 9a of the lower connecting portion 9d from the range of 10 mm downward. Therefore, in (2) of FIG. 6, the overlapping dimension of the through hole 9a of the upper connecting portion 9c and the through hole 9a of the lower connecting portion 9d is the vertical direction (that is, the direction in which the fastening force is applied by the band 8). About 10 mm.
- the overlapping dimension is about 5 mm in the direction of the fastening force applied by the band 8, and in FIG. 6 (2), the overlapping dimension is about 10 mm in the direction of the fastening force applied by the band 8.
- the fastening load can be greatly increased.
- the overlapping dimension can be reduced from about 10 mm to about 5 mm in the direction of the fastening force applied by the band 8.
- the load can be greatly reduced.
- the fastening load can be adjusted simply by inserting and removing the pin 10 into the through hole 9 of the connecting portion 9.
- fastening load is appropriate can be determined by, for example, the degree of contraction of the inner spring 6.
- each cell stack is formed by using an appropriate diameter and the number of pins 10 according to the thickness of the cell stack 7. An appropriate load can be applied to the body 7.
- the diameter of the pin 10 may be large, medium, or small. You should prepare about three kinds of.
- a pin 10A having a diameter of 5 mm, a pin 10B having a diameter of 10 mm, and a pin 10 having a diameter of 15 mm are prepared.
- a pin 10B having a diameter of ⁇ 10 mm, which is an intermediate size among the three types of pins 10 is inserted into the through hole 9 of the connecting portion 9 to determine whether the fastening load is appropriate, and the fastening load is insufficient.
- the pin 10B having a diameter of 10 mm is replaced with a pin 10 having a diameter of 15 mm.
- the pin 10B having a diameter of ⁇ 10 mm is replaced with a pin 10A having a diameter of ⁇ 5 mm.
- the diameter of the pin 10 it is possible to cope with a thickness variation of, for example, 5 to 15 mm.
- the load is adjusted to a maximum of about 1 kN.
- the pin 10 it is possible to select a pin 10 having a different diameter for each connecting portion of the connecting portions 9 of the bands 8 ⁇ / b> A and 8 ⁇ / b> B.
- one of the connecting portions is connected using a ⁇ 10 mm round bar-shaped pin 10
- the other connecting portion is used a ⁇ 10 mm round bar-shaped pin 10.
- a round bar having a plurality of types of diameters is prepared as the pin 10.
- the round bar is a cylindrical body whose both ends 10 a are flat.
- FIGS. 7B to 7D show application examples of the tip portion of the pin 10.
- the tip of the pin 10 has a hemispherical shape to reduce friction when the pin 10 is inserted into the through hole 9a of the connecting portion 9 of the bands 8A and 8B.
- the tip of the pin 10 has a conical shape similar to a pencil, and the friction when the pin 10 is inserted into the through hole 9a of the connecting portion 9 of the bands 8A and 8B. Is decreasing.
- the friction when the pin 10 is inserted into the through hole 9a of the connecting portion 9 of the bands 8A and 8B is made smaller (thin) cone shape than the diameter of FIG. 7C. You may make it reduce more.
- the stack manufacturing method having the load-adjustable structure using the bands 8A and 8B and the pins 10 according to the first embodiment
- a separate member such as a spacer for adjusting the load.
- several types of pins 10 having different diameters may be prepared. Therefore, in the fastening target member (front end plate 4A, current collecting plate 3, cell laminated body 7 constituted by a plurality of cells 2, current collecting plate 3, rear end plate 4B), a conventional fastening bolt through hole is unnecessary. Therefore, if the size is the same, the effective area of the fastening target member can be increased as a whole.
- the fastening target member when the effective area is the same, the fastening target member can be downsized. As a result, a space-saving and compact fuel cell stack can be realized, and an efficient stack that can be fastened with an appropriate load can be provided. Furthermore, the stack using the bands 8A and 8B and the pins 10 of the first embodiment also exhibits an effect that the assemblability is greatly improved as compared with the fastening method using bolts.
- the cross-sectional shape of the pin 10 is not limited to the circular shape of the first embodiment, but may be any shape. Examples of shapes other than the circular shape will be described below.
- (1) in FIG. 8 is the same as (1) in FIG. 6 for comparison, and shows a state in which the connecting portion 9 is connected using the pin 10A having the circular cross-sectional shape of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 shows a state in which the connecting portion 9 is connected using the pin 10A having the circular cross-sectional shape of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 shows an enlarged sectional plan view of the connecting portion 9 of the band 8 and the pin 10E in the second embodiment.
- the pin 10E to be used a rod having an oval cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is used.
- a pin 10E having a cross-sectional shape in which the long-axis cross-sectional shape is twice the length in the short-axis direction is used, and the fastening load is greater than that in the first embodiment. For example, it is possible to apply an additional fastening load of 0.3 kN.
- the volume of the fuel cell stack 1 does not increase excessively in the minor axis direction, and the compact stack
- the fastening load can be adjusted while realizing the above.
- the thickness variation of 5 to 15 mm is absorbed similarly to the first embodiment, and the fastening load can be adjusted up to, for example, 1 kN at the maximum.
- a pin 10F having a teardrop-shaped cross-sectional shape may be used as another example of the long circular cross-sectional shape of the pin 10E.
- FIG. 8 shows an enlarged sectional plan view of the vicinity of the connecting portion 9 of the band 8 in the third example of the embodiment.
- the fastening load can be adjusted by using several pins 10G of the same type.
- two pins 10G are provided at one place of the connecting portion between the connecting portion 9 and the connecting portion 9, that is, in one through hole 9a of the connecting portion 9.
- the fastening load can be adjusted by inserting and corresponding to the thickness variation of the cell stack 7 by the diameter length of the pin 10G.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the band 8F and the pin in the modification of the embodiment.
- a plurality of connecting portions 9 are arranged at the edge portions 8a and 8b at both ends of the bands 8A and 8B.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- one connecting portion 9 is arranged at one edge portion 8f of each band 8F, and a plurality of (for example, two) edge portions 8f are arranged at the other end portion.
- the connecting portion 9 may be arranged.
- 10A and 10B are side views of a connecting portion of the connecting portion 9 of the pair of bands 8G in another modification of the embodiment (in the pair of bands 8G, viewed from the same direction as the X direction in FIG. 4A). ) And BB sectional view.
- the pin 10 is integrated with the connecting portion 9 at one end of each band 8G.
- an L-shaped protrusion is formed on the edge 8g at one end of each band 8G, and the portion extending along the longitudinal direction of the edge of the L-shaped protrusion is a round bar 9g. It is made to function as one connection part 9.
- a hook portion 9h having a J-shaped plane is formed on the edge 8h of the other end of each band 8G with a connecting portion insertion space 19 into which the round bar portion 9g of the L-shaped protrusion can be inserted. And it is made to function as the other connection part 9.
- FIG. 10A when fastening the pair of bands 8G, after the plurality of round bar portions 9g are placed in the connecting portion insertion space 19, the plurality of round bar portions 9g are moved along the longitudinal direction (upward in FIG. 10A). The plurality of round bar portions 9g can be inserted and locked into the plurality of hook portions 9h to be connected. In this way, it is not necessary to prepare the pin 10 as a separate part, and the number of parts can be further reduced.
- FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B are side views of the connecting portion of the connecting portion 9 of the pair of bands 8J in still another modification of the embodiment (from the same direction as the X direction of FIG. 4A in the pair of bands 8J). Viewed) and BB cross section.
- the pin 10 is integrated with the connecting portion 9 at one end of each band 8J.
- a plurality of rectangular engagement holes 9k are formed along the edge near the edge of one end 8j of each band 8J to function as one connecting portion 9.
- a hook portion 9n having a J-shaped plane that can be inserted into the engagement hole 9k and engageable is formed to function as the other connecting portion 9. ing.
- the plurality of hook portions 9n can be inserted into the plurality of engagement holes 9k and locked to be connected. In this way, it is not necessary to prepare the pin 10 as a separate part, and the number of parts can be further reduced.
- the polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack of the present invention is useful for a fuel cell used for a portable power source, a power source for an electric vehicle, a domestic cogeneration system, or the like.
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前記積層体の両端には一対の端板が配置され、前記一対の締結部材のそれぞれは、前記端板の平坦部の外面と密着可能でかつ前記端板の外面のうち前記積層体の積層方向に形成されるベース板と、前記ベース板から前記積層体の両側方に連続的に延出する側板とで構成され、前記側板の縁部であり、かつ、前記積層体の積層方向に配置された少なくとも1つの第1連結部と、前記側板の他端部の縁部であり、かつ、前記積層体の積層方向に配置された複数の第2連結部とを有し、
前記一方の締結部材に形成された前記第1連結部と前記他方の締結部材に形成された前記複数の第2連結部とを組み合わせた状態で、前記第1連結部と前記第2連結部とを、前記積層体の積層方向に1本のピン部材で連結して前記一対の締結部材を連結する高分子電解質型燃料電池スタックを提供する。
図3A及び図3Bに、本実施形態の第1実施例及びその変形例における燃料電池スタック1の断面平面図を示す。セル積層体7の上下面に集電板3をそれぞれ配置し、セル積層体7の下側の一方の集電板3付近に配管5を配置して端板4Aで押さえ、上側のもう一方の集電板3の上には多数の内側バネ6を配置して、上下の端板4A,4Bにより挟まれている。セル2と同じ幅のバンド本体部8c,8dを有する2枚のバンド8A,8Bで締結対象部材の全体を覆い、一例として、2本のピン10でバンド8A,8Bを連結することにより締結される構造としている。バンド8A,8Bとピン10で組立完了時に、集電板3上の多数の内側バネ6がセル積層体7と端板4Bとの間で圧縮され、一例として、セル積層体7に例えば10kN前後の荷重が負荷される構造としている。ここで、端板4A,4Bは、バンド8A,8Bで締結時にセル2の平面内に均等に荷重が負荷されるように、セル2側は平坦部4aとし、バンド8A,8B側は、中央部分のバンド8A,8Bのバンド本体部8c,8dと密着する部分は平坦部4bとし、その両側のバンド8A,8Bの後述する側板部8e,8fと接触する部分は弧を描くような湾曲面部4cとするような形状とし、ポリフェニレンサルファイド樹脂で成形している。平坦部4bの両側の湾曲面部4cの曲率は同じとし、平坦部4aと平坦部4bとは平行に配置されて、バンド8A,8Bから端板4A,4Bを介して均等な締め付け力をセル積層体7に付加するように構成している。特に、両方の端板4A,4Bの角部に対応する部分を湾曲面部4cとし、かつ、後述するように、バンド8A,8Bの側板部8e,8fが湾曲面部4cに沿うように配置可能としているので、湾曲面部ではなく、2つの平面が交わって角が立つような端板では、角の存在により、バンドからの均等な締結力がセル積層体7に付加しにくいといった課題を確実に解消することができる。本第1実施例では、絶縁も兼ねた端板4A,4Bの材料として熱可塑性樹脂であるポリフェニレンサルファイド樹脂を使用しているが、熱硬化樹脂であるフェノール樹脂、又は、アルミニウムなどの金属板などと絶縁用の樹脂板とを併用して、端板4A,4Bとして用いても良い。また、本第1実施例では、片側の集電板3上にバネ6を配置したが、両側の集電板3上にバネ6を配置してもよい。
ピン10の断面形状は、第1実施例の円形に限らず、任意の形状でもよく、以下、円形以外の形状の例について説明する。例えば、図8の(1)は、比較のため、図6の(1)と同じであって、第1実施例の円形断面形状を有するピン10Aを使用して連結部9を連結する状態の断面平面図である。
図8の(4)は、前記実施形態の第3実施例におけるバンド8の連結部9付近の拡大断面平面図を示している。バンド8の連結部9を締結するために、同じ種類のピン10Gを数本使用することで、締結荷重を調節することができる。本第3実施例では、セル積層体7の厚みが薄い場合にピン10Gを連結部9と連結部9との連結部分の一箇所に、すなわち、連結部9の1つの貫通穴9aに2本挿入して、ピン10Gの直径長さ分だけのセル積層体7の厚みばらつきに対応して、締結荷重を調節させることができる。スタック3の体積は増加せず、さらに、直径及び断面形状が異なる種類のピン10を準備する必要もなく、スタック組立を完成することが出来るために、有効である。複数種類のピン10を準備する必要もないため、少ない部品数で製造することができ、組立性も向上するという効果がある。
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- 高分子電解質膜の両面に形成された一対の電極層を、一対のセパレータにより挟んだ単電池モジュールを複数層積層させて積層体とし、前記積層体を、U字状に湾曲した板状の一対の締結部材内に収容する燃料電池スタックにおいて、
前記積層体の両端には一対の端板が配置され、前記一対の締結部材のそれぞれは、前記端板の平坦部の外面と密着可能でかつ前記端板の外面のうち前記積層体の積層方向に形成されるベース板と、前記ベース板から前記積層体の両側方に連続的に延出する側板とで構成され、前記側板の縁部であり、かつ、前記積層体の積層方向に配置された少なくとも1つの第1連結部と、前記側板の他端部の縁部であり、かつ、前記積層体の積層方向に配置された複数の第2連結部とを有し、
前記一方の締結部材に形成された前記第1連結部と前記他方の締結部材に形成された前記複数の第2連結部とを組み合わせた状態で、前記第1連結部と前記第2連結部とを、前記積層体の積層方向に1本のピン部材で連結して前記一対の締結部材を連結する高分子電解質型燃料電池スタック。 - 各一端部の前記第1連結部の貫通穴と前記他端部の前記複数の第2連結部の貫通穴との重なり合った部分に前記ピン部材を貫通させて、前記ピン部材により、各締結部材の各一端部と各他端部とを互いに連結する、請求項1に記載の高分子電解質型燃料電池スタック。
- 各連結部は、前記ピン部材を貫通させる穴を形成する、両端が互いに固定された帯状部材で構成される、請求項2に記載の高分子電解質型燃料電池スタック。
- 前記一対の締結部材のそれぞれの前記一端部での前記連結部の配置位置は同じであり、前記一対の締結部材のそれぞれの前記他端部での前記連結部の配置位置も同じでかつ前記一端部での前記連結部の配置位置とは互い違いに異なる、請求項1~3のいずれか1つに記載の高分子電解質型燃料電池スタック。
- 前記ピン部材は、長手方向に対して直交する断面形状が円形もしくは長丸の形状を有する、請求項1~3のいずれか1つに記載の高分子電解質型燃料電池スタック。
- 前記締結部材の連結箇所1つにつき、前記ピン部材として複数本を用いる、請求項1~2のいずれか1つに記載の高分子電解質型燃料電池スタック。
- 前記締結部材の連結箇所は1箇所であり、前記ピン部材を1本使用して締結している、請求項1~2のいずれか1つに記載の高分子電解質型燃料電池スタック。
- 前記締結部材の連結箇所は3箇所であり、各連結箇所では、前記ピン部材を1本使用して締結している、請求項1~2のいずれか1つに記載の高分子電解質型燃料電池スタック。
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