WO2014007182A1 - 燃料電池スタック - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a fuel cell stack.
- Fuel cells directly convert chemical energy into electrical energy through an electrochemical reaction using an anode gas such as hydrogen and a cathode gas such as air as a reaction gas.
- anode gas such as hydrogen
- a cathode gas such as air as a reaction gas.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a frame body having electrical insulation, a membrane electrode assembly formed integrally with the frame body, and a pair of separators disposed on both sides of the membrane electrode assembly and sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly.
- a provided fuel cell is disclosed.
- a fuel cell stack is configured by stacking a plurality of fuel cells. In this fuel cell stack, the outer peripheral portions of adjacent frame bodies are joined together by an adhesive member to ensure insulation between the inside and the outside of the fuel cell stack.
- the method of assembling the fuel cell stack is roughly divided into two methods.
- the first method is a method in which a plurality of fuel cells are sequentially stacked to assemble a fuel cell stack at a time.
- the second method is a method in which a plurality of fuel cells are stacked to previously configure a cell module, and a plurality of cell modules are stacked to assemble a fuel cell stack.
- the fuel cell stack is configured by the second method, there is an advantage that the number of assembly steps can be reduced (see paragraph “0057” of Patent Document 1).
- an inter-cell module seal member is disposed between the cell modules.
- the fuel cell stack is pressurized in the direction in which the fuel cells are stacked. For this reason, there is a demand for a configuration that can suppress the deformation of the fuel cell in the cell module even when subjected to the reaction force of the sealing member between the cell modules.
- the present invention provides a fuel cell stack that is assembled by laminating a plurality of pre-configured cell modules by laminating a plurality of fuel cells. Even if the reaction force of the sealing member between the cell modules is received, It is an object of the present invention to provide a fuel cell stack capable of preventing the fuel cell from being deformed.
- the present invention that achieves the above object is a fuel cell stack in which a plurality of fuel cells are stacked to previously configure a cell module, and the plurality of cell modules are stacked and assembled.
- the cell module is formed by laminating at least two fuel battery cells in which a membrane electrode assembly formed integrally with a frame having electrical insulation is sandwiched between a pair of separators.
- the fuel cell stack includes an adhesive member that joins the outer peripheral portions of the adjacent frame bodies in the cell module, and an inter-cell module seal member that is disposed between the cell modules and seals between the cell modules. And a support member disposed between the adjacent frame bodies in the cell module. And in the planar view seen from the lamination direction which laminates
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a fuel cell stack according to a first embodiment. It is a perspective view which decomposes
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of the fuel cell stack, corresponding to a cross section taken along line 5-5 in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the principal part of the fuel cell stack concerning 2nd Embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the fuel cell stack 10
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the fuel cell stack 10 shown in FIG. 1
- FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the fuel cell 20.
- 4 is a front view showing a part of the cell module 60
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the main part of the fuel cell stack 10 according to the first embodiment, taken along line 5-5 of FIG. It is sectional drawing equivalent to a cross section.
- the fuel cell stack 10 includes a plurality of fuel battery cells 20 stacked in advance to form a cell module 60 in advance.
- the cell modules 60 are stacked and assembled. In each cell module 60, at least two fuel cells 20 are stacked. In FIG. 5, one cell module 60 is formed by stacking eight fuel cells 20.
- the membrane electrode assembly 40 formed integrally with the frame body 30 having electrical insulation is sandwiched between a pair of separators 51 and 52.
- the fuel cell stack 10 further includes an adhesive member 70 that joins the outer peripheral portions of adjacent frame bodies 30 in the cell module 60 and a cell module that is disposed between the cell modules 60 and seals between the cell modules 60.
- An inter-seal member 80 and a support member 90 disposed between adjacent frame bodies 30 in the cell module 60 are included.
- the support member 90 overlaps at least a part of a portion of the inter-cell module seal member 80 that contacts the cell module 60 in a plan view as viewed from the stacking direction S in which the cell modules 60 are stacked. ing. Details will be described below.
- the stacking direction S in which the fuel cells 20 or the cell modules 60 are stacked is also simply referred to as “stacking direction”. 2 and 5 show the stacking direction S.
- the fuel cell stack 10 includes a stacked body 61 in which a plurality of cell modules 60 are stacked, and an insulating plate 101 is provided on each of both sides along the stacking direction S of the stacked body 61.
- the end plate 102 is arranged in order.
- a current collecting plate 103 for taking out electric power is joined to each of the insulating plates 101.
- An output terminal 104 is electrically connected to the current collector plate 103.
- a pair of end plates 102 are fastened together by a pair of tension plates 105. Thereby, each fuel cell 20 contained in the cell module 60 is pressurized in the stacking direction S.
- One tension plate 105 is formed with a rectangular opening 106 through which a voltage measurement terminal 56 provided in the fuel cell 20 is inserted.
- a guide plate 107 that suppresses stacking misalignment is disposed at a side portion between the pair of tension plates 105.
- each fuel cell 20 included in the cell module 60 may be pressurized in the stacking direction S using a tension rod and a nut.
- the fuel cell 20 sandwiches the frame body 30 having electrical insulation, the membrane electrode assembly 40 formed integrally with the frame body 30, and the membrane electrode assembly 40.
- a pair of separators 51 and 52 an anode separator 51 and a cathode separator 52).
- the membrane electrode assembly 40 is called MEA (membrane electrode assembly) and is formed by joining the anode 41 and the cathode 42 so as to face the electrolyte membrane 43.
- the electrolyte membrane 43 is an ion exchange membrane formed of, for example, a fluororesin or the like and conducting hydrogen ions. Since the electrolyte membrane 43 exhibits good electrical conductivity in a wet state, the fuel cell stack 10 humidifies the anode gas and the cathode gas.
- the anode 41 is formed by laminating an electrode catalyst layer, a water repellent layer, and a gas diffusion layer from the electrolyte membrane 43 side.
- the electrode catalyst layer includes an electrode catalyst in which a catalyst component such as platinum is supported on a conductive carrier, and a polymer electrolyte.
- the water repellent layer is made of a fluororesin or the like.
- the gas diffusion layer is formed of, for example, carbon cloth, carbon paper, or carbon felt.
- the cathode 42 is formed by laminating an electrode catalyst layer, a water repellent layer, and a gas diffusion layer from the electrolyte membrane 43 side.
- the size of the anode 41 and the cathode 42 is slightly smaller than the size of the electrolyte membrane 43.
- the frame body 30 includes a frame portion 31 that holds the outer periphery of the membrane electrode assembly 40, and protrusions 32 that protrude on both sides (vertical direction in FIG. 5) in the stacking direction S at the outer peripheral portion of the frame portion 31. Yes.
- the frame body 30 is molded from an electrically insulating resin and is molded integrally with the membrane electrode assembly 40.
- the frame body 30 has a rectangular shape in which the membrane electrode assembly 40 is disposed at the central portion.
- a cathode gas supply port 33a, a cooling fluid supply port 33b, and an anode gas supply port 33c are formed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the frame body 30 by through holes.
- a cathode gas discharge port 34a, a cooling fluid discharge port 34b, and an anode gas discharge port 34c are formed by through holes.
- the cathode gas supply 113a, the cooling fluid supply port 113b, the anode gas are also supplied to the insulating plate 101 and the end plate 102 so as to communicate with the supply ports 33a, 33b, 33c and the discharge ports 34a, 34b, 34c in the frame 30.
- the supply port 113c, the cathode gas discharge port 114a, the cooling fluid discharge port 114b, and the anode gas discharge port 114c are formed by through holes (see FIGS. 1 and 2).
- the anode separator 51 is joined to the side of the frame 30 facing the anode 41.
- the anode separator 51 is made of a metal having a conductive material and is formed in a thin plate shape larger than the anode 41.
- the anode separator 51 is formed by press molding so that a plurality of uneven shapes are arranged at regular intervals.
- the anode separator 51 forms an anode gas flow channel 53 for supplying an anode gas to the anode 41 on the surface in contact with the anode 41.
- the anode separator 51 forms a cooling water flow path 54 through which cooling water for cooling the cell module 60 flows on the surface opposite to the side in contact with the anode 41.
- the cathode separator 52 is bonded to the side of the frame 30 facing the cathode 42.
- the cathode separator 52 is made of a metal having a conductive material, and is formed in a thin plate shape larger than the cathode 42.
- the cathode separator 52 is formed by press molding so that a plurality of concave and convex shapes are arranged at regular intervals.
- the cathode separator 52 forms a cathode gas channel 55 for supplying cathode gas to the cathode 42 on the surface in contact with the cathode 42.
- the cathode separator 52 forms a cooling water channel 54 through which cooling water for cooling the cell module 60 flows on the surface opposite to the side in contact with the cathode 42.
- the cathode separator 52 includes a terminal 56 for measuring voltage.
- the terminal 56 protrudes outward from the outer peripheral portion of the cathode separator 52.
- the voltage measuring terminal 56 may be provided on the anode separator 51 side.
- first seal member 57 the seal member 57 between the frame portion 31 and the separators 51 and 52 is hereinafter referred to as “first seal member 57”.
- the material of the first seal member 57 is not particularly limited, but a thermosetting adhesive can be used.
- the adjacent anode separator 51 and cathode separator 52 in the cell module 60 are joined via a seal member 58.
- the seal member 58 between the anode separator 51 and the cathode separator 52 is hereinafter referred to as a “second seal member 58”.
- the material of the second seal member 58 is not particularly limited, but a thermosetting adhesive can be used as in the case of the first seal member 57.
- the outer peripheral portions of the adjacent frame bodies 30, that is, the protruding portions 32 are joined together via an adhesive member 70.
- the material of the adhesive member 70 is not particularly limited, but a thermosetting adhesive can be used as in the first and second seal members 57 and 58.
- the thickness t1 along the stacking direction S of the protrusions 32 of the frame 30 is set to be thinner than the thickness t2 along the stacking direction S of the fuel cells 20.
- the thickness t2 of the fuel cell 20 is expressed as the sum of the thickness of the membrane electrode assembly 40 along the stacking direction S, the thickness of the anode separator 51, and the thickness of the cathode separator 52.
- the frame portion 31 of the frame body 30 holds the outer periphery of the membrane electrode assembly 40, and the frame portion 31 and each separator 51, 52 are joined by the first seal member 57. For this reason, it is suppressed that the water vapor
- the electrolyte membrane 43 of the membrane electrode assembly 40 swells and the cell module 60 expands in the stacking direction S. Since the adhesive member 70 is filled between the protrusions 32 of the adjacent frame bodies 30 in the cell module 60, even if the cell module 60 is displaced in the stacking direction S, the displacement in the stacking direction S is not affected by the frame. The adhesive member 70 is deformed so that the body 30 follows. For this reason, an excessive stress does not act on the frame 30, and it can suppress that a crack arises in the frame 30. FIG. As a result, water vapor does not leak out of the cell module 60.
- an adhesive whose Young's modulus when cured is smaller than the Young's modulus of the frame body 30 is used for the adhesive member 70.
- the Young's modulus of the adhesive member 70 can be set as appropriate in relation to the Young's modulus of the frame 30, but is preferably 20 MPa or less, for example.
- an inter-cell module seal member 80 that seals between the cell modules 60 is disposed.
- the material of the inter-cell module seal member 80 is not particularly limited, but a thermosetting adhesive can be used in the same manner as the adhesive member 70.
- the inter-cell module seal member 80 is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the plate member 81. In this case, handling of the inter-cell module seal member 80 is facilitated.
- the fluid channel 82 is formed between the cell modules 60 by stacking the cell modules 60. Therefore, the inter-cell module seal member 80 also functions as a seal member for sealing the fluid flow path 82.
- the fluid flow path 82 is a cooling water flow path for flowing cooling water.
- a plate member 81 is positioned between the anode separator 51 located in the lowermost layer of the cell module 60 shown on the upper side and the cathode separator 52 located in the uppermost layer of the cell module 60 shown on the lower side.
- the fluid flow path 82 is a first flow path 83 formed between the anode separator 51 and the plate member 81, and a first flow path formed between the cathode separator 52 and the plate member 81.
- the plate member 81 is provided with a seal member 85 that seals the first flow path 83 and the second flow path 84.
- the seal member 85 disposed on the plate member 81 is hereinafter referred to as a “third seal member 85”.
- the material of the third seal member 85 is not particularly limited, but an elastic material such as rubber can be used.
- a support member 90 that receives a force acting in the stacking direction S is disposed.
- the support member 90 is disposed at a position where it abuts on the frame portion 31 of the frame body 30.
- the material of the support member 90 is not particularly limited, but a thermosetting adhesive can be used in the same manner as the adhesive member 70.
- the support member 90 overlaps at least a part of a portion of the inter-cell module seal member 80 that contacts the cell module 60 in a plan view as viewed from the stacking direction S in which the cell modules 60 are stacked.
- the support member 90 overlaps at least part of the width direction (arrow w in FIG. 5) of the inter-cell module seal member 80.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is pressurized in the direction in which the cell modules 60 are stacked. At this time, the reaction force of the inter-cell module seal member 80 is received by the support member 90 disposed in the cell module 60.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is assembled by laminating a plurality of fuel cells 20 to previously form a cell module 60 and laminating a plurality of cell modules 60. If any one of the fuel cells 20 is defective, the fuel cells 20 included in the cell module 60 cannot be used, but all the fuel cells 20 included in the fuel cell stack 10 cannot be used. Things don't happen. For this reason, the method of assembling the fuel cell stack 10 by stacking the cell modules 60 as in the present embodiment, compared to the method of sequentially stacking a plurality of fuel cells and assembling the fuel cell stack at a time, yields of materials. Is good.
- the cell module 60 is configured by stacking eight fuel battery cells 20.
- the adhesive constituting the adhesive member 70, the adhesive constituting the support member 90, and the adhesive constituting the second seal member 58 are respectively applied.
- the adhesive constituting the adhesive member 70 is applied between the protrusions 32 of the adjacent frame bodies 30.
- the adhesive constituting the support member 90 is applied between the adjacent frame bodies 30 at a position where the adhesive contacts the frame portion 31 of the frame body 30.
- the adhesive constituting the support member 90 overlaps at least a part of a portion of the inter-cell module seal member 80 that comes into contact with the cell module 60 in a plan view as viewed from the stacking direction S in which the cell modules 60 are stacked. Apply to position.
- An adhesive constituting the second seal member 58 is applied between the adjacent anode separator 51 and cathode separator 52.
- the same type of adhesive is applied to the adhesive constituting the adhesive member 70, the adhesive constituting the support member 90, and the adhesive constituting the second seal member 58.
- Each adhesive is cured while pressing the cell module 60 in the direction in which the fuel cells 20 are stacked. Thereby, the protrusions 32 of the adjacent frame bodies 30 in the cell module 60 are joined to each other via the adhesive member 70.
- the support member 90 is disposed at a position where the frame 30 contacts the frame portion 31 between the adjacent frames 30.
- the adjacent anode separator 51 and cathode separator 52 in the cell module 60 are joined via a second seal member 58.
- the adhesive member 70, the support member 90, and the second seal member 58 are formed by curing the same type of adhesive. For this reason, since the kind of adhesive agent can be reduced and the coating apparatus can be shared, the adhesive member 70, the support member 90, and the second seal member 58 can be easily formed. In this way, the cell module 60 is configured in advance.
- an inter-cell module seal member 80 is disposed between the cell modules 60. Since the inter-cell module seal member 80 is attached to the outer periphery of the plate member 81, the inter-cell module seal member 80 can be easily handled, and the fuel cell stack 10 can be easily assembled.
- the support member 90 overlaps at least a part of a portion of the inter-cell module seal member 80 that contacts the cell module 60 in a plan view viewed from the stacking direction S in which the cell modules 60 are stacked.
- a first flow path 83 between the anode separator 51 and the plate member 81 and a space between the cathode separator 52 and the plate member 81 are provided.
- a second flow path 84 is formed.
- the first and second flow paths 83 and 84 are used as cooling water flow paths for flowing cooling water.
- the insulating plate 101 and the end plate 102 are sequentially disposed on both sides of the stacked body 61 along the stacking direction S.
- a pair of end plates 102 are fastened together by a pair of tension plates 105.
- each fuel cell 20 contained in the cell module 60 is pressurized in the stacking direction S.
- the third seal member 85 provided on the plate member 81 is deformed, and the first flow path 83 and the second flow path 84 are sealed.
- a guide plate 107 is disposed at a side portion between the pair of tension plates 105. In this way, the fuel cell stack 10 is assembled.
- the support member 90 overlaps at least a part of a portion of the inter-cell module seal member 80 that contacts the cell module 60 in a plan view as viewed from the stacking direction S in which the cell modules 60 are stacked.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is pressurized in the direction in which the cell modules 60 are stacked.
- the reaction force of the inter-cell module seal member 80 is received by the support member 90 disposed in the cell module 60. Accordingly, the fuel cell stack 10 assembled by stacking a plurality of cell modules 60 prevents the fuel cell 20 in the cell module 60 from being deformed even when subjected to the reaction force of the inter-cell module seal member 80. be able to.
- the thickness t1 along the stacking direction S of the protrusions 32 of the frame 30 is set to be thinner than the thickness t2 along the stacking direction S of the fuel cells 20.
- the protrusions 32 of the adjacent frame bodies 30 do not directly contact each other, and the frame bodies 30 of the adjacent fuel cells 20 do not interfere with each other. Therefore, the contact pressure between the fuel cells 20 does not decrease, and the power generation performance does not deteriorate.
- the frame portion 31 of the frame body 30 holds the outer periphery of the membrane electrode assembly 40, and the frame portion 31 and each separator 51, 52 are joined by the first seal member 57. For this reason, it is suppressed that the water vapor
- the electrolyte membrane 43 of the membrane electrode assembly 40 swells and the cell module 60 expands in the stacking direction S. Since the adhesive member 70 is filled between the protrusions 32 of the adjacent frame bodies 30 in the cell module 60, even if the cell module 60 is displaced in the stacking direction S, the displacement in the stacking direction S is not affected by the frame. The adhesive member 70 is deformed so that the body 30 follows. For this reason, an excessive stress does not act on the frame 30, and it can suppress that a crack arises in the frame 30. FIG. As a result, water vapor does not leak out of the cell module 60.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is a fuel cell stack 10 that is assembled by stacking a plurality of cell modules 60 that are preliminarily configured by stacking a plurality of fuel cells 20.
- the support member 90 overlaps at least a part of a portion of the inter-cell module seal member 80 that contacts the cell module 60 in a plan view as viewed from the stacking direction S in which the cell modules 60 are stacked.
- the reaction force of the inter-cell module seal member 80 is received by the support member 90 disposed in the cell module 60. Even if the reaction force is received, the fuel cell 20 in the cell module 60 can be prevented from being deformed.
- the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 are formed by curing the same type of adhesive, the types of adhesives can be reduced and the application apparatus can be shared. Therefore, the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 are formed. Is easy.
- the inter-cell module seal member 80 is attached to the outer periphery of the plate member 81, the inter-cell module seal member 80 can be easily handled, and the fuel cell stack 10 can be easily assembled.
- the fuel cell stack 10 further includes a first seal member 57 that is provided separately from the inter-cell module seal member 80 and made of an adhesive that seals between the frame 30 and the separators 51 and 52. .
- the first sealing member 57 exhibits a sealing function and can suppress deformation of the fuel cell stack 10 by solidifying the adhesive.
- the fuel cell stack 10 further includes a second seal member 58 made of an adhesive that seals between the anode separator 51 and the cathode separator 52 adjacent in the cell module 60.
- the second sealing member 58 exhibits a sealing function, and can suppress deformation of the fuel cell stack 10 by solidifying the adhesive.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is further provided on the plate member 81 separately from the inter-cell module seal member 80, and is formed between the separator and the plate member 81 in one of the cell modules 60, 60. And a third seal member 85 made of an elastic material that seals the second flow path 84 formed between the separator and the plate member 81 in the other cell module. .
- the separator in one cell module 60 is, for example, the anode separator 51 located in the lowermost layer of the cell module 60 shown on the upper side in FIG. 5, and the separator in the other cell module is the cell module 60 shown on the lower side.
- the cathode separator 52 is located in the uppermost layer.
- the third seal member 85 exhibits a sealing function and can absorb deformation of the fuel cell stack 10 by deformation of the elastic material.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of the fuel cell stack 10 according to the second embodiment.
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- the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 are formed by curing the same kind of adhesive.
- the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in which the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 are formed separately from each other in that the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 are integrally formed. .
- the adhesive constituting the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 is applied to the end of the protruding portion 32 of the frame 30.
- the adhesive is applied to a position that overlaps at least a part of a portion of the inter-cell module seal member 80 that comes into contact with the cell module 60 in a plan view as viewed from the stacking direction S in which the cell modules 60 are stacked.
- the adhesive constituting the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 is cured while pressing the cell module 60 in the direction in which the fuel cells 20 are stacked.
- the projecting portions 32 of the adjacent frame bodies 30 are joined to each other via the adhesive member 70, and the support member 90 is disposed at a position where the projecting portions 32 abut on the frame portion 31 of the frame body 30.
- the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 are integrally formed and are formed by curing the same type of adhesive.
- the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 are integrally formed, the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 can be formed simultaneously. Since the application
- work which hardens an adhesive agent can be simplified, formation of the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 becomes still easier.
- the fuel cell stack 10 of the second embodiment has the following actions and effects in addition to the actions and effects of the first embodiment. Since the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 are integrally formed, the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 can be formed at the same time, and the operation of applying the adhesive and curing the adhesive are simplified. Therefore, the formation of the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 becomes easier.
- the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be modified as appropriate.
- the present invention is not limited to this case.
- the present invention can be applied to a cell module 60 in which at least two fuel cells 20 are stacked.
- the plate member 81 may not be provided.
- the anode separator 51 located on the outermost layer of one cell module 60 and the outermost layer of the other cell module 60 are arranged.
- the cathode separator 52 positioned is directly joined.
- fluid flow path 82 was formed between the cell modules 60 and the configuration in which the inter-cell module seal member 80 also functions as a seal member for sealing the fluid flow path 82 was described, The space may not be used as the fluid flow path 82.
- the present invention is not limited to this case. As long as it can suppress that the fuel cell 20 in the cell module 60 deform
- the size of the support member 90 may be the same or different.
- the support member 90 is not limited to a case where the support member 90 is continuously provided along the direction in which the inter-cell module seal member 80 extends. As long as the deformation of the fuel cell 20 in the cell module 60 can be suppressed by receiving the reaction force of the inter-cell module seal member 80, the gap between the cell modules is intermittently extended along the direction in which the inter-cell module seal member 80 extends. May be provided.
- the present invention is not limited to this case.
- the adhesive constituting the support member 90 is applied when the fuel cells 20 are laminated, and the adhesive constituting the adhesive member 70 is applied to the outer peripheral portion of the frame 30 after the fuel cells 20 are laminated. You may employ
- an adhesive constituting the support member 90 is injected from the gap of the frame 30, and then an adhesive constituting the adhesive member 70 is added to the frame 30. It may be a form that is injected from the gap.
- the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 are integrally formed by curing the same type of adhesive as in the second embodiment, the fuel cell 20 is stacked, and then the adhesive member 70 and the support member are stacked.
- One type of adhesive constituting the member 90 may be injected from the gap of the frame body 30.
- the adhesive member 70 and the support member 90 can be formed in appropriate sizes at desired positions by managing the injection position and the injection amount.
- Fuel cell stack 20 fuel cells, 30 frame, 31 frame, 32 Projection (outer periphery of the frame), 40 Membrane electrode assembly, MEA, 41 anode, 42 cathode, 43 electrolyte membrane, 51 anode separator (separator), 52 cathode separator (separator), 57 a first seal member between the frame and the separator; 58 a second seal member between the anode separator and the cathode separator; 60 cell module, 61 laminate, 70 adhesive member, 80 sealing member between cell modules, 81 plate member, 85 a third seal member disposed on the plate member; 90 support members, 105 tension plate, 107 guide plate, S Stacking direction in which fuel cells or cell modules are stacked.
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図1は、燃料電池スタック10を示す斜視図、図2は、図1に示される燃料電池スタック10を分解して示す斜視図、図3は、燃料電池セル20を分解して示す斜視図、図4は、セルモジュール60の一部を示す正面図、図5は、第1の実施形態に係る燃料電池スタック10の要部を示す断面図であって、図4の5-5線に沿う断面に相当する断面図である。
図6は、第2の実施形態に係る燃料電池スタック10の要部を示す断面図である。なお、第1の実施形態と共通する部材には同一の符号を付し、その説明は一部省略する。
本発明は、上述した実施形態に限定されるものではなく、適宜改変が可能である。例えば、8個の燃料電池セル20を積層したセルモジュール60について説明したが、この場合に限定されない。燃料電池セル20を少なくとも2つ積層してなるセルモジュール60に本発明を適用することができる。
20 燃料電池セル、
30 枠体、
31 枠部、
32 突出部(枠体の外周部)、
40 膜電極接合体、MEA、
41 アノード、
42 カソード、
43 電解質膜、
51 アノードセパレータ(セパレータ)、
52 カソードセパレータ(セパレータ)、
57 枠部とセパレータとの間の第1のシール部材、
58 アノードセパレータとカソードセパレータとの間の第2のシール部材、
60 セルモジュール、
61 積層体、
70 接着部材、
80 セルモジュール間シール部材、
81 プレート部材、
85 プレート部材に配置した第3のシール部材、
90 支持部材、
105 テンションプレート、
107 ガイドプレート、
S 燃料電池セルあるいはセルモジュールを積層する積層方向。
Claims (7)
- 電気絶縁性を有する枠体に一体的に形成した膜電極接合体が一対のセパレータによって挟持された燃料電池セルを少なくとも2つ積層してなる複数個のセルモジュールと、
前記セルモジュール内において隣接する前記枠体の外周部同士を接合する接着部材と、
前記セルモジュール同士の間に配置され、前記セルモジュール同士の間をシールするセルモジュール間シール部材と、
前記セルモジュール内において隣接する前記枠体同士の間に配置される支持部材と、を有し、
前記セルモジュールを積層する積層方向から見た平面視において、前記支持部材が、前記セルモジュール間シール部材のうち前記セルモジュールに当接する部位の少なくとも一部と重なり合っている、燃料電池スタック。 - 前記接着部材と前記支持部材とは、一体的に形成されている、請求項1に記載の燃料電池スタック。
- 前記接着部材と前記支持部材とは、同種の接着剤を硬化させることによって形成されている、請求項1または請求項2に記載の燃料電池スタック。
- 前記セルモジュール間シール部材は、プレート部材の外周部に取り付けられている、請求項1~請求項3のいずれか1つに記載の燃料電池スタック。
- 前記セルモジュール間シール部材とは別体に設けられ、前記枠体と前記セパレータとの間をシールする接着剤からなる第1のシール部材をさらに有する請求項1~請求項4のいずれか1つに記載の燃料電池スタック。
- 前記セルモジュール内において隣接するセパレータ同士の間をシールする接着剤からなる第2のシール部材をさらに有する請求項1~請求項5のいずれか1つに記載の燃料電池スタック。
- 前記セルモジュール間シール部材とは別体に前記プレート部材に設けられ、前記セルモジュール同士のうち一方の前記セルモジュールにおける前記セパレータと前記プレート部材との間に形成される第1の流路、および他方の前記セルモジュールにおける前記セパレータと前記プレート部材との間に形成される第2の流路をシールする弾性材料からなる第3のシール部材をさらに有する請求項4に記載の燃料電池スタック。
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