WO2015083076A1 - Joint d'etancheite pour dispositif electrochimique, procede de fabrication et d'assemblage du joint et ce dispositif - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a seal for use in an electrochemical device, a method of manufacturing and assembling the seal in this device and such a device.
- the invention applies in particular to devices forming solid oxide fuel plies ("SOFC” for short for “Soiid Oxide Fuei Cell”) and solid-oxide high-temperature steam electrolyzers ( "SOEC” abbreviated to angiais, for “Soiid Oxide Electroiyser Celi", these solid oxide electrolyzers being generically known electrolyzers in angiais under the abbreviations "HTE” or “HTSE” respectively for "High Temperature Eiectrolysis” or "High Temperature Steam Electrolysis "and French EHT or EVHT).
- SOFC solid oxide fuel plies
- SOEC solid-oxide high-temperature steam electrolyzers
- HTE High Temperature Eiectrolysis
- HTSE High Temperature Steam Electrolysis
- the electrochemical devices of the "SOEC” and “SOFC” type require high-quality sealing in the different chambers that compose them in order to be efficient. If the seals are of good quality, then all the gas sent is used by the "SOEC” devices and all the gases produced are recovered for the "SOEC", and it is furthermore avoided for these devices to mix the gases used or produced which would strongly penalize the performance and durability of these devices.
- These electrochemical devices usually comprise:
- At least one cell consisting of a hydrogen electrode-electrolyte-oxygen electrode assembly and defining two chambers
- first seals sealing between your two chambers of each celSuie
- second seals sealing between the supplied gas inlet and outlet
- third seals sealing the device with the outside.
- the water molecule is dissociated in hydrogen at the hydrogen electrode (cathode). Its O 2 ions migrate through the electrolyte to recombine on the oxygen electrode side (anode). in oxygen, the or each "SOEC" cell thus produces dihydrogen by dissociating molecules of water.
- a sealant may be considered satisfactory when .97% of the hydrogen produced is recovered at the outlet of the device, good when this recovery rate is 99% and excellent when this level is greater than 99, 9%.
- the quality of a seal can be assessed by considering its resistance to overpressure.
- a Tightness resistant to 50 mbar (or 5000 Pa) is suitable, it is good when it resists 200 mbar (or 20000. Pa) and excellent at 500 mbar (or 50000 Pa).
- the duration of this resistance is also an important parameter, it being specified that a tightness that can withstand only a few minutes is of little value, the durations targeted being of the order of several thousand hours.
- a seal for "SOEC” or “SOFC” devices can be achieved by means of compressive seals, ie which, in order to perform their sealing function, must be subjected to compression forces that deform these seals, which setting themselves up establish the connection.
- This deformation of the joints can be reversible (elastic rubber seal for low temperatures) or irreversible (e.g. plastic deformation of metallic materials).
- These compressive seals are most often dense, which may in this case be polymeric or metallic, or porous, such as for example mica seals, the compressive force making it possible in this latter case to fill the open internal pores of the porous material to avoid leaks in its thickness.
- metal-type compressive seals do not guarantee electrical insulation between metal interconnectors, and especially that they require very high load levels to be effective.
- porous electrical insulating compressive joints such as mica seals
- they have the disadvantage of requiring compressive stresses greater than those tolerated by the "SOFC” and "SOEC” stacks to obtain satisfactory seals and are not too tight in their thickness.
- the mica seals pose the problem of the expansion coefficients of the materials in contact which must be as close as possible.
- the measuring unit 14 includes an attachment means in the form of a clip 26, for attaching the measuring unit 14 to a diaper 28 of the infant 12,
- NFC field of communication
- the display unit 18 includes a display screen 36 on which the vital signs are measured by the measuring unit. in the event that data transmission between the measuring and display units 14 and 16 is interrupted, an audible alarm signal is activated. This can occur if, for example, the measuring unit 14 and receiver 18 are moved apart more than a distance. it is to be appreciated, that the invention is not limited to any specific embodiment or
- document US-A1 -2009 / 0311570 discloses a composite seal for an electrochemical device consisting of a mica sealed by glass deposited on contact. Disadvantages of this composite seal reside in the leaks observed in the thickness. mica, in the difficulty of controlling the amount of glass to be deposited because the height between the metal surfaces subjected to dimensional changes conditions the spreading of the glass, and in the behavior of the glass on the rnsca which is generally weak .
- NFC visible field, visible light, infrared light, and high frequency sounds waves. NFC is used to facilitate Bluetooth ® or VVIFi for achieving data transmission.
- An apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10 wherein the display unit includes a display screen on which the vital signs are measured.
- the display unit is in the form of a conventional device which is in a position of proximity to the measuring unit. .
- Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of an infant or baby according to the invention as described or described.
- An apparatus for monitoring vital signs of an infant or baby in the following drawing. An apparatus for monitoring vital signs of an infant or baby. then of cfrconferentieis) or polygonal edges (for example squares), by way of example and not limitation.
- this transverse partitioning through the support means by the sealing means which bears on these two opposite faces makes it possible to seal gas leaks in the thickness of the seal, to control the quantity deposited glass material by managing its overflows, positioning this material exactly where it is needed and, ultimately, creating an excellent metal / glass / metal material quality. Thanks to this watertight partitioning of the support means, it is. it is possible to produce the latter in a non-watertight material such as a porous material, as will be explained hereinafter.
- this structure of the joints according to the invention allows a great simplicity in their implementation within the electrochemical device and advantageously require a single constituent providing a satisfactory étanochéification, which is said glass-type material whose expansion coefficient is very close to that of metal scopes which has the advantage of not penalizing the sealing obtained by thermal cycling.
- this watertight partition makes it possible to eliminate the gas leaks in the wafer of the material of the support means, and to prevent that oxidation of the adjacent metal scopes can create a short circuit in the device because the thickness glass or glass-ceramic material is important.
- the support means may comprise a one-piece frame made of a porous material which is machined so as to define surfaces pierced through the frame forming at least one through channel of predetermined geometry receiving the means of sealing, said at least one channel filled with sealing means forming at least one watertight wall extending continuously from one of said main faces to the other.
- the or each channel thus machined makes it possible to precisely position an optimal configuration (ie exactly. It would be a good idea to have a filament with the filaments while the friends are constructed with a fabric of yarn spun with synthetic fibers.
- Gold panels inserts of woven flotation filaments could also be used to enhance the performance of traditional PFD's or flotation garments by replacing the non-breathing, low-stretch solid sheet flotation foam.
- the woven flotation filaments can be suspended within a sandwich of overlaying fabrics that provide abrasion, weather protection and enhanced stability to the flotation filament weave.
- Flotation filaments woven into a panel or sheet can also be laminated to backing fabrics by use of adhesives to polymer membranes such as Teflon, PU, EPP. Laminated to such membranes, the textile would be locked into place and made waterproof and breathable.
- Flotation filaments woven into a textile may also be laminated by use of adhesive films or heat to other textile fibers such as nylon, Kevlar, and Lycra providing additional stability, abrasion and weather resistance to flotation textile filament.
- the textile filament flotation can also be laminated into a composite material similar to neoprene sheet goods for use in the manufacture of items like wetsuits and dry suits.
- the additionally laminated fabrics or films would provide additional heat retention, abrasion resistance, support and UV protection to flotation textile filament from the marine environment.
- the flotation of filaments can be formed into textile sheets or rolls by traditional weaving techniques as they are used when they are woven into textiles.
- the flotation filaments can be interlocked by the shapes of the flotation filaments to be interlocked by the nesting profile of the flotation filament.
- the flotation filaments can be further connected by intersecting yams or gold filaments via pass through orifices or molded holes or cut into the flotation filaments. Individual flotation filaments can be twisted together to create flotation yarns, which in turn can be woven into a flotation fabric.
- the flotation filaments can also be formed into flotation filament links.
- Thesis tongues formed dudiî cadre that can be formed on either side of said at least one channel to connect the latter to the rest of the frame or to another said cana! adjacent, each tab having a volume less than that of said at least one channel.
- peripheral direction is meant in the present description a direction surrounding said inner peripheral edge of the frame in the form of one or more straight lines (eg, in the form of dashes and / or dotted lines), curves and / or or broken, seen in section in a plane internal to the frame parallel to its main faces (ie seen in a median horizontal plane inside the frame).
- these tongues are constituted by parts of the uncut part that maintain this part in a single piece, thus avoiding assembly of a plurality of blocks whose precise positioning them relative to each other would be impossible. These tongues are judiciously positioned to allow both the mechanical strength of the frame and the mnnimisation leaks gas within it.
- said tongues are angularly radially offset on either side of said at least one channel, for example according to a staggered arrangement, so as to maximize the length of the gas path distributed by interconnectors formed by said ports and / or the pressure drops for these gases through said porous material of said frame.
- radius is meant in the present description a direction within the frame passing substantially through the center of the frame and perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the frame.
- said at least one bulkhead extends continuously in said circumferential direction (as seen in a horizontal plane internal to the frame). Said tabs extending on either side of said at least one channel respectively to said outer peripheral edge and to said inner peripheral edge.
- a seal according to the invention may advantageously comprise at least two so-called watertight bulkheads concentric which are connected two by two to each other by said radiated tongues.
- said at least one watertight partition extends discontinuously in said at least one peripheral direction (seen in an internal horizontal plane), forming a plurality of partitioning portions which can be connected two by two to each other in this peripheral direction by said tongues.
- a seal according to the invention may advantageously comprise:
- baffled partitions formed each of said plurality of partitioning portions housed in said channels passing through said frame that? are machined according to curvilinear geometries, straight (for example in the aforementioned dashes), corrugated and / or in the form of broken lines and which are filled with the sealing means, or alternatively
- said sealing means is based on glass or glass-ceramic (Le comprising predominantly by weight or exclusively a payload of glass), and said support means consists of a machined sheet a porous material forming said frame and selected from the group consisting of porous ceramics and porous minerals, preferably mica. It should be noted that, thanks to the partitioning of the frame according to the present invention, it is not necessary that this frame be sealed, which allows the use of porous materials in general, such as;
- porous ceramics for example Macor which is a porous alumina.
- one advantage of porous ceramics is that they are easily machinable, and generally less expensive when they are not 100% dense. or
- inorganic porous materials such as mica, which comprises, in a known manner, the group of aluminosilicate minerals having a lamellar structure (mica is relatively stable in temperature, is an easy to machine, inexpensive and electrically insulating support) and which exists under a large number of compounds among which the most common-are bioliles (eg of formula , Fuchsites (Le. Biotites rich in iron), Lepidolltes (eg, of formula Muscovites (eg of formula and Phfogopites (eg of formula
- a deposit of the sealing means such as a glass paste (also called “slip"), on said main faces and in said at least one channel for obtaining a blank of the joint before assembly,
- An electrochemical device of the solid oxide fuel cell (“SOFC”) type or high temperature solid oxide water vapor electrolyser (“SOEC”) according to the invention comprises:
- At least one cell which comprises a hydrogen electrode-electrolyte-oxygen electrode assembly and which delimits two chambers
- interconnectors which distribute in said at least one cell an electric current and gases such as water vapor, dioxygen, dihydrogen and optionally a carrier gas and which, in the case of several said cells, provide the junction between these, and
- this device is characterized in that at least one of these seals is as defined above in connection with the present invention.
- all of the joints are electrically insulating, these seals comprising first seals ensuring the seal between the chambers of said at least one cell, second seals sealing between respective inlet gas and gas feedthroughs. Release and third seals providing the sealing of said at least one cell with the external atmosphere, lesdlts second and third joints being according to the invention as defined above.
- Figure 1 is a partial schematic cross half-section (in a vertical plane) of a device éîectrochimlque "SOEC" or ">> SOFC showing an example of a typical location of seals according to the invention in that device,
- FIG. 2 is a partial schematic view in transverse half-section showing a first phase of the preparation of a composite gasket according to the invention, for example included in the device of FIG. 1 and mounted in contact with two interconnectors,
- FIG. 3 is a partial schematic view in transverse half-section showing a subsequent phase of the preparation of the seal of FIG. 2 in contact with the two infonnectors,
- FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic view in horizontal section of a joint according to said second embodiment of the invention, in a cutting plane internal to the joint which is parallel to the main faces of the latter,
- Figures 5 and 8 are each a photograph of a half of a joint according to said first embodiment of the invention, showing in Figure 5 the filling of a circular channel of the support frame by the sealing means and to Figure 8 the filling of another adjacent channel, Figure 7 eet a photograph Same as Figure 8 but further illustrating schematically by an arrow the interest of the tongues of the frame angularly offset for the path of the gas through the seal.
- FIGS. 8, 9, 10 and 11 are diagrammatic views in horizontal section of different variants of a joint according to said second embodiment of the invention, in a sectional plane internal to the joint which is parallel to the main faces of the latter. ,
- FIG. 12 is a schematic view in horizontal section of a variant of a seal according to said first embodiment of the invention, in a sectional plane internal to the joint which is parallel to the main faces of the latter
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing a current-voltage curve (IV) of a test on a "SOEC" device with a 120 ⁇ 1.20 mm 2 cell equipped with a gasket according to FIG. 2 with a mica frame filled with glass
- FIG. 14 is a graph showing the mass flow rates of dihydrogen produced and recovered as a function of time by this mica / glass seal of FIG. 12, under an overpressure of 500 mfoar (50000 Pa) for the "SOEC" cell, and
- FIG. 15 is a horizontal cross-sectional photograph of the interior of a seal similar to that of FIG. 12, after disassembly of the "SOEC" cell following its operation to illustrate the barrier effect of the dioxygen and dihydrogen gases of the two glass partitions of this joint.
- the electrochemical device 1 partially illustrated in the example of Figure 1 comprises;
- metallic interconnectors 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 which bring the current and distribute the gases (eg water vapor, oxygen, dihydrogen, and possibly a carrier gas such as nitrogen or air ) to the electrodes and which ensure the junction between two adjacent cells 2, and
- gases eg water vapor, oxygen, dihydrogen, and possibly a carrier gas such as nitrogen or air
- first seals 13 ensuring the seal between the two, chambers 5 and 6 of each cell 2, the second seals 14 sealing between the inlet and outlet gas feeds and the third seals 15 sealing the device with the outside.
- a seal 20 according to the invention is produced by depositing a sealing means 21, advantageously consisting of a glass paste, on the two parallel main faces 22 and 23 of a monobloc frame 24. electrical insulation in sheet form . by Mica example (the faces 22 e! 23 of the frame 24 are interconnected by an outer peripheral edge 22a and an inner peripheral edge 23a). According to the invention, this sheet 24 is previously machined so as to pierce therein one or more opening (s) through) 25), 28 of predetermined geometry (s) ⁇ "which open on these two faces 22 and 23.
- the glass 21 thus deposited fills the openings 25, 26 of the frame 24 to form sealed glass partitions 27 bearing on the interconnects 28 and 29, such as those mentioned above with reference to the device 1 of Figure 1.
- tabs 33 made of uncut portions (visible in white dash) of a frame seal 34 according to the invention make it possible to hold frame 34 in one piece. If the blank (shown in white by openings 35, 36 of rectangular section filled with sealing glass 37, 38) was continuous, there would indeed be in this embodiment six pieces to be assembled instead of one and their precise positioning relative to each other would be smpossibie
- the tongues 33 are judiciously positioned to allow both its mechanical strength of the frame 34 and the minimization of gas leakage within it, and these tongues 33 generate a discontinuity of the watertight bulkheads 37, 38 filling the apertures 35, 38 in the peripheral direction and / or transverse of the seal 30 Incorporating this frame 34.
- each tongue 33 may be the seat of a gas leak in the thickness of the frame 34, which has been demonstrated by its Applicant to In fact, this figure 15 shows that the smaller the tab, the smaller the passage section for the gases and the smaller the leakage of these gases. But it should be noted that the tongues 33 must not be too small (ie not too thin or too narrow) not to break during the manipulation of the frame 34.
- the geometry shown in Figure 4 is an example embodiment for minimizing the width of each tab 33 to minimize leakage in the seal 30. As illustrated in the photographs of FIGS.
- a seal frame according to the invention is pierced according to at least one continuous or discontinuous line in the peripheral direction (eg, circumferential), and preferably in multiple lines forming channels which Once filled with glass (in white) define as many watertight partitions to completely prevent the passage of gases (see Figure 6).
- the tabs that connect the channels to each other are positioned angularly offset (staggered), so as to maximize the length of the gas path in the frame (see the arrow in Figure 7 schematically illustrating the winding course gas through these tabs) and increase the losses of charge within the joint.
- a seal 40 with a frame 44 made according to the example of FIG. 8 with staggered tabs 43 formed between impervious partition portions 47, 48 discontinuous in the peripheral direction presents gas sealing results much better than those of a frame 50 seal 54 made according to Figure 9 with tabs 53 radially aligned between the sealed portion portions 57, 58 also discontinuous.
- a frame 64 of a seal 60 As illustrated in FIG. 10, it is possible to provide alternatively in a frame 64 of a seal 60 according to the invention several rows of generally concentric channels which are each in non-straight lines (eg broken or corrugated) with tongues 63 of connection to increase the size of the watertight bulkheads 67, 68 filling these channels and to control the mechanical strength of the frame 64.
- non-straight lines eg broken or corrugated
- the sealing means used using a robot and a pneumatic syringe in the form of a glass paste are advantageously deposited by example of type G018 which is a mixture of commercial glass powder (eg, a Schott G018-311 type glass powder mixed with an ethanol solvent and a terpineol type binder).
- the glass paste is prepared in the laboratory from this commercial glass powder . and it is deposited on solid parts of the frame between two holes which, on the one hand, allows the glass to overflow into the openings or channels of the frame in a controlled overflow and secondly; facilitates the deposit and allows manipulation of the frame after this deposit.
- the glass is not deposited elsewhere since it could overflow into the gas supply zones of the electrochemical device stack. As it is easy to handle, it is easy to weigh the frame before and after the deposition of the glass paste, which makes it easy and precise to know the quantity of glass thus deposited.
- This quantity of deposited glass which corresponds to the quantity necessary to fill the openings or channels of the support frame, is calculated as accurately as possible.
- the volume of the openings or channels to be filled is calculated and the exact quantity of glass required is deposited. this filling.
- the spacing tolerances between interconnectors are of the order of 50 pm.
- an uncertainty of 50 ⁇ m in height over a glass height of 100 ⁇ m is very important since it is 50%, which generates overflows at undesired locations.
- the grooves of the invention as the volume of glass deposited in these grooves is important, these 50 pm will lead to only a few% of glass in excess.
- the present invention makes the variations in height on the walls much less critical. rib chains.
- the Applicant has also carried out comparative tests not in accordance with the invention with parts cut in a mica frame not in a through manner, but hollow in this context (ie, transversely blind). These comparative tests gave for the "control" seal thus obtained filling these recessed parts with significantly less good experimental results, namely a maximum pressure resistance of only 0.2 bar (ie 20000 Pa) and no resistance to pressure. thermal cycles.
- the electrical insulating frame e, g. a mica sheet (for example with the trade name Thermiculite 866® from the company Flexitallic) with a sheet thickness of between 0.1 mm and several mm.
- this framework can be constituted of n 'any other electrically insulating material usinante;
- the glass paste is, for example, a mixture of Sehott glass powder G018-31 1, an ethanol-type solvent and a terpynol-type binder
- the glass is deposited on the frame by means of a robot on the zones between two grooves for the first face and that after drying for a few hours, the glass is deposited on the second face ;
- a frame -support allows alternating barriers consisting of a glass partition and a glass-mica composite.
- these successive barriers have a positive effect on i'êtanchéInstitutbericht gas, in that they allow the loss of one without leakage barrier at all seal
- FIG. 12 illustrates a test according to the invention carried out on a "SOEC" device with a 120 ⁇ 120 mm 2 cell, which consisted in imposing a current on a "SOEC” device comprising this cell, which was provided with a 80 seal according to the invention frame 84 incorporating a glass bulkhead 87 and tabs 83.
- the excellent seal obtained made it possible to send 100% of the gases sent to the cell.
- the current / voltage curve visible in FIG. 13 was obtained. It should be noted that if a part of the sent gas did not reach the cell, then the IV curve would not be linear, contrary to the figure 13.
- the two chambers H 2 and O 2 are well sealed with respect to each other, since the hydrogen passes the first glass barrier in the retaining tongue but does not pass the second barrier (if a leak of dihydrogen had existed, the mica would have been entirely colored, the dihydrogen diffusing very easily ⁇ .
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