117results about "Fuel cell shape/form" patented technology

To provide a fuel cell column capable of achieving a smaller temperature distribution within fuel cell stacks and within the column as a whole.SOLUTION: A fuel cell column 140 includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks 14, at least one fuel manifold 204 configured to provide fuel to the plurality of fuel cell stacks 14, and at least one heat sink insert 301 located between adjacent fuel cells of the plurality of fuel cell stacks.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The electrochemical cell device includes a cell, a support body, and a fixing member. The cell has a first end and extends from the first end in a first direction. The support body supports one end portion of the cell including the first end. The fixing member is located between the cell and the support body and is in contact with a first surface of the cell along the first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction. The first surface includes a contact area in contact with the fixing member and a non-contact area not in contact with the fixing member. The contact area has a second end on the first end side. A length in the first direction from the second end to the non-contact area on a side opposite to the first end is larger at a second part located at an end portion in the second direction than at a first part located at a center portion in the second direction.

An embodiment separator for a fuel cell includes a separator body having a plate shape and including a metal material on which a plurality of manifolds is provided to introduce or discharge reaction gas or cooling water and a molding gasket surrounding an inner edge of at least one manifold selected from among the plurality of manifolds provided on the separator body, the molding gasket being configured to prevent corrosion.

A fuel cell includes a cell stack including a plurality of unit cells stacked in a first direction; a first end plate disposed on a first end of the cell stack; a second end plate disposed on a second end of the cell stack; a fastening bar fastened to at least one of the first end plate or the second end plate; and a housing coupled to the first and second end plates so as to surround the cell stack at a position outside the fastening bar. The cell stack includes a side portion having an accommodation groove formed therein by recessed portions included in the plurality of unit cells so as to extend in the first direction, and at least a portion of the fastening bar is disposed in the accommodation groove.

The fuel cell system includes at least a pair of cells (110a, 110b), each cell including a metal substrate (120a, 120b) having first and second sides and a porous region (124) providing fluid communication between the sides, and a planar cell chemistry layer (111, 112, 113) including a fuel electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an air electrode layer, and coated or deposited over and supported by the porous region (124) on a first side thereof, the metal substrate (120a, 120b) including a metal electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an air electrode layer. A metal-supported planar cell device (200) in which the metal substrates (120) are arranged in a stacked configuration with the cell chemistry layers (111, 112, 113) of the metal substrates (120) overlying one another such that both of their first sides or both of their second sides face inward in a spaced apart opposing relationship, whereby the inwardly facing sides define a common first fluid volume (140) for one of fuel or oxidant between the metal substrates (120).

A metal-supported planar cell arrangement (200) comprising at least one pair of cells (110a, 110b), each cell (110a, 110b) comprising a metal substrate (120a, 120b) having a first side and a second side and a porous region (124) providing fluid communication between the sides, a planar cell chemistry layer (111, 112, 113) comprising a fuel electrode, an electrolyte, and an air electrode layer, the fuel electrode, electrolyte, and air electrode layer being coated or deposited on and supported by the porous region (124) on the first side, the plurality of metal substrates (120) having their cell chemistry layers (111, 112, 113) arranged in a stack such that two first sides or two second sides face inwardly in a spaced, opposing relationship, the inwardly facing sides thereby defining a common first fluid volume (140) for one of fuel or oxidant.

The present invention relates to an adhesive for a secondary battery, and more particularly to an adhesive for a secondary battery for attaching a frame and a current collector of a secondary battery, which can replace a gasket used in assembling a cell module of a secondary battery.

A cylindrical reactor for a flow battery includes a solid anode body with through-holes through which hollow membrane tubes extend. The hollow membrane tubes surround cathodic wires. A first electrolyte is pumped in from a first electrolyte tank between the cathodic wires and the hollow membrane tubes, while a second electrolyte is pumped in from a second electrolyte tank between the hollow membrane tubes and the surrounding portion of the solid anode body. Redox half reactions between the first electrolyte and the second electrolyte are thereby able to happen across the hollow membrane tubes.

A fuel cell (510) for an aircraft includes a textile support substrate (522) having one or more textile extensible fitting regions and an outer surface (524), and a shell layer (526) conforming to the outer surface (524) of the textile support substrate (522) to form the fuel cell (510). The shell layer (526) has one or more shell extensible fitting regions adjacent to the one or more textile extensible fitting regions. The one or more textile extensible fitting regions and the one or more shell extensible fitting regions form one or more fuel cell extensible fitting regions (512, 514) each configured for extensible motion.

The disclosure set forth relates to an electrochemical cell stack comprising a solid-state electrochemical cell (20), a conductive separator plate (30), and a sealing element (40). The separator plate comprises a relatively recessed support surface (32) for supporting the solid-state electrochemical cell, a contact surface (34) opposite the recessed support surface for contacting an adjacent solid-state electrochemical cell, a central portion (31), and a boundary portion (36) providing a relatively raised top (37) and upstanding sidewalls (38). The sealing element (40) extends between the raised top of the boundary portion and the opposing support surface (39) of the adjacent separator plate. The separation distance between the recessed support surface and the contact surface of the adjacent separator plate, defined by the combined height of the sealing element and the upstanding sidewalls, corresponds to the thickness of the solid-state electrochemical cell.

The invention relates to the technical field of electrochemical hydrogen production, and discloses an electrochemical hydrogen production device which is characterized in that a proton exchange membrane layer is clamped by two semicircular pipes, and the proton exchange membrane layer and the two semicircular pipes are glued and fixed on the periphery by an anode layer with transverse corrugations and a cathode layer with transverse corrugations. The upper surface and the lower surface are adhered to the thermoelectric power generation chip film by using heat-conducting glue and then adhered to the polysulfone layer, and are rotationally wound around a circular axis formed by two semicircles to form a fuel cell film layer roll. And finally, mounting upper end covers at two ends of the film roll, and winding a glass fiber reinforced plastic shell on an outer tube to form the thermoelectric power generation film tube fuel cell. A plurality of thermoelectric power generation membrane tube fuel cell cores are arranged in a stainless steel membrane shell to form a membrane tube fuel cell finished product.

A method of forming an interlayer of a solid oxide cell unit on the surface of a substrate, comprising the steps of: providing a base interlayer solution comprising a solution of a soluble salt precursor of a metal oxide (crystalline) ceramic and crystalline nanoparticles, depositing the base interlayer solution onto the surface of the substrate, drying the base interlayer solution to define a nanocomposite sub-layer of the soluble salt precursor and nanoparticles, heating the sub-layer to decompose it and form a film of metal oxide comprising nanoparticles on the surface, and firing the substrate with the film on the metal surface, to form a nanocomposite crystalline layer.

To improve cell performance.SOLUTION: An electrochemical cell comprises a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer. The first electrode layer includes first material and second material having ion conductivity. The solid electrolyte layer is located between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and contains Zr (zirconium). The first material has higher electron conductivity than the second material. The first electrode layer has a first portion including the first material, and a second portion located between the first portion and the solid electrolyte layer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

The invention belongs to the technical field of biochemical energy batteries, and discloses an implantable biochemical energy battery array, a chip and application. Comprising a plurality of biochemical energy power generation units which are mutually connected through a microfluidic channel to form a biochemical energy power generation array, the power generation array is connected in series and in parallel to form a battery array, and glucose fluid flows through the microfluidic channel. The power generation unit comprises a positive electrode, a biochemical decomposition chamber and a negative electrode, carrier materials of hexokinase HK, glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase G6PD, glucose 6-phosphate lactonase PGLS and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase 6PGDH are fixed in the biochemical decomposition chamber, and the negative electrode is coated with an artificial film assembled with NADPH transhydrogenase and mitochondrial respiratory chain compound protein. According to the invention, glucose is used as fuel of the cell for continuous power generation, and the flexible array biochemical energy cell which is miniaturized, high in load, long in endurance, capable of being shaped and high in energy density can be provided.

The invention provides an electrochemical rod reactor (100, 200), comprising a first porous electrode material (10) at an inside of the electrochemical rod reactor and a second porous electrode material (20) at an outside of the electrochemical rod reactor; and an ionic exchange membrane (30) separating the first and the second porous electrode materials; wherein the first porous electrode material is configured to allow a first fluid to contact the ionic exchange membrane at an inner surface of the ionic exchange membrane and the second porous electrode material is configured to allow a second fluid to contact the ionic exchange membrane at an outer surface of the ionic exchange membrane; and wherein the first and second porous electrode materials are electrically conductive.

A conductive member, a cell, a cell stack device, a module, and a module accommodating device that can reduce an increase in internal resistance are provided. The conductive member has a substrate and a coating portion located on the substrate and containing a first element. The substrate contains chromium. The first element has a first ionization energy and a free energy of formation of an oxide whose absolute values ​​are smaller than those of chromium.

A method (200) for manufacturing an electrolyte-supported fuel cell structure (100) is provided. The method (200) includes providing (210) a continuous electrolyte layer (110) with a first side (111) and a second side (112), coating (221) the first side (111) with an anode material (121) to form a continuous anode layer (120), and coating (222) the second side (112) with a cathode material (131) to form a continuous cathode layer (130). Portions of the anode layer (120) and cathode layer (130) are removed (231, 232) via laser ablation, creating separated anode and cathode sections. Through holes (113) are created (240) in the electrolyte layer (110) coinciding with areas where the anode or cathode layers have been removed. Conductive material (160) is arranged in the through holes to connect anode and cathode sections, thereby forming a serial connection between corresponding fuel cell segments.

A Solid Oxide Cell stack has at least one connection plate between the solid oxide cell stack and an adjacent end plate, two adjacent end plates and / or between adjacent 5 solid oxide cell sub-stacks.

The present disclosure relates to a battery energy storage container. The energy storage container has a cylindrical housing and a pair of end caps disposed on opposite ends of the cylindrical housing. A diaphragm is positioned between each end cap selected from the pair of end caps and the corresponding end of the cylindrical housing. In one version, the energy storage container is configured to be installed below the ground surface for geological thermal management of the energy storage container. Embodiments of the present invention further disclose various types of electrode retainers. The energy storage container is configured for use in electrochemical battery cells, Li-ion batteries, intercalation batteries, metal-air batteries, flow batteries, fuel cells, reversible fuel cells, and capacitors.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a system for capturing carbon using a chamber-type cell. An apparatus and a system for capturing carbon using a chamber-type cell, according to one aspect of the present invention, comprises: a chamber including an outer wall, an inner wall, a metal fuel which is filled between the outer wall and the inner wall and in which a chemical reaction occurs, and a metal fuel circulation part through which the metal fuel circulates; an electrolyte filled in the chamber; and at least one air electrode disposed inside the chamber, in contact with the electrolyte, and configured to capture gas contained in air and cause a chemical reaction.

The invention relates to a separator plate (100) for a fuel cell stack (10) of a fuel cell system (1), preferably for a fuel cell vehicle, having a plate substrate (101), wherein an anode inlet port (113) and an anode outlet port (114) associated with the anode inlet port and a cathode inlet port (115) and a cathode outlet port (116) associated with the cathode inlet port are provided in the plate substrate (101), 133, 135) is provided in the separating plate (100) between at least one inlet port (113, 115) and at least one associated outlet port (114, 116), by means of which the inlet port (113, 115) is fluidically connected to the associated outlet port (114, 116), and a fluid bypass (130; 133, 135) is provided in the separating plate (100) between the at least one inlet port (113, 115) and the at least one associated outlet port (114, 116).

The present invention relates to glass compositions and coating materials comprising same suitable for coating metallic components for use high temperature and corrosive environments, for example in electrochemical devices and in particular solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and solid oxide electrolyser cell (SOEC) stacks.

The preset disclosure relates to an electrochemical cell stack, comprising a solid electrochemical cell (20), an electrically conductive separator plate (30); and a seal element (40). The separator plate comprises: a central portion (31) with a comparatively recessed support face (32) supporting the solid oxide cell, and an contact face (34), opposite the recessed support face, contacting an adjacent solid electrochemical cell; and a border portion (36) providing a comparatively raised top (37) and an upstanding sidewall (38). The seal element (40) extends between the raised top face of the border portion and an opposing support face (39) of adjacent separator plate. A separation distance between the recessed support face and the contact face of an adjacent separator plate as defined by a combined height of the seal element and the upstanding sidewall matches a thickness of the solid electrochemical cell.

A corrugated-flat-tubular electrochemical cell configured in a layered structure including a porous metal support layer having disposed therein a plurality of gas flow channels, a barrier layer, a fuel electrode layer, a solid oxide electrolyte layer, and an oxygen electrode layer, wherein each layer is configured in a corrugated pattern.

A current collector includes a flow path connecting a gas supply end portion and a gas discharge end portion, the gas supply end portion being in the metal member for supplying gas to the electrochemical cell, and the gas discharge end portion being in the metal member for discharging the gas from the electrochemical cell. The flow path includes: first flow paths through which the gas flows from the gas supply end portion to the gas discharge end portion in a first direction of a longitudinal direction of each first flow path, the first flow paths being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to a stacking direction and different from the first direction; and a second flow path between the gas supply end portion and the first flow paths, the second flow path being capable of supplying the gas from the gas supply end portion to the first flow paths.

Electrolyser (1) comprising modules (3) that sandwich ion-transporting membranes (1) in between adjacent modules (3). The modules (3) are formed as four-layer structures of four metal plates (9, 10, 11), typically steel plates, including two separator plates (11) combined into a BPP and an anode plate (9) and a cathode plate (10) respectively on opposite sides of the BPP. The four plates (9, 10, 11 ) are welded together to form a rigid module (3) with three separate compartments, one anode compartment (9 A), one cath- ode compartment (10A) and a coolant compartment (HA).

The solid oxide cell stack has at least one connecting plate between the solid oxide cell stack and one adjacent end plate, two adjacent end plates, and / or between adjacent solid oxide cell sub-stacks.

Hydrogen fuel cell obtained by an equipment with ionization by means of solar energy characterized for being constituted by a fuel cell (CD) and a hydrogen generation equipment, where the elements of the set are the following ones: Fuel cell (50), constituted by an outer perimeter profile in cylindrical shape containing two oxidation-resistant sheets, spirally wound on themselves, of variable extension: outer membrane anode (51), inner membrane cathode (52) and between them an electrolyte (53) in closed circuit (57), with an outer cooling device (58) and a catalytic membrane (59) further outside, being located at the end of the membranes (51) and (52) the outputs of electricity (+) (55) and (-) (56) produced and, where the hydrogen is constituted by a hydrogen generator equipment attached.

A fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cell units having a truncated cone shape and connected in series with each other is proposed. The series connection of the fuel cell units may be made such that a relatively small outer diameter portion of one of the fuel cell units is inserted into a relatively large outer diameter portion of another fuel cell unit adjacent to the one fuel cell unit.