JPH0620713A - Fuel cell - Google Patents

Fuel cell

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JPH0620713A
JPH0620713A JP4175748A JP17574892A JPH0620713A JP H0620713 A JPH0620713 A JP H0620713A JP 4175748 A JP4175748 A JP 4175748A JP 17574892 A JP17574892 A JP 17574892A JP H0620713 A JPH0620713 A JP H0620713A
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fuel
gas supply
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Toshihiro Tani
俊宏 谷
Osao Kudome
長生 久留
Satoshi Uchida
聡 内田
Minoru Sueda
穰 末田
Isao Hirata
勇夫 平田
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04082Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2465Details of groupings of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2483Details of groupings of fuel cells characterised by internal manifolds
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02Details
    • H01M8/0202Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02Details
    • H01M8/0202Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
    • H01M8/026Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant characterised by grooves, e.g. their pitch or depth
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02Details
    • H01M8/0202Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0267Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2300/00Electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0017Non-aqueous electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0065Solid electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0082Organic polymers
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50Fuel cells

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable operation under various conditions without lowering a gas utilization factor. CONSTITUTION:This fuel cell is equipped with a fuel cell 1 which has an oxidizing electrode 2 and a fuel electrode 3, on the respective surfaces of the solid high polymer film as a solid electrolyte film, and has separators 5 on both sides of this fuel cell 1. Fuel gas supply groove 8 and an oxidizer gas supply groove 9 parallel with each other are provided on either side of the separator 5, and fuel gas and an oxidizer are naturally exhausted downward in the direction of gravity, flowing through the grooves.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】この発明は、固体高分子膜を使用
した燃料電池の改良に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to improvement of a fuel cell using a solid polymer membrane.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、燃料電池の燃料ガスと酸化剤ガス
はマニホールド構造により供給されていたため、直交し
ていた。また、内部ヘッダー方式をとり燃料ガスと酸化
剤ガスが平行流が可能となるセパレータを使用した例
(特願平3−154558)もあるが、その実施例から
もわかるようにガス流れ方向が重力方向下方として冷却
水が滞ることなく循環するものは無かった。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a fuel gas and an oxidant gas of a fuel cell have been supplied orthogonally to each other by a manifold structure. There is also an example (Japanese Patent Application No. 3-154558) in which an internal header system is used and a separator allowing parallel flow of fuel gas and oxidant gas is used, but as can be seen from the example, the gas flow direction is gravity. There was no cooling water circulating in the lower direction.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】ところで、固体高分子
膜を電解質として利用する場合、十分に含水していなけ
れば電解質として高い性能を発揮できないものが多い。
例えば、プロトン伝導体であるナフィオン(デュポン
製)などがその典型である。これらの固体高分子膜を用
いて燃料電池を構成する場合、膜に水に供給する方法と
して、燃料としてまた酸化剤として導入されるガスの片
方もしくは両方を加湿する方法がとられている。
By the way, when a solid polymer membrane is used as an electrolyte, it often cannot exhibit high performance as an electrolyte unless it is sufficiently hydrated.
For example, Nafion (made by DuPont), which is a proton conductor, is typical. When a fuel cell is constructed using these solid polymer membranes, a method for supplying water to the membranes is to humidify one or both of gases introduced as a fuel and as an oxidant.

【0004】しかしながら、燃料電池の運転条件によっ
ては、水分がセパレータの表面にドレンとなってしまう
ことがある。セパレータの表面にはガス供給用の細い溝
があるが、この細い溝がドレンで被われてしまうとガス
供給が不可能となり、性能が著しく低下してしまう。
However, depending on the operating conditions of the fuel cell, water may drain on the surface of the separator. There is a thin groove for gas supply on the surface of the separator, but if the thin groove is covered with drain, gas supply becomes impossible and the performance remarkably deteriorates.

【0005】従来のセパレータでは、このような状況を
考慮しておらず、水分がセパレータの表面に付着するよ
うな条件で運転するためには、ガス利用率を落とし、排
気ガスを増やし、そのガス流れによってドレンを取り去
らなければならなかった。
The conventional separator does not take such a situation into consideration, and in order to operate under the condition that water adheres to the surface of the separator, the gas utilization rate is decreased, the exhaust gas is increased, and the gas is reduced. The flow had to remove the drain.

【0006】この発明はこうした事情を考慮してなされ
たもので、セパレータにある燃料ガス供給用溝及び酸化
剤ガス供給用溝を平行流とするとともに、その流れ方向
を重力方向下方としてドレンと排出される構造とするこ
とにより、ガス利用率を落とすことなく種々な条件で運
転しえる燃料電池を提供することを目的とする。
The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and the fuel gas supply groove and the oxidant gas supply groove in the separator are made to flow in parallel, and the flow direction is set to the downward direction in the direction of gravity, and the drain is discharged. With such a structure, it is an object to provide a fuel cell that can be operated under various conditions without reducing the gas utilization rate.

【0007】[0007]

【課題を解決するための手段】この発明は、固体電解質
膜としての固体高分子膜の両面に酸化剤極と燃料極を設
けた燃料電池セルと、この燃料電池セルの両側に夫々設
けられたセパレータとを具備し、前記セパレータの両面
に互いに平行な燃料ガス供給用溝及び酸化剤ガス供給用
溝を設け、かつ燃料ガス及び酸化剤が前記溝内を重力方
向の下方に自然に排出されることを特徴とする燃料電池
である。
According to the present invention, there are provided a fuel battery cell in which an oxidant electrode and a fuel electrode are provided on both sides of a solid polymer membrane as a solid electrolyte membrane, and the fuel cell is provided on each side of the fuel cell. A separator, a fuel gas supply groove and an oxidant gas supply groove that are parallel to each other are provided on both surfaces of the separator, and the fuel gas and the oxidant are naturally discharged in the groove downward in the direction of gravity. It is a fuel cell characterized by the above.

【0008】[0008]

【作用】この発明においては、セパレータの両面に互い
に平行な燃料ガス供給用溝及び酸化剤ガス供給用溝を設
け、かつ燃料ガス及び酸化剤ガスが前記溝内を重力方向
(垂直方向)の下方に自然に排出される構成になってお
いるため、ガス利用率を落とすことなく、様々な条件で
運転することができる。
In this invention, the fuel gas supply groove and the oxidant gas supply groove which are parallel to each other are provided on both sides of the separator, and the fuel gas and the oxidant gas flow downward in the groove in the gravity direction (vertical direction). Since it is designed to be naturally discharged, it can be operated under various conditions without reducing the gas utilization rate.

【0009】[0009]

【実施例】以下、この発明の実施例を図を参照して説明
する。 (実施例1)図1を参照する。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Example 1 Reference is made to FIG.

【0010】図中の1は、燃料電池発電体(セル)を示
す。この燃料電池セル1は、電解質膜としての固体高分
子膜と、この固体高分子膜の両面に酸化剤極2,燃料極
3とを貼り付けた構成になっている。前記燃料電池セル
1の左右には、パッキン4が取り付けられている。
Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a fuel cell power generator (cell). The fuel cell 1 has a structure in which a solid polymer membrane as an electrolyte membrane and an oxidizer electrode 2 and a fuel electrode 3 are attached to both surfaces of the solid polymer membrane. Packings 4 are attached to the left and right of the fuel cell unit 1.

【0011】前記燃料電池セル1及びパッキン4の両主
面側は、セパレータ5によって挟み付けられる。このセ
パレータ5の上部隅の一方側には燃料ガス供給孔6が設
けられ、下部隅の一方側には燃料ガス排出孔7が設けら
れ、更にセパレータ5の一方の主面の中央部には燃料ガ
ス供給溝8が上下に方向に設けられている。また、セパ
レータ5の上部隅の他方側には酸化剤ガス供給孔9が設
けられ、下部隅の他方側には酸化剤ガス排出孔10が設け
られ、更にセパレータ5の他方の主面の中央部には酸化
剤ガス供給溝11が上下方向に設けられている。ここで、
前記燃料ガス供給溝8と酸化剤ガス供給溝11は平行に形
成されている。なお、図中の1aはセル端部シールを示
す。
Both main surface sides of the fuel cell 1 and the packing 4 are sandwiched by a separator 5. A fuel gas supply hole 6 is provided at one side of an upper corner of the separator 5, a fuel gas discharge hole 7 is provided at one side of a lower corner, and a fuel gas is further provided at a central portion of one main surface of the separator 5. The gas supply groove 8 is provided vertically. Further, an oxidant gas supply hole 9 is provided on the other side of the upper corner of the separator 5, an oxidant gas discharge hole 10 is provided on the other side of the lower corner, and the central portion of the other main surface of the separator 5 is further provided. An oxidant gas supply groove 11 is provided in the vertical direction. here,
The fuel gas supply groove 8 and the oxidant gas supply groove 11 are formed in parallel. In addition, 1a in the drawing indicates a cell end seal.

【0012】こうした構成の燃料電池において、前記燃
料ガス供給孔6より導入された燃料ガス(水素)は、セ
パレータ5内部に設けられたヘッダーからセパレータ表
面の燃料ガス供給溝8を通じて燃料電池セル1の燃料極
側3側に供給される。一方、酸化剤ガス(空気)は、酸
化剤ガス供給孔9より導入され、燃料ガスと裏面同士の
経路を通り燃料電池セル1の酸化剤極2側に供給され
る。
In the fuel cell having such a structure, the fuel gas (hydrogen) introduced from the fuel gas supply hole 6 is transferred from the header provided inside the separator 5 through the fuel gas supply groove 8 on the surface of the separator to the fuel cell unit 1. It is supplied to the fuel electrode side 3 side. On the other hand, the oxidant gas (air) is introduced from the oxidant gas supply hole 9 and is supplied to the oxidant electrode 2 side of the fuel cell 1 through the path between the fuel gas and the back surface.

【0013】このように、上記実施例1に係る燃料電池
によれば、固体電解質膜としての固体高分子膜の両面に
酸化剤極2と燃料極3を設けた燃料電池セル1と、この
燃料電池セル1の両側に夫々設けられたセパレータ5と
を有し、前記セパレータ5の両面に互いに平行な燃料ガ
ス供給用溝8及び酸化剤ガス供給用溝11を設け、かつ燃
料ガス及び酸化剤が前記溝内を重力方向下方に自然に排
出される構成になっているため、ガス利用率の大幅な向
上と様々な運転条件でも十分な発電性能を得ることがで
きる。特に、ガス利用率では、酸化剤ガス(空気中酸
素)の利用率を70%以上にすることが可能となった。ま
た、燃料電池へ導入する以前のガスの含湿率を燃料電池
セル以上の温度の飽和蒸気相当として運転し、燃料電池
内にドレンが発生する状況であっても連続で発電可能で
ある。 (実施例2)
As described above, according to the fuel cell of Example 1, the fuel cell 1 in which the oxidant electrode 2 and the fuel electrode 3 are provided on both sides of the solid polymer membrane as the solid electrolyte membrane, and the fuel cell A separator 5 is provided on each side of the battery cell 1, and a fuel gas supply groove 8 and an oxidant gas supply groove 11 which are parallel to each other are provided on both surfaces of the separator 5. Since the groove is naturally discharged downward in the direction of gravity, it is possible to significantly improve the gas utilization rate and obtain sufficient power generation performance under various operating conditions. In particular, regarding the gas utilization rate, it became possible to increase the utilization rate of the oxidant gas (oxygen in the air) to 70% or more. Further, even if the gas content before being introduced into the fuel cell is equivalent to saturated vapor at a temperature higher than that of the fuel cell, the gas can be continuously generated even if drainage occurs in the fuel cell. (Example 2)

【0014】図2、図3を参照する。ここで、図2は実
施例2に係る燃料電池の説明図、図3は図2の燃料電池
の一構成であるセパレータの分解斜視図を示す。なお、
図1と同部材は同符号を付して説明を省略する。
Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. Here, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the fuel cell according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a separator which is one configuration of the fuel cell of FIG. In addition,
The same members as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

【0015】実施例2は、冷却水をセパレータ内に流す
方法をとる実施例である。セパレータ5は、燃料ガス供
給板21と、酸化剤ガス供給板22と、これらの両供給板間
に挟まれた冷却水板23とから構成されている。前記セパ
レータ5の下部には冷却水供給孔24が形成され、セパレ
ータ5の上部には冷却水排水孔25が形成されている。冷
却水板23には、冷却水供給孔24と冷却水排水孔25とを連
通する冷却水供給溝26が形成されている。前記酸化剤ガ
ス供給板22には、冷却水供給孔24に連通する冷却水供給
ヘッダ27、及び前記冷却水排水孔25に連通する冷却水排
出ヘッダ28がそれぞれ形成されている。前記酸化剤ガス
供給板22には、酸化剤ガス供給孔9に連通する酸化剤ガ
ス供給ヘッダ29、及び前記酸化剤ガス排出孔10に連通す
る酸化剤ガス排出ヘッダ30がそれぞれ形成されている。
The second embodiment is an embodiment which adopts a method of flowing cooling water into the separator. The separator 5 includes a fuel gas supply plate 21, an oxidant gas supply plate 22, and a cooling water plate 23 sandwiched between these supply plates. A cooling water supply hole 24 is formed in the lower portion of the separator 5, and a cooling water drain hole 25 is formed in the upper portion of the separator 5. In the cooling water plate 23, a cooling water supply groove 26 that connects the cooling water supply hole 24 and the cooling water drain hole 25 is formed. The oxidant gas supply plate 22 is formed with a cooling water supply header 27 communicating with the cooling water supply hole 24 and a cooling water discharge header 28 communicating with the cooling water drain hole 25. An oxidant gas supply header 29 communicating with the oxidant gas supply hole 9 and an oxidant gas discharge header 30 communicating with the oxidant gas discharge hole 10 are formed on the oxidant gas supply plate 22, respectively.

【0016】こうした構成の燃料電池において、冷却水
はセパレータ下部にある冷却水供給孔24より入り、冷却
水板23に設けられた冷却水供給溝26を通り、セパレータ
上部の冷却水排水孔25より排出される。しかして、図3
に示すセパレータを用いることにより、燃料ガス,酸化
剤ガスの両方ともガス供給溝を上方から下方へ流れ、か
つ冷却水は空気溜り等をつくることなく、スムーズに流
すことができる。
In the fuel cell having such a structure, the cooling water enters from the cooling water supply hole 24 at the lower part of the separator, passes through the cooling water supply groove 26 provided at the cooling water plate 23, and the cooling water drain hole 25 at the upper part of the separator. Is discharged. Then, Fig. 3
By using the separator shown in (1), both the fuel gas and the oxidant gas can flow through the gas supply groove from the upper side to the lower side, and the cooling water can smoothly flow without forming an air pool or the like.

【0017】なお、上記実施例では、燃料電池が1つの
燃料電池セルとこのセルの両側のセパレータから構成さ
れる場合について述べたが、これに限らず、燃料電池セ
ルとセパレータを交互に多数積層した構成のものでもよ
い。
In the above embodiment, the fuel cell is composed of one fuel cell and separators on both sides of the cell, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a large number of fuel cell and separators are alternately laminated. It may have the same configuration.

【0018】[0018]

【発明の効果】以上詳述したようにこの発明によれば、
セパレータにある燃料ガス供給用溝及び酸化剤ガス供給
用溝を平行流とするとともに、その流れ方向を重力方向
の下方としてドレンと排出される構造とすることによ
り、ガス利用率を落とすことなく種々な条件で運転しえ
る燃料電池を提供できる。
As described above in detail, according to the present invention,
The fuel gas supply groove and the oxidant gas supply groove in the separator are made to flow in parallel and the flow direction is downward in the direction of gravity so that the drain is discharged and various structures are achieved without reducing the gas utilization rate. A fuel cell that can be operated under various conditions can be provided.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】この発明の実施例1に係る燃料電池の説明図。FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a fuel cell according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】この発明の実施例2に係る燃料電池の説明図。FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a fuel cell according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

【図3】図2の燃料電池の一構成であるセパレータの分
解斜視図。
3 is an exploded perspective view of a separator that is one configuration of the fuel cell of FIG.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1…燃料電池セル、2…酸化剤極、3…燃料極、4…パ
ッキング、5…セパレータ、6…燃料ガス供給孔、7…
燃料ガス排出孔、8…燃料ガス供給溝、9…酸化剤ガス
供給孔、10…酸化剤ガス排出孔、21…冷却水供給板、22
…酸化剤ガス供給板、24…冷却水供給孔、25…冷却水排
水孔、26…冷却水供給溝、27…冷却水供給ヘッダ、28…
冷却水排出ヘッダ28。
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Fuel cell, 2 ... Oxidizer electrode, 3 ... Fuel electrode, 4 ... Packing, 5 ... Separator, 6 ... Fuel gas supply hole, 7 ...
Fuel gas discharge hole, 8 ... Fuel gas supply groove, 9 ... Oxidizing gas supply hole, 10 ... Oxidizing gas discharge hole, 21 ... Cooling water supply plate, 22
... oxidant gas supply plate, 24 ... cooling water supply hole, 25 ... cooling water drain hole, 26 ... cooling water supply groove, 27 ... cooling water supply header, 28 ...
Cooling water discharge header 28.

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 末田 穰 広島県広島市西区観音新町四丁目6番22号 三菱重工業株式会社広島研究所内 (72)発明者 平田 勇夫 広島県広島市西区観音新町四丁目6番22号 三菱重工業株式会社広島研究所内 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inoue Jou Sada 4-6-22 Kannon Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Hiroshima Research Institute (72) Inventor Yuuo Hirata 4-chome, Kannon Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima Prefecture 6-22 No. 22 Hiroshima Research Laboratory, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 固体電解質膜としての固体高分子膜の両
面に酸化剤極と燃料極を設けた燃料電池セルと、この燃
料電池セルの両側に夫々設けられたセパレータとを具備
し、 前記セパレータの両面に互いに平行な燃料ガス供給用溝
及び酸化剤ガス供給用溝を設け、かつ燃料ガス及び酸化
剤が前記溝内を重力方向の下方に自然に排出されること
を特徴とする燃料電池。
1. A fuel cell having an oxidizer electrode and a fuel electrode provided on both sides of a solid polymer membrane as a solid electrolyte membrane, and separators provided on both sides of the fuel cell, respectively. A fuel cell and a oxidant gas supply groove that are parallel to each other are provided on both sides of the fuel cell, and the fuel gas and the oxidant are naturally discharged in the groove downward in the direction of gravity.
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