Electrochemical cell device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023135982-A1
Application number	US-202117914801-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 19, 2021
Priority date	Apr 15, 2020
Publication date	May 4, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A electrochemical cell device includes: a cell having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface; a first current collector having a third main surface facing the first main surface; and a second current collector having a fourth main surface facing the second main surface. The cell is warped to protrude from the second main surface toward the first main surface. The third main surface is provided with a recess at a position facing a central portion of the first main surface. The fourth main surface includes a protrusion at a position facing a central portion of the second main surface. Each of the first current collector and the second current collector is constituted of one or more metal porous body sheets each composed of a metal porous body having a framework with a three-dimensional network structure.

First claim

1 . A electrochemical cell device comprising:
a cell having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface; a first current collector having a third main surface facing the first main surface; and a second current collector having a fourth main surface facing the second main surface, wherein the cell is warped to protrude from the second main surface toward the first main surface, the third main surface is provided with a recess at a position facing a central portion of the first main surface, the fourth main surface includes a protrusion at a position facing a central portion of the second main surface, each of the first current collector and the second current collector is constituted of one or more metal porous body sheets each composed of a metal porous body having a framework with a three-dimensional network structure, the central portion of the first main surface includes a portion of the first main surface with a longest distance from a flat reference surface when the cell is placed on the reference surface such that the second main surface faces the reference surface, and the central portion of the second main surface includes a portion of the second main surface with a longest distance from the reference surface when the cell is disposed on the reference surface such that the second main surface faces the reference surface.

2 . The electrochemical cell device according to claim 1 , wherein
the one or more metal porous body sheets of the first current collector are a first metal porous body sheet and a second metal porous body sheet, the first metal porous body sheet and the second metal porous body sheet are disposed side by side in a plane orthogonal to a thickness direction of the first current collector, a first through hole is formed in the second metal porous body sheet at a position corresponding to the recess so as to extend through the second metal porous body sheet in a thickness direction of the second metal porous body sheet, the first metal porous body sheet is disposed in the first through hole, a thickness of the second metal porous body sheet is more than a thickness of the first metal porous body sheet, and the recess is defined by an inner peripheral surface of the first through hole and a main surface of the first metal porous body sheet.

3 . The electrochemical cell device according to claim 2 , wherein a value obtained by subtracting the thickness of the first metal porous body sheet from the thickness of the second metal porous body sheet is equal to a warpage amount of the cell.

4 . The electrochemical cell device according to claim 1 , wherein
the one or more metal porous body sheets of the first current collector are a first metal porous body sheet and a second metal porous body sheet, the first metal porous body sheet and the second metal porous body sheet are disposed to be stacked on each other such that the second metal porous body sheet is located on the third main surface side in a thickness direction of the first current collector, and a first through hole is formed in the second metal porous body sheet at a position corresponding to the recess so as to extend through the second metal porous body sheet in a thickness direction of the second metal porous body sheet.

5 . The electrochemical cell device according claim 1 , wherein
the one or more metal porous body sheets of the second current collector are a third metal porous body sheet and a fourth metal porous body sheet, the third metal porous body sheet and the fourth metal porous body sheet are disposed side by side in a plane orthogonal to a thickness direction of the second current collector, a second through hole is formed in the fourth metal porous body sheet at a position corresponding to the protrusion so as to extend through the fourth metal porous body sheet in a thickness direction of the fourth metal porous body sheet, the third metal porous body sheet is disposed in the second through hole, and a thickness of the third metal porous body sheet is more than a thickness of the fourth metal porous body sheet.

6 . The electrochemical cell device according to claim 5 , wherein a value obtained by subtracting the thickness of the fourth metal porous body sheet from the thickness of the third metal porous body sheet is equal to a warpage amount of the cell.

7 . The electrochemical cell device according to claim 1 , wherein
the one or more metal porous body sheets of the second current collector are a third metal porous body sheet and a fourth metal porous body sheet, the third metal porous body sheet and the fourth metal porous body sheet are disposed to be stacked on each other such that the fourth metal porous body sheet is located on the fourth main surface side in a thickness direction of the second current collector, and the fourth metal porous body sheet constitutes the protrusion.

8 . The electrochemical cell device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first current collector is a cathode side current collector, and the second current collector is an anode side current collector.

9 . The electrochemical cell device according to claim 8 , wherein
the framework of each of the one or more metal porous body sheets of the first current collector contains nickel and cobalt, and a coating weight of each of the one or more metal porous body sheets of the first current collector is 900 g/m 2 or less.

10 . The electrochemical cell device according to claim 8 , wherein
the framework of each of the one or more metal porous body sheets of the second current collector contains nickel, and a coating weight of each of the one or more metal porous body sheets of the second current collector is 1000 g/m 2 or less.

11 . The electrochemical cell device according to claim 1 , wherein a value obtained by dividing a warpage amount of the cell by a maximum width of the cell when viewed in a plan view is 1/1000 or more.

12 . The electrochemical cell device according to claim 1 , wherein the electrochemical cell device is a solid oxide fuel cell.

13 . The electrochemical cell device according to claim 1 , wherein the electrochemical cell device is a solid oxide electrolysis cell.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Electric Industries

Inventors

• Numata Koma
• Majima Masatoshi
• Ogawa Mitsuyasu
• Mizuhara Naho
• Noda Yohei

Classifications

• Y02E60/50

  Fuel cells · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H01M4/8621 Primary

  containing only metallic or ceramic material, e.g. made by sintering or sputtering · CPC title

• H01M2008/1293

  Fuel cells with solid oxide electrolytes · CPC title

• H01M8/0247 Primary

  characterised by the form (characterised by a channel configuration H01M8/0258) · CPC title