Fuel cell system with interconnect
US-9531013-B2 · Dec 27, 2016 · US
Fuel cell
US8940449B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8940449-B2 |
| Application number | US-16185307-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2007 |
| Priority date | Feb 3, 2006 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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A fuel cell including an electrolyte film, a catalyst layer, two diffusion layers, a fuel supply layer, an oxygen supply layer, a water-absorbing layer, and a collector. The fuel cell has an opening at least in a part of a side surface parallel to a proton conduction direction of the electrolyte film among side surfaces of the fuel cell. The water-absorbing layer is present between the oxygen supply layer and the collector. An end portion of the water-absorbing layer is present on one of a plane including the opening and an opposite side of the fuel cell with the plane including the opening being a reference. A fuel cell system having a fuel cell stack including the fuel cells. The fuel cell has a high water discharging ability and is capable of maintaining stable high generation efficiency and providing a high output even while being small-sized and light-weight.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A fuel cell comprising: a power generation layer member for moving hydrogen ions from one surface to another surface, and causing the hydrogen ions to react with oxygen on the another surface; an oxygen supply layer having a porosity of at least 80% for diffusing oxygen in an atmosphere taken in from a side surface to supply the oxygen to the another surface; a diffusion layer between the power generation layer member and the oxygen supply layer;…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8940449B2 cover?
- A fuel cell including an electrolyte film, a catalyst layer, two diffusion layers, a fuel supply layer, an oxygen supply layer, a water-absorbing layer, and a collector. The fuel cell has an opening at least in a part of a side surface parallel to a proton conduction direction of the electrolyte film among side surfaces of the fuel cell. The water-absorbing layer is present between the oxygen s…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yoshizawa Atsuhito, Nagai Kentaro, Canon Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01M8/023. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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