Fuel cell stack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9653741-B2
Application number	US-201113237816-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2011
Priority date	Apr 25, 2011
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A fuel cell stack includes at least one membrane electrolyte assembly having an electrolyte membrane, an anode on a first surface of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the electrolyte membrane; and at least one supply member coupled to the electrolyte membrane and configured to supply a conductive material to the electrolyte membrane.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fuel cell stack comprising:
at least one membrane electrolyte assembly comprising an electrolyte membrane, an anode on a first surface of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the electrolyte membrane;
at least one supply member coupled to the electrolyte membrane and configured to supply a conductive material to the electrolyte membrane; and
a rotation body that penetrates the at least one supply member and is rotatable with respect to the electrolyte membrane such that the conductive material can be supplied to the electrolyte membrane by a centrifugal force, wherein the rotation body has a protruding portion that is configured to receive a torque at one side thereof and has a spiral protrusion on an external circumferential surface.

2. The fuel cell stack of claim 1 , wherein the supply member comprises:
a first supply member that contacts the first surface of the electrolyte membrane; and
a second supply member that contacts the second surface of the electrolyte membrane.

3. The fuel cell stack of claim 2 , wherein the first supply member and the second supply member each have a penetration opening and wherein the penetration opening of the first supply member is in communication with penetration opening of the second supply member.

4. The fuel cell stack of claim 3 , wherein the first supply member and the second supply member are connected to each other to by a connection passage within the fuel cell stack.

5. The fuel cell stack of claim 4 , wherein the conductive material is phosphoric acid and wherein the connection passage is configured to accommodate the conductive material.

6. The fuel cell stack of claim 1 , wherein the supply member has a penetration opening and comprises at least one sealing member on a periphery of the penetration opening.

7. The fuel cell stack of claim 1 , wherein the rotation body has a protruding portion that is configured to receive a torque at one side thereof and comprises at least one protrusion that is located at a side generally opposite to the protruding portion.

8. The fuel cell stack of claim 1 , wherein the supply member is coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the membrane electrode assembly.

9. The fuel cell stack of claim 8 , wherein the supply member has at least one coupling groove that comprises a hollow portion and that is coupled to the electrolyte membrane.

10. The fuel cell stack of claim 9 , wherein the conductive material is phosphoric acid.

Assignees

• Lee Jin-Hwa
• Kim Hee-Tak
• Kim Tae-Yoon
• Chai Geun-Seok
• Cho Sung-Yong
• Samsung Sdi Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jin-Hwa
• Kim Hee-Tak
• Kim Tae-Yoon
• Chai Geun-Seok
• Cho Sung-Yong

Classifications

• H01M8/086

  Phosphoric acid fuel cells [PAFC] · CPC title

• H01M8/2455

  with liquid, solid or electrolyte-charged reactants · CPC title

• H01M8/04186 Primary

  of liquid-charged or electrolyte-charged reactants · CPC title

• H01M8/24 Primary

  Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells · CPC title

• H01M8/02

  Details (electrodes H01M4/86 - H01M4/98) · CPC title