Ngk Spark Plug Company, Limited

Morimura Sofc Technology Co., Ltd.

Hayato Katsuda

Nobuyuki Hotta

Takio Kojima

Makoto Kuribayashi

Hiroshi Sumi

Tetsuya Morikawa

Etsuya Ikeda

Youichi Hattori

Yuichi Kouyama

A flat-plate-type fuel cell stack including a plurality of plate-shaped stacked fuel cells each including an electrolyte layer, an anode, and a cathode. The fuel cell stack includes at least one of a fuel manifold communicating with a space adjacent to the anode and an oxidant manifold communicating with a space adjacent to the cathode. A compression seal member and a glass seal member are disposed around the at least one manifold.

Fuel cell stack and method of producing the same

A fuel battery and a fuel cell stack, the fuel battery including: a fuel cell that generates electric power through a power generating reaction of reactant gases and includes a solid electrolyte layer having a first main surface and a second main surface, a first electrode disposed on the first main surface and serving as one of a cathode and an anode, and a second electrode disposed on the second main surface and serving as the other one of the cathode and the anode; an interconnector disposed so as to face the first electrode; and a current collecting member that electrically connects the first electrode to the interconnector. The first electrode includes: an inner portion connected to the current collecting member; and an outer portion disposed outward of the current collecting member and having a height larger than the height of the inner portion.

Fuel cell and fuel cell stack

The object of the present invention is to provide a gas sensor in which a gas detection element is mounted on a wiring substrate; in which a protective cap having gas inlets formed therein is attached to the wiring substrate; and which has a structure capable of effectively preventing emanation of gas from the wiring substrate and the protective cap. A gas sensor comprises a gas detecting element on a writing board where a protective cap with air vents is mounted. The sensor effectively prevents a gas from emanating from the wiring board and the protective cap. The wiring board where a plurality of gas detecting elements () are to be mounted is formed of a ceramic wiring board () excellent in heat resistance. The protective cap () having air vents (to) is formed of a metal excellent in heat resistance. The metal protective cap () is fitted to the ceramic wiring board () instead of using adhesive. In this way a gas sensor () is manufactured. Adoption of such a structure enables suppression of the gas emission from the ceramic wiring board () and the metal protective cap () effectively during the manufacturing step or in use of the gas sensor () attached to a car, thereby preventing lowering of the gas detection accuracy or early deterioration of the gas detecting elements ().

Gas sensor

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Komaki, Japan

Hayato Katsuda