Hitachi, Ltd.

Ryota Doi

Motoo Yamaguchi

Toshio Shimizu

Tsutomu Tsukui

Yuzuru Simazaki

Yoshio Yoshioka

Saburo Yasukawa

Yasuyuki Tsutsumi

Takanori Satoo

Yuji Kumagai

Shuzou Iwaasa

Ikou Fukazawa

A liquid fuel cell having a circulation system for a fuel mixture comprising fuel and water, which comprises a first tank containing water or a water-rich fuel mixture comprising water and fuel, a second tank containing fuel or a fuel-rich mixture comprising water and fuel, a first detector for detecting the liquid level of the fuel mixture in the circulation system, a second detector for detecting a fuel concentration of the fuel mixture in the circulation system, or an output from the fuel cell, or a load current of the fuel cell, a valve means for controlling flow of the water or the water-rich mixture in the first tank to the circulation system in accordance with the output from the first detector, and a valve means for controlling flow of the fuel or the fuel-rich mixture in the second tank to the circulation system in accordance with the output from the second detector, can be stably and efficiently operated for a prolonged time in spite of different consumption rates of fuel and water even if the load current or operating temperature of the fuel cell or the temperature or humidity of the atmosphere is changed.

Liquid fuel cell

A fuel cell made up of a pile of unit cells, each consisting of a pair of cell element and separator packed in a cell frame, in which there are formed a fuel feed path and oxide product evacuation path in the piling direction. The cell frame is provided between its inner edge offsets and the outer edges of the cell element and separator with inner packings, and further provided near its outer edge on one side with an outer packing. The sealing structure perfectly prevents a fuel leak, and yet allows compactness and easy assembling process.

Fuel cell

Disclosed is a fuel cell using as an electrolyte an organic, high-molecular weight electrolyte. The fuel cell of the present invention can prevent the leakage of an electrolyte from an electrolyte chamber so that an electrical short-circuit between an anode and a cathode can be avoided. Moreover, use of the disclosed electrolytes permits the fuel to be fed to the fuel chamber by itself or in admixture with water, but without being mixed with electrolyte.

Fuel cell using organic, high-molecular weight electrolyte

A stator structure for the induction motor is disclosed, in which the winding accommodated in the slots of the stator iron core has one end portion, outside of the stator iron core, shaped to provide a flared bell-like opening, and the other end portion thereof, outside of the stator iron core, forming short-passed winding and being provided with an opening sufficiently large to permit insertion of the shaft of the rotor. Between the inner surface of the short-passed end portion and a given portion of the surface of the stator iron core a coil-supporting member is disposed. The outer surface of the coil-supporting member has a shape along the inner surface of the other coil end portion, while the inside thereof is so shaped as to provide a sufficient space or air gap with respect to the rotor to be inserted. The coil-supporting member is made of an elastic material and adapted to be forcibly fitted between the inner surface of the short-passed coil end portion and the given portion of the surface of the stator iron core from the opening of the bell-shaped coil end portion through the rotor-accommodating cavity formed in the stator core, thus closely contacting the inner surface of the short-passed end portion. Means is provided for bringing at least part of the coil-supporting member into close contact with the short-passed coil end portion and rendering them immovable with respect to each other.

Stator structure for induction motor

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Ryota Doi