Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Yoshifumi Taguchi

Tsutomu Kawashima

Shinichiro Imura

Miyuki Yoshimoto

Tsutomu Fujii

Yoko Kasai

Kozue Kuniyoshi

Hiroaki Suzuki

Kenichi Ezaki

Mitsuo Yoshimura

Yoko Yamamoto

Norihisa Yoshimoto

Toshihiro Otsuka

Yasumichi Yoshihara

A fuel cell module that suppress deterioration of an electrolyte membrane is provided. The fuel cell module includes a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) including a polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode catalyst layer disposed on a surface of the membrane, a cathode catalyst layer disposed on the other surface of the membrane, and a pair of gas diffusion layers laminated on the anode catalyst layer and the cathode catalyst layer respectively, a pair of separators sandwiching the MEA; and a sealing member sealing the MEA and each of the pair of separators together. One gas diffusion layer and the sealing member overlaps in a thickness direction within a region including a center-side edge of the sealing member, and the one gas diffusion layer is notched through in the thickness direction at a part of a portion corresponding to the region.

Fuel cell module, fuel cell stack, and manufacturing method of fuel cell module

A fuel cell includes: an electrolyte membrane; a cathode positioned on a first surface of the electrolyte membrane; an anode positioned on a second surface of the electrolyte membrane; a cathode-side sealant positioned on a surface of the cathode different from the electrolyte membrane side of the cathode; an anode-side sealant positioned on a surface of the anode different from the electrolyte membrane side of the anode; a cathode-side separator positioned on a surface of the cathode-side sealant different from the cathode side of the cathode-side sealant; and an anode-side separator positioned on a surface of the anode-side sealant different from the anode side of the anode-side sealant. The anode-side separator has a projection on a surface stacked on the anode-side sealant, or the cathode-side separator has a projection on a surface stacked on the cathode-side sealant.

Fuel cell

A gas diffusion layer for a fuel battery is used, which is configured by a porous member containing conductive particles, conductive fibers and a polymer resin as main components. An aggregate of the conductive fibers is formed inside the porous member, and an area ratio of the aggregate in any cross-section of the porous member is 0.5% or more and 8% or less. Further, a membrane electrode assembly including the gas diffusion layer for the fuel battery is used. Further, a fuel battery including the gas diffusion layer for the fuel battery is used.

Gas diffusion layer for fuel battery, membrane electrode assembly, and fuel battery

A fuel cell includes: an electrolyte membrane; a fuel-side catalyst layer placed on one surface of the electrolyte membrane; an oxidant-side catalyst layer placed on another surface of the electrolyte membrane; a fuel-side gas-diffusion layer placed on a main surface of the fuel-side catalyst layer; an oxidant-side gas-diffusion layer placed on a main surface of the oxidant-side catalyst layer; a pair of separators that hold the fuel-side gas-diffusion layer and the oxidant-side gas-diffusion layer therebetween; a frame that surrounds outer peripheries of the fuel-side gas-diffusion layer and the oxidant-side gas diffusion layer; a fuel-side seal member placed on a main surface of the fuel-side gas-diffusion layer; and an oxidant-side seal member placed on a main surface of the oxidant-side gas-diffusion layer. In the fuel cell, no spaces are provided between the fuel-side gas-diffusion layer and the fuel-side catalyst layer and between the oxidant-side gas-diffusion layer and the oxidant-side catalyst layer.

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells and production method thereof

A fuel cell module includes an electrode membrane assembly and a pair of separators. The electrode membrane assembly includes an electrode portion and a pair of gas diffusion layers. The electrode portion includes a polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode electrode formed on a first surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane, and a cathode electrode formed on a second surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane. One of the pair of gas diffusion layers is in contact with an anode surface of the electrode portion at which the anode electrode is disposed, and the other is in contact with a cathode surface of the electrode portion at which the cathode electrode is disposed. The separators sandwich the electrode membrane assembly from respective the anode surface and the cathode surface. The electrode membrane assembly and each separator are adhered to each other by a plurality of resin portions.

Fuel cell module, fuel cell stack, and method for producing fuel cell module

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Osaka, Japan

Yoshifumi Taguchi