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Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 03, 2021
Applicant:

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Tsutomu Kawashima, Nara, JP;

Shinichiro Imura, Hyogo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 8/0239 (2016.01); H01M 8/026 (2016.01); H01M 8/1004 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/8807 (2013.01); H01M 8/026 (2013.01); H01M 8/0239 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fuel battery includes a membrane-electrode assembly including a first catalyst layer and a first gas diffusion layer stacked on a first surface of a polymer electrolyte membrane, and a second catalyst layer and a second gas diffusion layer stacked on a second surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane. The membrane-electrode assembly is interposed between a first separator and a second separator. The first separator includes a rib and a groove on a surface that is in contact with the first gas diffusion layer, the rib and the groove defining a gas flow path through which a reaction gas is to flow. A thickness of the first gas diffusion layer is defined as h, and a width of a portion of the rib that is in contact with the first gas diffusion layer is defined as Rw such that 0.29 Rw≤h≤0.55 Rw is satisfied.


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