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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2009
Makoto Fujiuchi, Toyota, JP;
Atsushi Ida, Nissin, JP;
Takashi Harada, Toyota, JP;
Tadashi Kawamoto, Nissin, JP;
Makoto Fujiuchi, Toyota, JP;
Atsushi Ida, Nissin, JP;
Takashi Harada, Toyota, JP;
Tadashi Kawamoto, Nissin, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a fuel cell simulator for predicting the power generation performance of a fuel cell including a membrane-electrode assembly having an electrolyte membrane, a catalyst layer, and a diffusion layer. The fuel cell simulator includes a model creation unit for modeling a catalyst layer from the geometry and property data of the catalyst layer, and a calculation unit for calculating the power generation state distribution of the catalyst layer or macro physical property values by using the catalyst layer model and establishing simultaneous equations of gas transportation, water production-transportation phase change, electrical conduction, heat conduction, and catalytic reaction.