Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
US7005205B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A polymer-electrolyte fuel cell having: an electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly having a polymer-electrolyte membrane and a pair of gas-diffusion electrodes sandwiching the polymer-electrolyte membrane; a first electroconductive separator having a gas channel for supplying an oxidant gas to one of the gas-diffusion electrodes of said pair; and a second electroconductive separator having a gas channel for supplying a fuel gas to the other of the gas-diffusion electrodes of the pair. The polymer-electrolyte fuel cell is characterized in that: at least one of the first and second electroconductive separators has a metal substrate and an electroconductive resin layer on the substrate and contacting the electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly; and the electroconductive resin layer has a resin having water-repellant or basic radicals, and an electroconductive particulate substance which has a carbon powder of a specific surface area of less than 100 m2/g.
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