Abstract:
본 발명은 일산화탄소의 운동직경 보다 작은 기공들을 형성시킨 다공성 구조의 탄소 물질을 지지체로 사용하여 활성 금속과 일산화탄소의 접촉 확률을 감소시킴으로써, 일산화탄소에 의한 연료전지의 성능 저하 현상을 감소시킨 연료전지용 전극촉매에 관한 것이다. 본 발명의 전극촉매는, 평균 직경이 2∼15nm이며 내부로부터 외표면으로 개방된 다수의 기공들이 형성되어 기공들의 전체 부피가 0.4∼2.0 m 3 /g이고 기공 내면을 포함한 전체 표면적이 200∼2,500 m 2 /g인 다공성 지지체 20∼90 중량부에, 백금 20∼95원자%와 Ru, Sn, Os, Rh, Ir, Pd, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Fe, Mn 중의 하나 5∼80원자%가 합금된 활성 금속 10∼80중량부가 흡착된 것으로 상기 범위의 평균 직경을 갖는 다공성 지지체를 사용함에 본 발명의 기술적 특징이 있다. 본 발명의 전극촉매는 일산화탄소와 기공 내면에 흡착된 활성 금속 사이의 근본적인 접촉이 방지됨으로써 일산화탄소에 의한 성능 저하가 최소화되며, 그에 따라 연료 공급 문제가 해소되는 장점이 있다.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell is provided, to reduce the contact probability between carbon monoxide and an active metal by using a porous supporter having pores whose diameter is smaller than the kinetic diameter of carbon monoxide, thereby reducing the poisoning of carbon monoxide. CONSTITUTION: The electrode catalyst comprises an active metal(21) adsorbed on the surface of a supporter(22) comprising carbon mainly and is obtained by adsorbing and reducing an active metal onto the inner surface of pores(V) and the outer surface of a porous supporter where the pores opened from the inside to the outside are formed in the total outer surface. Preferably the average diameter of the pore entrance meeting the outer surface of the supporter is 2-15 nm, and the total surface area of the supporter comprising the outer surface and the inner surface of pores open outside is 200-2,500 m2/g. Preferably the active metal is a Pt-M alloy, and M is selected from the group consisting of Ru, Sn, Os, Rh, Ir, Pd, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Fe and Mn.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A separator for a fuel cell, which has a spiral flow channel for feeding fuel gas, is provided to reduce the energy loss and pressure drop in the flow channel, thereby helping the drain of water, and to increase the efficiency per square area of the separator, thereby being advantageous in minimization of the separator stack. By using the separator, it is possible to make uniform use of a gas no matter with the gas pressure, and the temperature distribution in the separator becomes homogeneous. CONSTITUTION: The separator for a fuel cell comprises a spiral flow channel comprised of an inflow channel band(Bi), in which channel bands(B) which consist of plurality of parallel channels(C), start from one outside of the separator disc, extend to make a half round along the surface frame of the separator, and further extend to make another half round or more while keeping a distance like the width of the channel band from the frame and the inner surface of the already formed channel, thereby forming a spiral that extends toward the center of the separator; and an outflow channel band(B0), in which the end of the inflow channel band(Bi) at the center of the separator takes a U turn to change the proceeding direction, then makes one round along the inner surface of the inflow channel band, and outwardly extends between the inflow channel bands that are separated from each other with the distance, to the outside of the separator disc.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Provided is an automatic experimental and performance-estimating apparatus for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which can estimate the long and short operation performance of a power generation system of the fuel cell and find the most suitable operation condition automatically. CONSTITUTION: The automatic experimental and performance-estimating apparatus comprises: a gas supply system(100) comprising main pipes(150,160) connected to a fuel cell stack(1) and exhaust pipes(170,180) exhausting the reacted gas from the fuel cell stack(1); a hydrogen recovering system(200) diverged from the exhaust pipe(170) and connected to the main pipe(150); a cooling system(300) containing a cooling water storing tank(301) connected to the fuel cell stack(1) through liquid-gas separators(173,183) mounted to the exhaust pipes(170,180) and connected to humidifiers(153,163) mounted to the main pipes(150,160) through the fuel cell stack(1); a water recovering system(400) connected to the cooling water storing tank(301) from the liquid-gas separators(154,164,173,183) through solenoid valves(401,402,403,404); a control system(500) comprising an automatic control and measure system(501), a signal converter(502), and an electric load controlling system of the fuel cell stack(1).