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본 발명은 연료전지용 막 전극 접합체(Membrane Electrode Assembly, MEA), 및 이의 제조방법에 관한 것으로서, 더욱 상세하게는 고가습 또는 고전류밀도 조건에서 우수한 성능을 나타내는 연료전지용 막 전극 접합체에 관한 것이다. 본 발명에 따른 연료전지용 막 전극접합체를 구성하는 양 전극 촉매층에는 타이타니아 파우더와 같은 무기물질이 첨가되어 있어 전극촉매층에서의 수분제어를 가능케 하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 본 발명에 따른 막 전극 접합체를 포함하는 연료전지는 전극촉매층의 과수분 현상이 억제되어 반응기체의 전달이 원활히 이루어지므로 성능 및 안정성의 향상을 가져온다. 연료전지, 막 전극 접합체, 타이타니아, 과수분현상
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PURPOSE: A stack fastening method of a small fuel cell is provided to enable gas flow and water discharge by reducing the thickness of a gas diffusion layer to 25 ~ 50%. CONSTITUTION: A stack fastening method of a small fuel cell comprises the steps of: preparing the fastening of a stack by positioning MEA(12) in the center thereof, a separator(11) at both ends thereof, and a gas diffusion layer(13) between the MEA and the separator; pressurizing the separator at both ends to closely adhere parts; impregnating a part of a porous gas diffusion layer inside a channel(14) of the separator; and finishing the fastening.
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PURPOSE: An optimized purging method of a durable fuel cell system is provided to properly remove water from the system with the small amount of energy, and to secure the high energy efficiency. CONSTITUTION: An optimized purging method of a durable fuel cell system at the below zero temperature condition enables the fuel cell system to have the minimum residual water volume by controlling the purging time or the flow amount of purge gas while maintaining the temperature range of 75~95 deg C of the fuel cell system, when the fuel cell system shuts down.
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PURPOSE: A fuel cell having a porous gas diffusion layer is provided to enhance the precision of a stack by including reactive gas flow channels, to make a cooling unit designed freely, to maximize electricity transfer efficiency using a metal porous material, and to increase durability to physical stress. CONSTITUTION: A gas diffusion layer(300) for a fuel cell is a porous monolayer of a metal material. A flow path of reactive gas is formed on the side facing to a separator(200). A fuel cell stack(1000) is formed by laminating fuel cell unit cells. The fuel cell unit cells include a membrane electrode assembly(100), the gas diffusion layer which is included on both sides of the membrane electrode assembly, and the separator.
Abstract:
본 발명은 스티렌, 비닐피롤리돈, 가교제 및 개시제를 포함하는 혼합 용액에, 서로 다른 모노머를 사용하여 합성한 이온 전도성 고분자를 함유하는 다공성 지지체를 함침시켜 열중합한 후, 술폰화하여 수소이온 형태로 치환시킴으로써, 우수한 수소 이온 전도성을 가지면서도 제조 공정이 간단하고 제조 비용을 절감할 수 있는 연료전지용 고분자전해질 복합막 및 그의 제조방법에 관한 것이다. 상기 스티렌-비닐피롤리돈 공중합체를 함유하는 연료전지용 고분자전해질 복합막의 제조 방법은, (a-1) 스티렌, 비닐피롤리돈, 가교제 및 개시제로 구성된 혼합 용액에 다공성 지지체를 함침시키는 단계와, (b-1) 상기 (a-1) 단계에서 함침된 다공성 지지체를 오븐에서 열중합하는 단계와, (c-1) 상기 (b-1) 단계에서 중합된 스티렌-비닐피롤리돈 공중합 복합막을 술폰화하여 술폰산기를 도입하는 단계와, (d-1) 상시 (c-1) 단계에서 술폰화된 복합막을 수소이온형태로 치환하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 스티렌, 비닐피롤리돈, 연료전지, 복합막.
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PURPOSE: A polymer electrolyte fuel cell is provided to suppress separation between electrolyte and electrode or electrode and gas diffusion layer and to ensure high durability in a freezing condition. CONSTITUTION: A polymer electrolyte fuel cells having durability comprises: a perfluoro sulfonic acid elelctrolyte membrane and a gas diffusion layer with both sides of a membrane-electrode assembly. The polymer electrolyte membrane is perfluorinated sulfonic acid nafion membrane, flemion membrane, asiplex membrane, or Dow XUS membrane.
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PURPOSE: An electric vehicle charging station, a battery charger, and a controlling method thereof are provided to minimize the number of turning on and off a full cell generator while charging multiple electric vehicles. CONSTITUTION: An electric vehicle charging station comprises the following: a main power supply unit(200) inserting powers to the charging station; a fuel cell generator(300) included in the charging station; an input unit(610) to insert a charge time value from a user; a measuring unit(600) measuring the charge power amount while being connected with more than one electric vehicle; an optimization controller(700) determining the power supply for the charging station; a power supply control unit to control the charge of the electric vehicle; and a fuel cell management system(310) to control the operating of the fuel cell generator.
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PURPOSE: A polymer composite membrane for fuel cells is provided to be operated in the condition of a high temperature more than the specific temperature and the environment less than specific opposition humidity with high ion conductivity. CONSTITUTION: A polymer composite membrane for fuel cells comprises a sulfonated hydrocarbon-based polymer as a matrix and ionic liquid contained in the polymer matrix. A method for manufacturing the polymer composite membrane comprises the steps of: dissolving a sulfonated hydrocarbon-based polymer in a solvent to form a polymer solution; adding the ionic liquid in the polymer solution; stirring a mixture of the ionic liquid and polymer solution; casting the stirred resultant in a film form and drying the cast material; and drying again the cast material in a cast material.
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A designing method of an ejector for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell is provided to calculate major design values of the ejector such as nozzle neck and constant area portion which easily recirculate heavy fluid containing water by secondary flow. A designing method of an ejector for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell comprises the steps of: (S1) initializing the pressure, temperature, and flow rate of primary and secondary flow and the exit pressure of the ejector according to design values of PEMFC; (S2) initializing mach number of secondary flow; (S3) calculating heat capacity, gas constant and heat capacity ratio of a mixture of fuel and water; (S4) calculating an ejector nozzle neck, diameter of the constant area portion and ejector exit pressure; (S5) confirming whether it come close to the ejector exit pressure; if it the calculated exit pressure of ejector does not come closed to the desired exit pressure, changing and calculating the pressure of a first flow; (S7) if it the calculated exit pressure of ejector comes close to the desired exit pressure, confirming whether it is satisfied with correlation between the first flow pressure and the ejector exit pressure; (S8) if the correlation between the exit pressure of ejector and the first flow pressure is not satisfied, changing and calculating mach number of the secondary flow; and (S9) the correlation between the exit pressure of ejector and the first flow pressure is satisfied, determining the diameters of the calculated nozzle neck and the constant area portion by design values.
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A bipolar plate for a PEM fuel cell inserted with a secondary flow channel is provided to improve reaction uniformity by locally injecting the fresh reaction gas in the performance-decreased area of a fuel battery and to prevent the local degradation of water discharge. A bipolar plate(1) for a PEM fuel cell inserted with a secondary flow channel supplying reaction gas through a gas diffusion layer includes a bipolar plate carved with a flow channel, gas diffusion layer, catalyst layer and electrolyte membrane. A plurality of skew flow channels(12) is formed by forming a plurality of partitions(11) in the bipolar plate parallely. A secondary flow channel(14) is installed with a secondary partition(13) connected to the bipolar plate after being fractionized from the partition having the shortest skew section among a plurality of inlet partitions forming the skew flow channel. The reaction gas is supplied through the secondary flow channel additionally.