Method and apparatus for improved fluid flow within an electrochemical cell
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01M-008/02
H01M-004/86
출원번호
US-0965630
(2001-09-27)
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/ 주소
Shiepe,Jason K.
Molter,Trent M.
Moulthrop, Jr.,Lawrence C.
출원인 / 주소
Proton Energy Systems, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Cantor Colburn LLP
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Treated porous flow field members are used to support membranes in electrochemical cells and to enhance fluid flow to and from the membrane. The treated porous includes a support material having at least a portion thereof treated with a quantity of hydrophobic polymer, a quantity of hydrophilic pol
Treated porous flow field members are used to support membranes in electrochemical cells and to enhance fluid flow to and from the membrane. The treated porous includes a support material having at least a portion thereof treated with a quantity of hydrophobic polymer, a quantity of hydrophilic polymer, or a quantity of a mixture of a hydrophobic polymer and a hydrophilic polymer. Depending on the type of treatment and the placement of the polymer-treated porous support, various fluid flow enhancements are attained.
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What is claimed is: 1. An electrochemical cell system, comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; a membrane disposed between and in intimate contact with the first electrode and the second electrode; a first flow field in fluid communication with the first electrode, wherein the first elec
What is claimed is: 1. An electrochemical cell system, comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; a membrane disposed between and in intimate contact with the first electrode and the second electrode; a first flow field in fluid communication with the first electrode, wherein the first electrode is disposed on a first side of the membrane; a second flow field in fluid communication with the second electrode, wherein the second electrode is disposed on a second side of the membrane opposite the first side; and a porous flow field member in fluid communication with the first flow field, wherein the porous flow field member comprises a porous support; wherein the porous support has a graded hydrophilicity, a combination of a graded hydrophobicity and graded porosity, or a combination of a graded hydrophilicity and graded porosity, and wherein the porous support is integrated with a polymer or a combination of a polymer and an electrically conductive material, wherein the polymer is an elastomer, and wherein the elastomer is threaded, woven, or stitched within the porous support; and wherein the porous support is a screen, a perforated sheet, a pierced sheet, a sintered metal cloth, an etched sheet, a felt, or a woven mesh comprising a material selected from the group consisting of niobium, zirconium, tantalum, titanium, nickel, cobalt, steel, mixtures comprising at least one of the foregoing materials, and alloys comprising at least one of the foregoing materials. 2. The electrochemical cell system of claim 1, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene propylene, polyvinylidinefluoride, ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer, ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, perfluoroalkoxy, tetrafluoroethylene perfluoromethylvinylether copolymer, and mixtures comprising at least one of the foregoing hydrophobic polymers. 3. The electrochemical cell system of claim 1, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of proton conductive ionomers and ion exchange resins. 4. An electrochemical cell system, comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; a membrane disposed between and in intimate contact with the first electrode and the second electrode; a first flow field in fluid communication with the first electrode, wherein the first electrode is disposed on a first side of the membrane; a second flow field in fluid communication with the second electrode, wherein the second electrode is disposed on a second side of the membrane opposite the first side; and a porous flow field member in fluid communication with the first flow field, wherein the porous flow field member comprises a porous support having a graded hydrophilicity, a combination of a graded hydrophobicity and graded porosity, or a combination of a graded hydrophilicity and graded porosity, and wherein the porous flow field member further comprises a catalyst; and wherein the porous support is a screen, a perforated sheet, a pierced sheet, a sintered metal cloth, an etched sheet, a felt, or a woven mesh comprising a material selected from the group consisting of niobium, zirconium, tantalum, titanium, nickel, cobalt, steel, mixtures comprising at least one of the foregoing materials, and alloys comprising at least one of the foregoing materials. 5. The electrochemical cell system of claim 4, wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, rhodium, carbon, gold, tantalum, tungsten, ruthenium, iridium, osmium, alloys comprising at least on the foregoing materials, and mixtures comprising at least one of the foregoing catalysts. 6. The electrochemical cell system of claim 4, wherein the porous support comprises a material that is non-oxidizable at anodic potentials of less than about 4 volts. 7. The electrochemical cell system of claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive material is selected from the group consisting of niobium, zirconium, tantalum, titanium, cobalt, mixtures comprising at least one of the foregoing materials, and alloys comprising at least one of the foregoing materials. 8. The electrochemical cell system of claim 7, wherein the electrically conductive material comprises niobium. 9. The electrochemical cell system of claim 7, wherein the electrically conductive material comprises zirconium. 10. The electrochemical cell system of claim 7, wherein the electrically conductive material comprises tantalum. 11. The electrochemical cell system of claim 7, wherein the electrically conductive material comprises titanium. 12. The electrochemical cell system of claim 7, wherein the electrically conductive material comprises cobalt. 13. The electrochemical cell system of claim 4, wherein the electrically conductive material comprises niobium. 14. The electrochemical cell system of claim 4, wherein the electrically conductive material comprises zirconium. 15. The electrochemical cell system of claim 4, wherein the electrically conductive material comprises tantalum. 16. The electrochemical cell system of claim 4, wherein the electrically conductive material comprises titanium. 17. The electrochemical cell system of claim 4, wherein the electrically conductive material comprises cobalt.
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