Proton exchange membrane fuel cell and method of forming a fuel cell
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01M-004/02
H01M-008/02
출원번호
UP-0284173
(2005-11-21)
등록번호
US-7833645
(2011-01-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Fuglevand, William A.
Bayyuk, Shibli Hanna I.
Wright, Matthew M.
출원인 / 주소
ReliOn, Inc.
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149
초록▼
A proton exchange membrane fuel cell and method for forming a fuel cell is disclosed and which includes, in its broadest aspect, a proton exchange membrane having opposite anode and cathode sides; and individual electrodes juxtaposed relative to each of the anode and cathode sides, and wherein at le
A proton exchange membrane fuel cell and method for forming a fuel cell is disclosed and which includes, in its broadest aspect, a proton exchange membrane having opposite anode and cathode sides; and individual electrodes juxtaposed relative to each of the anode and cathode sides, and wherein at least one of the electrodes is fabricated, at least in part, of a porous, electrically conductive ceramic material. The present methodology, as disclosed, includes the steps of providing a pair of electrically conductive ceramic substrates, applying a catalyst coating to the inside facing surface thereof; and providing a polymeric proton exchange membrane, and positioning the polymeric proton membrane therebetween, and in ohmic electrical contact relative thereto to form a resulting PEM fuel cell.
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We claim: 1. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell, comprising: a proton exchange membrane having opposite anode and cathode sides; and individual electrodes juxtaposed relative to each of the anode and cathode sides, and wherein at least one of the electrodes is fabricated of a single porous, elect
We claim: 1. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell, comprising: a proton exchange membrane having opposite anode and cathode sides; and individual electrodes juxtaposed relative to each of the anode and cathode sides, and wherein at least one of the electrodes is fabricated of a single porous, electrically conductive ceramic material that comprises a group IVB-VIB transition metal diboride which is thermally conductive. 2. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the single porous electrically conductive ceramic material has an electrical resistivity of less than about 60 micro-ohm-centimeter. 3. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the single porous electrically conductive ceramic material has a porosity of greater than about 1 Gurley second. 4. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the proton exchange membrane fuel cell, during operation, generates water as a byproduct, and wherein the single porous electrically conductive ceramic material uptakes, and retains an amount of the water to render the proton exchange membrane fuel cell substantially self-humidifying. 5. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the single porous electrically conductive ceramic material has an inside facing surface, and wherein a catalyst layer is applied to the inside facing surface of the single porous electrically conductive ceramic material to form the electrode. 6. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 5, and wherein the catalyst layer is selected from the group comprising platinum black, platinum-on-carbon, and/or a composite noble metal material. 7. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein each electrode has a surface topology defined by a plurality of pores, and wherein the proton exchange membrane is formed by casting a fluid proton conducting dispersion onto the individual electrodes, and subsequently creating conditions which convert the fluid proton conducting dispersion into a solid proton exchange membrane having anode and cathode sides, and which substantially conforms to the surface topology of each of the electrodes. 8. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein each electrode has a surface topology defined by a plurality of pores, and wherein the proton exchange membrane fuel cell further comprises: a porous electrically insulative separator positioned between the individual electrodes, and wherein the proton exchange membrane is made integral with the porous electrically insulative separator, and wherein the proton exchange membrane substantially conforms to the surface topology of each of the electrodes. 9. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the operational temperature of the proton exchange membrane is less than about 200 degrees C. 10. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein both the anode and cathode electrodes are fabricated from the single porous, electrically conductive ceramic material, and wherein each electrically conductive ceramic material has a catalyst layer applied thereto. 11. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the proton exchange membrane fuel cell generates heat energy during operation, and wherein the single porous, electrically conductive ceramic material is thermally conductive and acts as a heat sink, and further removes more than half of the heat energy generated by the proton exchange membrane fuel cell during operation. 12. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein each electrode has a surface topology, and wherein the proton exchange membrane substantially conforms, at least in part, to the surface topology of at least one of the electrodes. 13. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein each of the anode and cathode electrodes are fabricated from the single porous, electrically conductive ceramic material, and wherein the respective anode and cathode electrodes maintain effective ohmic electrical contact with the proton exchange membrane without the application of an external force. 14. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the proton exchange membrane fuel cell, during operation, generates electrical current, and wherein the at least one electrode which is fabricated, at least in part, of the single porous, electrically conductive ceramic material simultaneously acts as an electrical current collector for the proton exchange membrane fuel cell. 15. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the proton exchange membrane fuel cell consumes oxygen, and generates liquid water as a byproduct during operation, and wherein the at least one electrode which is fabricated, at least in part, of the single porous, electrically conductive ceramic material is the cathode electrode, and wherein the single porous, electrically conductive ceramic material has a pore size which increases the oxygen entrainment in the liquid water, and which further retains and dissipates sufficient liquid water so as to render the proton exchange membrane fuel cell substantially self-humidifying. 16. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell as claimed in claim 1, and wherein the at least one electrode which is fabricated, at least in part, of the single porous, electrically conductive ceramic material has a pore size of about 5 to about 200 microns. 17. An electrode for use in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell and which has a proton exchange membrane, comprising: a single porous electrically conductive ceramic substrate which is fabricated from the group which comprises titanium diboride or zirconium diboride and which is disposed in ohmic electrical contact with the proton exchange membrane, and which simultaneously acts as a heat sink, gas diffusion layer, and as a current collector, and wherein the proton exchange membrane operates at a temperature of less than about 200 degrees C., and which produces heat and water as byproducts, and wherein the single porous electrically conductive ceramic substrate is formed into a shape, and further has a pore size of about 5 to about 200 microns, and wherein the electrode retains sufficient liquid water to render the proton exchange membrane fuel cell, at least in part, self-humidifying; and a catalyst layer applied to the single porous electrically conductive ceramic substrate. 18. An electrode as claimed in claim 17, and wherein the single porous electrically conductive ceramic substrate has an electrical resistivity of less than about 60 micro-ohm-centimeter. 19. An electrode as claimed in claim 17, and wherein the proton exchange membrane fuel cell includes a polymeric proton exchange membrane, and wherein the single porous electrically conductive ceramic substrate, acting as a heat sink, removes sufficient heat from the polymeric proton exchange membrane so as to substantially prevent the polymeric proton exchange membrane from becoming operationally degraded. 20. An electrode as claimed in claim 19, and wherein the single porous electrically conductive ceramic substrate maintains a substantially optimal ohmic resistance of less than about 150 micro-ohm-centimeter with the polymeric proton exchange membrane without the use of any mechanical force application assemblies. 21. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell, comprising: a proton exchange membrane having opposite anode and cathode sides; and individual electrodes juxtaposed relative to each of the anode and cathode sides, and wherein at least one of the electrodes is fabricated of a single porous, electrically conductive ceramic material that is selected from the group comprising titanium diboride, and zirconium diboride.
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