Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090117419 | DRY-STATE DETECTING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL, AND POWER CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are a dry-state detecting method and an electronic device system for a fuel cell, which detect the dry state of an electrolyte film precisely, and a power control method for optimizing the control of a starting time on the basis of the dry state detected. The fuel cell is constituted to include an electrolyte film, and a catalyst electrode and a gas diffusion electrode disposed on the two faces of the electrolyte film. The dry-state detecting method detects the dry state on the basis of a displacement of the electrolyte film in an in-plane direction. | 05-07-2009 |
20090136802 | SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL - A solid polymer fuel cell includes: a membrane and electrode assembly in which a solid polymer electrolyte membrane is sandwiched between a fuel electrode and an oxidant electrode; an oxidant channel which is formed on an oxidant electrode side of the membrane and electrode assembly, and supplies oxidant to the oxidant electrode; and a water-repellent membrane which is formed between the oxidant electrode and the oxidant channel, and has a vapor permeation property. Thus, the solid polymer fuel cell is provided in which the disturbance of the oxidant gas supply that is caused by the deposition and contact of the droplet can be suppressed. | 05-28-2009 |
20090169975 | Electrode, Fuel Cell Electrode, Fuel Cell, and Production Method of Electrode - An electrode has a metal fiber sheet and a thin sheet metal pattern connected to the surface of the metal fiber sheet and has a line pattern that runs on the metal fiber sheet. The line pattern includes an annular pattern that is provided on the peripheral edge of the metal fiber sheet and has an inside area, and the line pattern includes a bridge portion dividing the inside area of the annular pattern. | 07-02-2009 |
20090233127 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - In a viewpoint of the invention, a fuel cell system includes a fuel cell configured to generate a electric power by using fuel; a first assisting power source; a protecting circuit connected to the first assisting power source and configured to detect a failure in the first assisting power source; an auxiliary unit configured to supply the fuel to the fuel cell; a control circuit configured to control the fuel cell and the auxiliary unit; a first power converter configured to drive the control circuit by using electric power from the first assisting power source; and a first synthesizing section configured to synthesize a first electric power from the fuel cell and a second electric power from the first assisting power source to supply a synthesized power to a load. | 09-17-2009 |
20090263698 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL - A fuel cell system which allows uniform fuel distribution to respective fuel cells, comprising: a plurality of fuel cells | 10-22-2009 |
20090305096 | Liquid fuel supply type fuel cell, fuel cell electrode, and methods for manufacturing same - A liquid fuel supply type fuel cell is provided in which water present in the oxidizer electrode is promptly removed and evaporated, thereby achieving high output. A fuel cell electrode and methods for manufacturing the same are also provided. In a fuel cell, a base material is provided with a hydrophobic layer on the surface in contact with a catalyst layer for discharging water promptly, and a hydrophilic layer from the hydrophobic layer towards the outside of the cell for evaporating water which has passed through the hydrophobic layer from the surface. | 12-10-2009 |
20090317689 | LIQUID SUPPLY CONTAINER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH THE SAME - A liquid supply container ( | 12-24-2009 |
20100055510 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell includes a power generation part as an electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly formed of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, a fuel electrode arranged in contact with one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and an oxygen electrode arranged in contact with the other side of the membrane, and a fuel supply part for storing and supplying an alcohol fuel to the fuel electrode. The fuel supply part is composed of a high-concentration fuel tank for storing and supplying a highly-concentrated fuel and a water fuel tank for storing and supplying a water fuel. The fuel is gasified and supplied to the power generation part through a fuel gasification/supply layer provided between at least the high-concentration fuel tank and the fuel electrode. | 03-04-2010 |
20100190091 | LIQUID SUPPLY CONTAINER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SAME - A liquid supply container ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100196797 | LIQUID SUPPLY CONTAINER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - What is provided is a liquid supply container capable of minimizing, after the supply of liquid in a liquid reservoir to a liquid acceptor has been completed, the amount of the liquid remaining in the liquid reservoir. A liquid supply container | 08-05-2010 |