Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080241611 | MCFC anode for direct internal reforming of ethanol, manufacturing process thereof, and method for direct internal reforming in MCFC containing the anode - A direct internal reforming system of ethanol for a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) is provided. An MCFC anode for a direct internal reforming of ethanol, a manufacturing process thereof, and a direct internal reforming method in MCFC where an ethanol solution is injected into the anode are provided. by the simple process of coating the surface of the anode with small quantity of catalyst, the drawback in that the performance of MCFC is degraded when the ethanol is directly used as a fuel is overcome. Further, an additional apparatus such as an external reforming apparatus and additional cost for pelletizing the catalyst powders are not required, which is economical. Furthermore, the performance improvement enables long-term operation, which contributes to commercialization of MCFC. | 10-02-2008 |
20080241620 | SEPARATOR FOR COOLING MCFC, MCFC INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR COOLING MCFC USING THE SEPARATOR - A separator for cooling an MCFC has a cooling gas flow path provided in the separator, a cooling anode gas or a cooling cathode gas flowing through the cooling gas flow path, the cooling anode gas or the cooling cathode gas having a temperature lower than that of a general anode gas or a general cathode gas which is supplied to an anode or a cathode of the MCFC. | 10-02-2008 |
20090238711 | Ni-Al ALLOY ANODE FOR MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL MADE BY IN-SITU SINTERING THE Ni-Al ALLOY AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed is a Ni-Al alloy anode for molten carbonate fuel cell made by in-situ sintering the Ni-Al alloy. Further, disclosed is a method for preparing the same comprising steps of preparing a sheet with Ni-Al alloy powders (S1); and installing the sheet in a fuel cell without any heat treatment for sintering the Ni-Al alloy in the sheet and then in-situ sintering the Ni-Al alloy in the sheet during a pretreatment process of the cell with the sheet (S2), wherein a reaction activity of the Ni-Al alloy anode can be maintained, the method is simple and economic, and a mass production of the Ni-Al alloy anode and a scale-up in the method are easy. | 09-24-2009 |
20100075202 | MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING GUARD GASKET - Disclosed is a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) that prevents an electrolyte membrane from being damaged upon the fabrication of a single cell or a stack of fuel cells. The MEA further includes a guard gasket interposed between conventional gaskets, wherein the guard gasket has a thickness corresponding to 70%-95% of the thickness of the electrolyte membrane. The MEA ensures mechanical protection of the electrolyte membrane, and thus prevents the electrolyte membrane from being damaged by an excessive binding pressure upon the fabrication of a single cell or a stack of fuel cells. Furthermore, the contact resistance between the electrolyte membrane and the catalyst layer and the contact resistance between the gas diffusion layer and the catalyst layer can be minimized, thereby improving the quality of a fuel cell. | 03-25-2010 |
20100203415 | UNIT CELL OF HONEYCOMB-TYPE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, STACK USING THE UNIT CELL AND METHOD MANUFACTURING THE UNIT CELL AND STACK - Disclosed is a unit cell of a honeycomb-type solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) having a plurality of channels. The channels include cathode channels and anode channels. The cathode channels and anode channels are set up alternately in the unit cell. A collector is installed inside each of the cathode channels and the anode channels, and a packing material is packed into the channels having the collector. Disclosed also is a stack including the unit cells and methods for manufacturing the unit cell and the stack. | 08-12-2010 |
20100279197 | Membrane-electrode binder having dual electrode, method of manufacturing the binder, and fuel cell comprising the same - A membrane-electrode binder for a fuel cell, a method of manufacturing the binder, and a fuel cell comprising the binder are provided, in which the membrane-electrode binder comprises a dual electrode constituted by a first electrode and a second electrode in a two-layer form, and a polymer electrolyte membrane disposed on the dual electrode, the dual electrode comprising an electrode substrate and a catalyst layer formed thereon. In detail, the membrane-electrode binder comprises the dual electrode that is constituted by the first electrode obtained by using a PBI-based binder, the second electrode obtained by using a PTFE-based binder, and an inorganic acid doped PBI-based polymer electrolyte membrane disposed on the dual electrode and coming in contact with the first electrode. In the configuration of the dual electrode, the PBI-based binder used for manufacturing the first electrode contributes to enhancing an adhesive strength with the inorganic acid doped PBI-based polymer electrolyte membrane, and the PTFE-based binder used for manufacturing the second electrode contributes to suppressing the emission of an inorganic acid from the inorganic acid doped PBI-based polymer electrolyte membrane, together improving the performance of a fuel cell. | 11-04-2010 |
20110217614 | DIRECT FORMIC ACID FUEL CELL PERFORMING REAL TIME MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL OF CONCENTRATION OF FORMIC ACID AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a direct formic acid fuel cell and a method of operation thereof capable of maintaining performance constantly through implementing the real time measurement and control of formic acid concentration. | 09-08-2011 |
20120196204 | MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS INCLUDING REINFORCED LITHIUM ALUMINATE MATRIX, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING LITHIUM SOURCE - Disclosed is a molten carbonate fuel cell comprising a reinforced lithium aluminate matrix, a cathode, an anode, a cathode frame channel and an anode frame channel, wherein at least one of the cathode frame channel and the anode frame channel is filled with a lithium source. Disclosed also are a method for producing the same, and a method for supplying a lithium source. The molten carbonate fuel cell in which a lithium source is supplied to an electrode has high mechanical strength and maintains stability of electrolyte to allow long-term operation. | 08-02-2012 |
20140335442 | METHOD OF PREPARING NICKEL-ALUMINUM ALLOY POWDER AT LOW TEMPERATURE - Provided is a method for preparing nickel-aluminum alloy powder at low temperature, which is simple and economical and is capable of solving the reactor corrosion problem. The method for preparing nickel-aluminum alloy powder at low temperature includes: preparing a powder mixture by mixing nickel powder and aluminum powder in a reactor and adding aluminum chloride into the reactor (S1); vacuumizing the inside of the reactor and sealing the reactor (S2); and preparing nickel-aluminum alloy powder by heat-treating the powder mixture in the sealed reactor at low temperature (S3). | 11-13-2014 |