Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120135322 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell module, a water supply apparatus for supplying water to the fuel cell module, a water container for supplying the water to the water supply apparatus, a condenser for condensing water vapor in an exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell module and supplying the condensed water to the water container. The water container has a supply port for supplying the water from the condenser to the water container, and a discharge port for sending the water to the water supply apparatus, and a water channel having a serpentine pattern as a passage of the water from the supply port to the discharge port. An ion exchanger section is provided in the water channel. | 05-31-2012 |
20120301815 | FUEL CELL - In a fuel cell, an electrolyte electrode assembly is sandwiched by a pair of separators, which include a sandwiching section having a fuel gas channel for supplying a fuel gas to an anode and a fuel gas inlet for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel gas channel, a bridge having a fuel gas supply channel for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel gas channel, and a fuel gas supply section having a fuel gas supply passage for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel gas supply channel. During operation of the fuel cell, a pressure loss P | 11-29-2012 |
20130244130 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes a first separator including a sandwiching section for sandwiching an electrolyte electrode assembly, a fuel gas supply section, and a first load absorbing mechanism for absorbing a load applied in a stacking direction. A fuel gas supply passage extends through the fuel gas supply section in the stacking direction, and the first load absorbing mechanism is provided in the fuel gas supply section. The first load absorbing mechanism includes coupling members and seal members. The coupling members couple fuel gas supply sections of a pair of the first separators together, and have spring property for absorbing the load in the stacking direction. The seal members prevent leakage of the fuel gas from the fuel gas supply section. | 09-19-2013 |
20130252127 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes a first separator and a second separator. The first separator includes a first sandwiching section for sandwiching an electrolyte electrode assembly, a fuel gas supply section, and a first bridge section. A fuel gas supply passage extends through the fuel gas supply section in the stacking direction. The second separator includes a second sandwiching section for sandwiching the electrolyte electrode assembly, an oxygen-containing gas supply section, and a second bridge section. An oxygen-containing gas supply passage extends through the oxygen-containing gas supply section. A first displacement absorbing mechanism, a second displacement absorbing mechanism, a third displacement absorbing mechanism and a fourth displacement absorbing mechanism are provided in the fuel gas supply section, the oxygen-containing gas supply section, the first sandwiching section and the second sandwiching section for absorbing displacement generated in the fuel cell stack. | 09-26-2013 |
20140242484 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a first area where an exhaust gas combustor and a start-up combustor are provided, an annular second area disposed around the first area where a heat exchanger is provided, an annular third area disposed around the second area where a reformer is provided, and an annular fourth area disposed around the third area where an evaporator is provided. The fuel cell module includes a first partition plate having first combustion gas holes, a second partition plate having second combustion gas holes, and a third partition plate having third combustion gas holes. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242485 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a first area where an exhaust gas combustor and a start-up combustor are provided, an annular second area disposed around the first area where a heat exchanger is provided, an annular third area disposed around the second area where a reformer is provided, and an annular fourth area disposed around the third area where an evaporator is provided. In the first area, the exhaust gas combustor and the start-up combustor are provided coaxially in the same space. | 08-28-2014 |
20140287332 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a first area where an exhaust gas combustor and a start-up combustor are provided, an annular second area disposed around the first area where a heat exchanger is provided, an annular third area disposed around the second area where a reformer is provided, and an annular fourth area disposed around the third area where an evaporator is provided, and a condensed water collecting mechanism for collecting condensed water produced by condensation of water vapor in a combustion gas by allowing the condensed water to flow through the fourth area, then, the third area, then, the second area, and then, the first area. | 09-25-2014 |
20150050573 | FUEL CELL MODULE WITH HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger of a fuel cell module includes a plurality of heat exchange pipes connected to an oxygen-containing gas supply chamber at one end, and connected to an oxygen-containing gas discharge chamber at the other end. An end of an oxygen-containing gas inlet pipe for guiding the oxygen-containing gas to the oxygen-containing gas supply chamber is provided in the oxygen-containing gas supply chamber. A plurality of first inlet holes extend through the oxygen-containing gas inlet pipe in an axial direction, and a plurality of second inlet holes extend through the oxygen-containing gas inlet pipe radially. The total area of openings of the first inlet holes is smaller than the total area of openings of the second inlet holes. | 02-19-2015 |