Cathode structure of fuel cell
AssigneeJiangsu Horizon New Energy Technologies Co. Ltd.
InventorsZhijun Gu, Koschany Arthur
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Abstract
A cathode structure of a fuel cell is disclosed. The cathode structure comprises a cathode diffusion layer, wherein an air permeability adjusting structure is arranged around the cathode diffusion layer, and the cathode air permeability of the air permeability adjusting structure gradually varies in the flow direction of fluid. According to the cathode structure of a fuel cell, by means of arranging the air permeability adjusting structure, with variable cathode air permeability around the cathode diffusion layer, the difference caused by different temperatures and humidity is subtly compensated for, thus improving the problem of water accumulation or dehydration in a cathode structure of a fuel cell, and effectively improving the water management of the fuel cell.
Claims10
A cathode structure of a fuel cell, comprising:
- a cathode diffusion layer, wherein an air permeability adjusting structure is arranged around the cathode diffusion layer, and a cathode air permeability of the air permeability adjusting structure gradually varies along with fluid flow, wherein:
- the air permeability adjusting structure includes:
- a mixed layer between the cathode diffusion layer and a catalyst layer through which cooling fluid flows from a cooling fluid inlet at a back side to a cooling fluid outlet at a front side, and
- a flow channel layer having a plurality of flow channels adjacent to the cathode diffusion layer through which oxygen-supply air flows horizontally from an oxygen-supply air flow inlet to an oxygen-supply air flow outlet,
- wherein the cooling fluid and the oxygen-supply air flow through physically separate pathways, such that:
- the cooling fluid flows through density regions in the mixed layer having decreasing air permeability from the cooling fluid inlet to the cooling fluid outlet, and
- the oxygen-supply air flows through the flow channels having increasing air permeability from the oxygen-supply air flow inlet to the oxygen-supply air flow outlet.
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