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US5262250A
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Structure of electrochemical cell for wetting diaphragm of solid polymer electrolyte
Assignee: University of Yamanashi NUC
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Filing: 1992-02-13
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Granted: 1993-11-16
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Expires: 2012-02-13
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an electrochemical cell having a structure of wetting diaphragm made of a solid polymer electrolyte in which at least a narrow path for supplying water to the solid polymer electrolyte is formed. According to the electrochemical cell of this invention, the elevation of performance of the above cell is contemplated by increasing ionic conductivity and excluding burdensome control of water vapor in a reaction gas by means of adding water in the solid polymer electrolyte through the narrow path.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahoro Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 06:06
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/86; H01M4/90; H01M4/92; H01M4/925; H01M4/926; C; C25; C25B; C25B13/00; C25B15/00; H01M8/00; H01M8/04; H01M8/04291; H01M8/10; H01M8/1007; H01M8/04082; H01M8/04089; H01M8/04119; H01M8/1004; H01M8/1016; H01M8/1018; H01M8/102; H01M8/1023; H01M8/1039; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
33 words
An electrochemical cell comprising a diaphragm comprised of a solid polymer electrolyte, wherein at least one narrow path for supplying water to the solid polymer electrolyte is embedded within the solid polymer electrolyte.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electrochemical cell comprising a diaphragm comprised of a solid polymer electrolyte, wherein at least one narrow path for supplying water to the solid polymer electrolyte is embedded within the solid polymer electrolyte.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The electrochemical cell as claimed in claim 1, wherein the narrow path in the solid polymer electrolyte is formed by anti-corrosive twisted yarns embedded in the solid polymer electrolyte at a uniform interval in the same direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The electrochemical cell as claimed in claim 1, wherein the diaphragm, comprised of the solid polymer electrolyte, is disposed between anode and a cathode of said electrochemical cell and wherein the narrow path formed in the solid polymer electrolyte is located in a portion of the diaphragm closer to the cathode side.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electrochemical cell as claimed in claim 1, wherein the narrow path formed in the solid polymer electrolyte is located in a portion of the diaphragm closer to the anode side.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The electrochemical cell as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water is supplied in the form of water vapor and wherein the amount and the supply speed of the water vapor can be changed by compulsorily supplying by means of a pump.
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