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燃料電池スタックの製造方法

Resumen de: JP2026133767A

【課題】燃料電池スタックの出力のばらつきを抑制できる燃料電池スタックの製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】燃料電池スタックの製造方法は、複数の燃料電池セルと、前記燃料電池セルを挟み込む一対のエンドプレートと、前記エンドプレート同士を締め付ける複数のボルトと、有する燃料電池スタックの製造方法であって、前記燃料電池セルに交流電流を流し、交流抵抗を計測する工程と、前記交流抵抗が目標値となるまで、複数の前記ボルトを締め込む工程と、を備える。【選択図】 図２

燃料電池電極構造および燃料電池電極の製造方法

Resumen de: JP2026133766A

【課題】ＵＶ接着剤を用いてガス拡散層と電極触媒層とを密着させることが可能な燃料電池電極構造を提供する。【解決手段】燃料電池電極構造は、第１電解質層と、前記第１電解質層に、第１接着層を介して積層される第１サブガスケット層と、前記第１電解質層に積層され、前記第１サブガスケット層と隣接する第１触媒層と、前記第１サブガスケット層および前記第１触媒層に重なるように積層される第１ガス拡散層と、を有する第１セル層を備え、前記第１ガス拡散層は、前記第１触媒層と重なる第１領域と、前記第１サブガスケット層または前記第１電解質層と重なる第２領域と、を含み、前記第２領域は、第１貫通孔を含み、前記第１貫通孔にＵＶ接着剤が塗布されている。【選択図】 図１

POROUS MATERIAL FOR HYDROGEN PURIFICATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND HYDROGEN PURIFICATION APPARATUS

Resumen de: US20260241366A1

0000 An object of the present invention is to provide a porous material that has high adsorption and desorption performance for impurities, particularly, methane and carbon dioxide, when used as an adsorbent in a PSA method, and can efficiently perform hydrogen purification, and a method for producing the same, and a hydrogen purification apparatus. In the porous material for hydrogen purification of the present invention, an amount of acetone adsorbed is 12.5% by mass fraction or more, and a pore volume per unit volume of a pore having a size of 0.6 nm or larger and 1.5 nm or smaller is 0.140 mL/mL or more.

POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME

Resumen de: US20260245936A1

0000 The present invention relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane comprising an ion conductor having ionic conductivity, wherein the polymer electrolyte membrane has an initial storage modulus in machine direction (MD) of 500 MPa or greater and an initial storage modulus in transverse direction (TD)/an initial storage modulus in machine direction (MD) of 0.5-1.0.

HYDROPHOBIC BIOBINDER FOR CATHODIC FORMULATION

Resumen de: US20260245916A1

A method of manufacturing of a hydrophobic double emulsion (hydrophobic bio binder) to be integrated in a biocathode ink is disclosed in order to provide a cathodic ink formulation for a hydrophobic biocathode. Also disclosed is a cathodic ink formulation including a mixture of a hydrogel biosourced polymer as a first emulsion with a biosourced hydrophobic wax as a second emulsion, and a bioactive ink which includes mesoporous carbon, water, at least one polymer and a multi-copper enzyme.

RESIDUAL WATER DRAIN SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE

Resumen de: US20260245927A1

An embodiment residual water drain system of a fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, a drain device configured to drain residual water from the fuel cell, and a controller configured to drain the residual water from the fuel cell through the drain device, to turn off the fuel cell, and to convert a vehicle into an EV mode, when charging the vehicle with hydrogen is determined to be necessary.

METHOD FOR REMOVING V2O5 DEPOSITS IN A REDOX FLOW BATTERY MODULE

Resumen de: US20260245932A1

0000 The invention relates to a method for removing V<2>O<5 >deposits in at least one vanadium battery module which is incorporated in a battery system, the method comprising the following steps in the order indicated: —identifying at least one battery module having V<2>O<5 >deposits; —switching off the pumps of the at least one battery module at a time t<1>; switching on the pumps of the at least one battery module at a time t<2>; wherein the length of the time interval Δt=t<2>−t<1 >is selected such that, at time t<2>, a terminal voltage of the at least one battery module is negative, but overcharging of the electrolyte located in the cell assembly of the at least one battery module is avoided, and wherein these steps, with the exception of the first step, take place while the battery system is being discharged.

TANK DEVICE FOR TEMPERATURE PRESSURE RELIEF IN A HYDROGEN TANK

Resumen de: US20260243394A1

A tank device (1) for temperature pressure relief in a hydrogen tank includes at least two tank containers (10) and a supply line (4) that can be connected to the tank containers (10). Each of the at least two tank containers (10) includes at least one shut-off valve (8) at one end (26), the shut-off valve (8) being located between the tank container (10) and the supply line (4). Furthermore, the tank containers (10) are entirely surrounded by a housing element (12) and/or encapsulated, in particular pressure-tightly, towards the surroundings (120) by the housing element (12). At least one sacrificial container (14) is arranged in the tank device (1), the sacrificial container (14) being fluidically connected to the tank containers (10) via a pressure relief valve (13).

Carbon Nanomaterial Supported Single Atom Catalysts and Methods of Preparing Same

Resumen de: US20260245917A1

0000 Provided herein are single atom catalysts embedded in carbon nanomaterials and microwave assisted methods of preparing the same.

ASYNCHRONOUS CONVERSION OF METALS TO METAL CERAMICS

Resumen de: US20260246080A1

A metal-ceramic article and method for creating the same is disclosed in which the article has undergone machining to remove outer surface volume. The article is then treated to enhance the characteristics of at least the machined surface to be comparable to the original surface. In the disclosed application the machining does not extend to an inner layer of the article in which the article consists purely of a metal.

CAPACITIVE-FARADAIC AND PSEUDOCAPACITIVE-FARADAIC FUEL CELLS

Resumen de: US20260242256A1

0000 A system and a method for separation of ions from ions-containing medium is disclosed herein, that utilizes capacitive-faradaic fuel cells (CFFC) particles coated at least partially with catalysts capable of catalyzing redox reactions provided a reductant (fuel) and/or an oxidant, thereby polarizing the particles to more effectively absorb charged species (ions) from the water upon introducing, e.g., H<2 >gas or O<2 >gas, in the medium during the adsorption or regeneration. The same concept is utilized in a hybrid electrochemical cell for providing a system and a method for generating and converting electrochemical energy.

POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SAME

Resumen de: US20260245937A1

0000 The present disclosure relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane, a membrane-electrode assembly comprising same, and an electrochemical device. The polymer electrolyte membrane comprises a porous support and an ion conductor filled in pores of the porous support, wherein the porous support is a polymer electrolyte which is a metal porous support. According to the present disclosure, provided is a polymer electrolyte membrane of which chemical durability and mechanical durability are improved at the same time and which can provide good battery performance.

ZINC-IODINE BATTERY

Resumen de: US20260245980A1

0000 An aqueous rechargeable zinc-iodine battery includes an aqueous electrolyte solution including zinc-iodine; a zinc anode; and a double-layered cathode having: a conductive substrate, and an adsorptive layer disposed over the conductive substrate.

Manifold and methods for distributing slurry-based electrodes in flow battery cells

Resumen de: US20260245928A1

flow battery relies on slurry-type electrode in which particles may be selectively and temporarily plated (relative to a solid/standard electrode). Owing to the comparatively viscous nature of the slurry, specific accommodations for the electrolyte flowpaths must be made, thereby eliminating problematic reaction areas across certain facings of the solid electrode that might otherwise impede slurry flow and/or degrade performance of the battery. Methods of operating such a battery, storing electrical energy, and other related processes are also contemplated.

Rahmenvorrichtung und elektrochemisches Energieumwandlungssystem

Resumen de: DE102025103635A1

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Rahmenvorrichtung (10) für zumindest eine Zellenvorrichtung (110) für ein elektrochemisches Energieumwandlungssystem (100), die Rahmenvorrichtung (10) aufweisend eine Haupterstreckungsebene (XZ) und eine Höhe (Y) orthogonal zur Haupterstreckungsebene (XZ), wobei die Rahmenvorrichtung (10) ein erstes Aufnahmevolumen (20) innerhalb der Höhe (Y) der Rahmenvorrichtung (10) zur Aufnahme einer ersten Gasdiffusionslage (22) des elektrochemischen Energieumwandlungssystems (100) sowie ein zweites Aufnahmevolumen (30) innerhalb der Höhe (Y) der Rahmenvorrichtung (10) zur Aufnahme einer zweiten Gasdiffusionslage (32) des elektrochemischen Energieumwandlungssystems (100) umfasst. Die Rahmenvorrichtung (10) umfasst zumindest einen Fluidkanal (50), wobei der zumindest eine Fluidkanal (50) in dem ersten Aufnahmevolumen (20) und/oder in dem zweiten Aufnahmevolumen (30) mündet und innerhalb der Rahmenvorrichtung (10) integriert ist. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung ein elektrochemisches Energieumwandlungssystem (100), aufweisend zumindest eine Zellenvorrichtung (110) mit einer Rahmenvorrichtung (10).

CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE SYSTEM

Resumen de: US20260241334A1

A CO2 capture system includes an electrochemical cell having a cathode including an anion-conducting ionomer, an anode, spaced apart from the cathode, by an anion exchange membrane, the anode including a support material with an electrocatalyst and a proton-conducting ionomer, and the anion exchange membrane and the anode forming a bipolar interface configured to recombine protons, generated at the anode, and (bi)carbonates, generated at the cathode to capture CO2.

CONTROL DEVICE, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD

Resumen de: US20260245934A1

A control device for a fuel cell system including a fuel cell unit, a humidifier that humidifies cathode gas supplied to the fuel cell unit, and a temperature adjustment device that adjusts the temperature of the fuel cell unit, includes: an estimation unit that derives an estimated deterioration rate of the fuel cell unit, based on a temperature of the cathode gas introduced into the humidifier; and a temperature control unit that controls the temperature adjustment device to lower the temperature of the fuel cell unit when the estimated deterioration rate is higher than a target deterioration rate of the fuel cell unit.

FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY

Resumen de: US20260245939A1

A fuel cell assembly including: a first sidewall mounted to a base, the first sidewall including a first rail configured to cooperate with a fuel cell stack subassembly; a second sidewall mounted to the base opposite to the first sidewall including a second rail; a wet end unit mounted to wet ends of each of the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the wet end unit defining a plurality of manifolds configured to deliver hydrogen, oxygen, and coolant to the fuel cell stack subassembly; a first electronics housing mounted to dry ends of each of the first sidewall and the second sidewall; and a second electronics housing mounted to each one of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the wet end unit, and the first electronics housing to provide a cover of a fuel cell housing configured to house the fuel cell stack subassembly.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EMBOSSING TOOL FOR BIPOLAR PLATES AND EMBOSSING TOOL

Resumen de: US20260241432A1

A method for producing an embossing tool for producing bipolar plates, which has an embossing field, comprises the steps of: milling, in a first step, an erosion electrode and eroding, in a second step, the embossing field or an embossing plate of the embossing field by means of the erosion electrode. An embossing tool for producing bipolar plates has an embossing field wherein the embossing field has a plurality of embossing plates arranged adjacent to one another.

FUEL CELL VEHICLE

Resumen de: US20260241808A1

A fuel cell vehicle includes: a container support mechanism that supports a hydrogen container to cause a longitudinal direction of the hydrogen container and a vehicle length direction of a vehicle to be parallel to a middle part, under a floor of the vehicle, in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle; a motor drive device disposed a front side a rear side in the vehicle length direction of the container support mechanism; and a drive device support mechanism that supports a side, of the motor drive device, that is opposed to the hydrogen container. At least a part of the drive device support mechanism is breakable. An end of the hydrogen container is configured to be moved when a collision load of the vehicle is received, and interfere with the drive device support mechanism to cause the hydrogen container to slide to under the motor drive device.

SHEET-LIKE TITANIUM POROUS BODY

Resumen de: AU2025248120A1

This sheet-like titanium porous body has a contact resistance of no greater than1.4 mΩ/cm2. At least on one surface of the sheet-like titanium porous body, the average pore surface area is 5 μm2 to 20 μm2, the standard deviation of the pore surface area is no greater than 45 μm2, and the number of pores is at least 13.6 or more per 1000 μm2. Optionally, the contact resistance of the sheet-like titanium porous body is no greater than1.0 mΩ/cm2.

FUEL CELL SYSTEM

Resumen de: US20260245925A1

At the time of system start-up, a fuel cell system supplies oxidant gas, performs a fuel pre-charging step of supplying fuel gas until an oxygen concentration remaining in a fuel line from a fuel supply system to a combustion unit becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined concentration at a supply flow rate of the fuel gas at which a fuel concentration of the combustion unit is equal to or lower than a lower explosion limit with respect to a supply flow rate of the oxidant gas, and then performs an ignition step of performing ignition in the combustion unit.

レドックスベース電気透析を利用した廃水処理及び資源循環用多重チャネル膜モジュールシステム

Resumen de: WO2025170255A1

The present invention relates to a multi-channel membrane module system for wastewater treatment and resource circulation using redox-based electrodialysis. Through a redox-mediated bipolar membrane electrodialysis (RBED) in which a redox flow desalination process is combined with a bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPED), the present invention allows for operation at low potentials by a redox reaction having a low operating potential, in lieu of water decomposition of conventional electrodialysis, thereby offering superior energy efficiency. The multi-channel membrane module system employing the redox-mediated electrodialysis enables highly efficient desalination and resource circulation from waste solutions generated during secondary battery production and metal recovery processes, and energy used for the desalination and resource circulation can be recovered, thereby providing high energy efficiency and price competitiveness.

METHOD AND USE FOR CONDITIONING FUEL CELLS

Resumen de: US20260245930A1

0000 A method of conditioning a fuel cell having a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) as well as associated use and fuel cell. The MEA comprises a hydrocarbon-based ionomer catalyst layer. The conditioning process include reducing the oxidant supplied to the cathode side of the MEA either via oxygen cutoff and/or via inert gas purging, while maintaining a current or voltage generated by the fuel cell until either a time condition or a voltage condition is met. The conditioning process according to aspects of the present disclosure is advantageous not only because it provides a solution for the type of MEA that is difficult to condition using conventional approaches, but also because it can activate this type of MEA in an exceptionally short time and at large scale, and allows automated operation to mitigate against human error, both of which can significantly reduce fuel cell manufacturing/operating costs.

A FUEL CELL

Nº publicación: US20260245919A1 20/08/2026

Solicitante:

BRAMBLE ENERGY LTD [GB]
BRAMBLE ENERGY LIMITED

Resumen de: US20260245919A1

0000 The present disclosure provides a fuel cell comprising at least one fuel cell board 200, 201. Each fuel cell board 200, 201 comprises a Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) 113 comprising at least one ion permeable membrane, at least one anode, and at least one cathode, wherein the one or more anodes are arranged on a first surface of the ion permeable membrane and the one or more cathodes are arranged on a second surface of the ion permeable membrane. Each fuel cell board 200, 201 also comprises a first insulating layer comprising at least one first fluid path 101 and a second insulating layer 102 comprising at least one second fluid path. The MEA 113 is located between the first insulating layer 101 and the second insulating layer 102 so that the at least one first fluid path is arranged such that an oxidant fluid can flow to one or more of the cathodes of the at least one fuel cell board and so that the at least one second fluid path is arranged such that a reductant fluid can fluid flow to one or more of the anodes of the at least one fuel cell board. The fuel cell board comprises at least one third fluid path for a heat exchange fluid 302.