Title:
POLYELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL-USE SEPARATOR, POLYELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL, METHOD OF EVALUATING POLYELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL-USE SEPARATOR, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF POLYELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL-USE SEPARATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/117180
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A polyelectrolyte fuel cell-use separator having a surface excellent in condensed water discharging performance despite a low pressure loss of supply gas, a highly-reliable polyelectrolyte fuel cell capable of sufficiently controlling the occurrence of a flooding phenomenon despite a low pressure loss of supply gas, a method of evaluating a polyelectrolyte fuel cell-use separator capable of accurately evaluating a condensed water discharging performance, and a method of producing a polyelectrolyte fuel cell-use separator having a surface excellent in condensed water discharging performance despite a low pressure loss of supply gas. The polyelectrolyte fuel cell-use separator comprises conductive carbon and a binder solidifying the conductive carbon, wherein a water drop falling angle on the surface of a reaction gas flow path (30C, 40C) formed on at least one main surface is 5 deg. through 45 deg. when a water drop of 50 µL through 80 µL is dropped under conditions of an environmental temperature within a range of 50°C through 90°C and an environmental humidity within a range of absolute humidity of 70% through 100%.
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Inventors:
HATOH KAZUHITO
KANBARA TERUHISA
SHIBATA SOICHI
YASUMOTO EIICHI
UNOKI SHIGEYUKI
NAGASAKI TATSUO
TERANISHI MASATOSHI
KAWASHIMA TSUTOMU
SUKAWA TORU
TAKEBE YASUO
KANBARA TERUHISA
SHIBATA SOICHI
YASUMOTO EIICHI
UNOKI SHIGEYUKI
NAGASAKI TATSUO
TERANISHI MASATOSHI
KAWASHIMA TSUTOMU
SUKAWA TORU
TAKEBE YASUO
Application Number:
PCT/JP2005/009875
Publication Date:
December 08, 2005
Filing Date:
May 30, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD (JP)
HATOH KAZUHITO
KANBARA TERUHISA
SHIBATA SOICHI
YASUMOTO EIICHI
UNOKI SHIGEYUKI
NAGASAKI TATSUO
TERANISHI MASATOSHI
KAWASHIMA TSUTOMU
SUKAWA TORU
TAKEBE YASUO
HATOH KAZUHITO
KANBARA TERUHISA
SHIBATA SOICHI
YASUMOTO EIICHI
UNOKI SHIGEYUKI
NAGASAKI TATSUO
TERANISHI MASATOSHI
KAWASHIMA TSUTOMU
SUKAWA TORU
TAKEBE YASUO
International Classes:
G01N13/02; H01M8/02; H01M8/10; (IPC1-7): H01M8/02; H01M8/10
Foreign References:
JP2004146303A | 2004-05-20 | |||
JP2002270195A | 2002-09-20 | |||
JPH11195422A | 1999-07-21 | |||
JP2001256987A | 2001-09-21 | |||
JPH0726751U | 1995-05-19 | |||
JP2001152138A | 2001-06-05 | |||
JP2002184432A | 2002-06-28 | |||
JP2003331857A | 2003-11-21 | |||
JP2003022811A | 2003-01-24 | |||
JP2003022812A | 2003-01-24 | |||
JPH08138695A | 1996-05-31 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1758185A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sumida, Yoshihiro (3rd Fl. Bo-eki Bldg., 123-1, Higashimachi, Chuo-k, Kobe-shi Hyogo 31, JP)
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