JPH01298647A - Cylindrical type solid electrolytic fuel cell - Google Patents

Cylindrical type solid electrolytic fuel cell

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JPH01298647A
JPH01298647A JP63129845A JP12984588A JPH01298647A JP H01298647 A JPH01298647 A JP H01298647A JP 63129845 A JP63129845 A JP 63129845A JP 12984588 A JP12984588 A JP 12984588A JP H01298647 A JPH01298647 A JP H01298647A
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Tadashi Gengo
義 玄後
Koichi Sakamoto
康一 坂本
Tatsuo Kahata
達雄 加幡
Naoyasu Matsuo
松尾 直泰
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CHIYOURIYOU SEKKEI KK
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
Choryo Sekkei KK
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/241Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
    • H01M8/2425High-temperature cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/243Grouping of unit cells of tubular or cylindrical configuration
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    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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    • Y02E60/50Fuel cells

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve volume efficiency to obtain a cylindrical type SOFC of a good efficiency by composing a unit cell of a cylindrical type of an air pole, a fuel pole, an electrolyte, and inter connectors, and forming these cells in a multi-tube structure. CONSTITUTION:The titled fuel cell is composed of a cylindrical type unit cell 11, and cylindrical type unit cells 12, 13 disposed concentrically inside the cell 11 in this order and of smaller diameters than the diameter of the cell 11. The cells 11, 12, 13 are provided with a fuel pole 2, a solid electrolyte 3, an air pole 4, and an inter connector for connecting the fuel pole 2 with the air pole 4 directly. Fuel gas F supplied from a fuel supply tube 14 is let through between the cell 11 and the cell 12, and through the inside of the cells, and air A supplied from an air supply tube 15 is let through between the cell 12 and the cell 13. Useless space in a supporting tube can thus be used effectively, and adjustment of a generation voltage can be achieved easily by connecting the cells 11-13 with each other as desired.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 [産業上の利用分野] 本発明は、円筒型固体電解質燃料電池の改良に関する。[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to improvements in cylindrical solid electrolyte fuel cells.

[従来の技術と課題] 従来、円筒型固体電解質燃料電池(円筒型5OFC)と
しては、円筒型の基体上に薄膜電池を構成したもの(前
者)、あるいは電池自体で円筒を構成したもの(後者)
等が知られている。以下、前者の電池について詳述する
[Conventional Technologies and Issues] Conventionally, cylindrical solid electrolyte fuel cells (cylindrical 5OFC) have either a thin film battery formed on a cylindrical base (the former), or a cell formed into a cylinder itself (the latter). )
etc. are known. The former battery will be described in detail below.

図中の1は、多孔質からなる円筒型の支持管である。こ
の支持管1の上には、燃料極2.固体電解質3.空気極
4.及び燃料極3と空気極4を直接に接続するためのイ
ンタコネクタ5が配設されている。ここで、燃料極2は
、例えば還元されてN1に変化するNl O単独もしく
はN1O−Zr02のサーメットからなる。前記固体電
解質3は、例えばイツトリアで安定化されたジルコニア
(8mo1%Y203 eZr 02)からなる。前記
空気極4は、亜マンガン酸ランタン(LaMnO3)や
亜コバルト酸ランタン(La Co 03 )からなる
。更に、インタコネクタ5は、例えば亜うンタン酸クロ
マイト(La Cr 03 )などのセラミック材料や
、N1−Aノ等の金属材料が用いられる。なお、こうし
た構造の円筒型5OFC6は、第6図に示すように5O
FC外箱7に配列して用いられる。
1 in the figure is a cylindrical support tube made of porous material. On top of this support tube 1 is a fuel electrode 2. Solid electrolyte 3. Air electrode4. And an interconnector 5 for directly connecting the fuel electrode 3 and the air electrode 4 is provided. Here, the fuel electrode 2 is made of, for example, a cermet of NlO alone or N1O-Zr02 which is reduced and changed to N1. The solid electrolyte 3 is made of, for example, yttria-stabilized zirconia (8 mo1% Y203 eZr 02). The air electrode 4 is made of lanthanum manganite (LaMnO3) or lanthanum cobaltite (La Co 03 ). Further, the interconnector 5 is made of a ceramic material such as chromite acetate (La Cr 03 ), or a metal material such as N1-A. Incidentally, the cylindrical 5OFC6 having such a structure is 5OFC6 as shown in FIG.
They are arranged and used in the FC outer box 7.

しかしながら、第5図の円筒型5OFCによれば、支持
管1に中空部があり、体積効率が低くなる。
However, according to the cylindrical 5OFC shown in FIG. 5, the support tube 1 has a hollow portion, resulting in low volumetric efficiency.

本発明は上記事情に鑑みてなされたもので、従来と比べ
て体積効率を向上できると円筒型固体電解質燃料電池を
提供することを目的とする。
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cylindrical solid electrolyte fuel cell that can improve volumetric efficiency compared to conventional ones.

[課題を解決するための手段と作用コ 本発明は、空気極、燃料極、電解質及びインタコネクタ
より円筒型の単位セルを構成し、このセルを多重管構造
にしたことを要旨とする。
[Means and effects for solving the problem] The gist of the present invention is that a cylindrical unit cell is constructed from an air electrode, a fuel electrode, an electrolyte, and an interconnector, and that this cell has a multi-tube structure.

本発明によれば、こうした構成にすることにより、従来
の円筒型5OFCの一構成要素である基体管の中空部を
無駄なく利用し、体積効率を著しく向上できる。
According to the present invention, by adopting such a configuration, the hollow portion of the base tube, which is a component of the conventional cylindrical 5OFC, can be utilized without waste, and the volumetric efficiency can be significantly improved.

[実施例] 以下、第1図〜第3図を参照して説明する。ここで、第
1図は本発明に係る円筒型5OFCの断面図、第2図は
第1図のX−X線に沿う断面図、第3図は同5OFCの
概略を示す斜視図である。
[Example] Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. Here, FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a cylindrical 5OFC according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line X--X in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the 5OFC.

本発明に係る円筒型5OFCは、第3図に示す如く円筒
型単位セル11と、この単位セル11の内側に順次同心
状に配置されしかも該単位セル11の径より小さい円筒
型単位セル12.13とから構成されている。前記単位
セル11.12゜13は、夫々従来技術(第5図)で説
明した如く燃料極2.固体電解質3.空気極4.及び燃
料極2と空気極4を直接接続するためのインタコネクタ
5とから構成されている。ここで、燃料極2の厚みは例
えば100p〜1■で、その材質としては例えばNi系
サーメット、co系サーメット、純Ni、Goなどのも
のが用いられている。前記固体電解質3の材質としては
、例えばY S Z (YttrlaStabiliz
ed Zireonla) 、Ce系、Bi系等が挙げ
られ、極薄がよい。前記空気極4は厚さ100゜〜1■
で、その材質は一般にペロブスカイト系結晶構造の酸化
物導電材を用いる。更に、インタコネクタ5は還元と同
時に酸化にも強い必要があり、Ni Cr 、Ni A
i、Fe NI Coなど耐熱、耐酸化合金の他、La
 Cr O等の酸還元性の強いペロブスカイトも用いら
れる。
As shown in FIG. 3, the cylindrical 5OFC according to the present invention includes a cylindrical unit cell 11, a cylindrical unit cell 12. It consists of 13. The unit cells 11, 12 and 13 each have a fuel electrode 2. Solid electrolyte 3. Air electrode4. and an interconnector 5 for directly connecting the fuel electrode 2 and the air electrode 4. Here, the thickness of the fuel electrode 2 is, for example, 100p to 1cm, and its material is, for example, Ni-based cermet, Co-based cermet, pure Ni, Go, or the like. As the material of the solid electrolyte 3, for example, Y S Z (Yttrla Stabiliz
ed Zireonla), Ce-based, Bi-based, etc., and ultra-thin ones are preferable. The air electrode 4 has a thickness of 100° to 1 cm.
The material is generally an oxide conductive material with a perovskite crystal structure. Furthermore, the interconnector 5 must be resistant to both reduction and oxidation;
In addition to heat-resistant and oxidation-resistant alloys such as i, Fe NI Co, La
Perovskites with strong acid-reducing properties such as Cr 2 O are also used.

前記単位セル11と単位セル12間、及び単位セル13
の内側には、燃料供給管14から送給された燃料ガス(
F)が通るようになっている。また、前記単位セル12
と単位セル13間には、空気供給管15から送給された
空気(A)が通るようになっている。なお、図中の16
はリード、17は絶縁気密質を示す。
Between the unit cell 11 and the unit cell 12, and the unit cell 13
Inside the fuel gas (
F) is now allowed to pass. Further, the unit cell 12
Air (A) supplied from the air supply pipe 15 passes between the unit cell 13 and the unit cell 13 . In addition, 16 in the figure
17 indicates a lead, and 17 indicates an airtight insulation.

しかして、上記実施例に係る円筒型5OFCによれば、
円筒型単位セル11の内側に該単位セル11より径が小
さい円筒型単位セル12.13を夫々順次同心円状に配
設して積層した構造となっているため、次に挙げる効果
を有する。
According to the cylindrical 5OFC according to the above embodiment,
The structure is such that cylindrical unit cells 12 and 13 having a diameter smaller than that of the unit cell 11 are successively arranged concentrically and stacked inside the cylindrical unit cell 11, so that the following effects are achieved.

■単一円筒型5OFCと比べ、従来の支持管内の無駄な
スペースを有効に利用でき、同一体積中に電池有効面積
を同一もしくはそれ以上にすることができる。
■Compared to a single cylindrical 5OFC, the wasted space within the conventional support tube can be used effectively, and the effective battery area can be made the same or larger in the same volume.

■各単位セル11〜13間を適宜接続することにより、
発電電圧の調製が容易になる。
■By appropriately connecting each unit cell 11 to 13,
It becomes easier to adjust the power generation voltage.

■電池の劣化、破損が生じた場合、各単位セル11〜1
3のいずれかを交換するだけでよいため、メンテナンス
がよい。
■If the battery deteriorates or is damaged, each unit cell 11 to 1
Maintenance is good because you only need to replace one of 3.

また、上記実施例に係る円筒型5OFC18を第4図に
示す如く、5OFC外箱6に千鳥状に配列することによ
り、無駄なスペースが少なくなり、体積効率を一層上げ
ることができる。具体的には、20個の円筒型5OFC
(多重管)を千鳥状に配置した場合の体積利用率は2,
3倍であり、3個の多重管を配置した場合でも2倍の体
積利用率となる。
Further, by arranging the cylindrical 5OFCs 18 according to the above embodiment in a staggered manner in the 5OFC outer box 6 as shown in FIG. 4, wasted space can be reduced and volumetric efficiency can be further increased. Specifically, 20 cylindrical 5OFCs
The volume utilization rate when (multiple pipes) are arranged in a staggered manner is 2,
3 times, and even when three multiplexed pipes are arranged, the volume utilization rate is doubled.

なお、上記実施例では、最外側の単位セルが支持管を有
しない構造である場合について述べたが、これに限定さ
れるものではない。
In addition, in the above embodiment, a case was described in which the outermost unit cell had a structure without a support tube, but the structure is not limited to this.

[発明の効果] 以上詳述した如く本発明によれば、従来と比べ体積効率
を著しく向上し得る効率の良い円筒型5OFCを提供で
きる。
[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an efficient cylindrical 5OFC that can significantly improve volumetric efficiency compared to the conventional one.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明の一実施例に係る円筒型5OFCの断面
図、第2図は第1図のX−X線に沿う断面図、第3図は
同5OFCの概略を示す斜視図、第4図は同5OFCを
外箱に千鳥状に配置した場合の説明図、第5図は従来の
円筒型5OFCの説明図、第6図は同5OFCを外箱に
配置した場合の説明図である。 2・・・燃料極、3・・・固体電解質、4・・・空気極
、11〜13・・・単位セル、14・・・燃料供給管、
15・・・空気供給管、16・・・リード、17・・・
絶縁気密質、18・・・円筒型5OFC。 出願人代理人 弁理士 鈴江武彦 第1図 第2図 13   g 3図 p 擾 汀1番1号 三菱重工業株式会社長崎 朱式会社内
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a cylindrical 5OFC according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line X-X in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the 5OFC. Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the same 5OFC arranged in a staggered manner in the outer box, Figure 5 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional cylindrical 5OFC, and Figure 6 is an explanatory diagram of the same 5OFC arranged in the outer box. . 2...Fuel electrode, 3...Solid electrolyte, 4...Air electrode, 11-13...Unit cell, 14...Fuel supply pipe,
15... Air supply pipe, 16... Lead, 17...
Insulating and airtight, 18...Cylindrical 5OFC. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 13 g Figure 3 p No. 1, No. 1, Hanting, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki Shushiki Company

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 空気極、燃料極、電解質及びインタコネクタより円筒型
の単位セルを構成し、このセルを多重管構造にしたこと
を特徴とする円筒型固体電解質燃料電池。
A cylindrical solid electrolyte fuel cell characterized in that a cylindrical unit cell is constituted by an air electrode, a fuel electrode, an electrolyte, and an interconnector, and the cell has a multi-tube structure.
JP63129845A 1988-05-27 1988-05-27 Cylindrical type solid electrolytic fuel cell Pending JPH01298647A (en)

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