Abstract: A battery cell module includes an enclosure having an electrically non-conductive perimeter and at least one cover formed from a thermally conductive material. The cover has a substantially flat inner surface and sealingly engages the electrically non-conductive perimeter. A plurality of series-interconnected battery cells are placed together into facing contact with each other, an exterior one of the battery cells in facing contact with the inner surface of the cover to facilitate heat transfer therethrough and to provide a desired compression against the series-interconnected battery cells. A first end of the series-interconnected battery cells includes a positive terminal end, and a second end of the series-interconnected battery cells including a negative terminal end, the series-interconnected battery cells the positive and negative terminal ends extending through the electrically non-conductive perimeter.

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a cathode electrode, a solid oxide electrolyte, and an anode electrode having a first portion and a second portion, such that the first portion is located between the electrolyte and the second portion. The anode electrode comprises a cermet comprising a nickel containing phase and a ceramic phase. The first portion of the anode electrode contains a lower porosity and a lower ratio of the nickel containing phase to the ceramic phase than the second portion of the anode electrode. The nickel containing phase in the second portion of the anode electrode comprises nickel and at least one other metal which has a lower electrocatalytic activity than nickel.

Abstract: The plant with high temperature fuel cells includes a multi component sleeve for a cell stack. Axially directed chambers for an afterburning process are arranged between the periphery of the stack and an outer region of the sleeve. A construction which fixes the chambers includes a corset-like cage, the cross-section of which perpendicular to the stack axis has essentially the shape of a regular polygon. An afterburning chamber is associated with each corner of this polygon. Radial spring forces respectively act from the corners onto the associated chamber and thereby press sealing edges of the chamber onto sealing strips between chamber and stack. The sealing edges form a closed edge of a trough-like space. The trough-like space is connected via a narrow passage with an axial collection passage for exhaust gas. This collecting passage is arranged between the trough-like space and the corner.

Abstract: A battery pack is loaded and unloaded to and from a battery mounting portion while sliding one surface thereof in the battery mounting portion. The one surface is provided with a pair of insertion guide grooves extending along the sliding direction and spaced from each other in the sliding direction. Each of the insertion guide grooves has an end portion fronting on a side surface of a battery main body.

Abstract: According to the invention, a fuel cell is operated at a working temperature of between 60° C. and 110° C. and thermally insulated from the exterior, the waste air from the cathode being cooled by a surplus of incoming air that is provided for the reaction. The supplied fuel is pre-heated during the exchange of heat. The fuel cell that is operated according to said method can be used in systems that are restricted by exposure to thermal stress and can be produced in a cost-effective manner.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes: a particle containing a positive electrode material capable of intercalating and deintercalating an electrode reactant; and a film provided in at least a part of the particle and having a peak of C2H5S+, C3H7S+ or C4H9S+ obtained by cation analysis by time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry.

Abstract: The subject of the present invention relates to a method and a protector for reducing degradation of fuel cell systems at transitions in operation, in particular at electrodes or catalysts in a combustion chamber of a stack of a PEM fuel cell system in startup and shutoff events of the fuel cell system. A switchable material delivery device is provided for varying a delivery of material to the fuel cell system, so that a transition from a first state of the fuel cell system to a second state of the fuel cell system can be initiated, such that a potential difference between different electrodes can be effected. At least one reducing mechanism is provided for reducing the potential difference between the different electrodes during the transition, in which the reducing mechanism includes at least one compensating device for an unequal gas distribution by reducing the proportions causing degradation, to reduce degradation.

Abstract: An integrated dry gas fuel cell (IDG-FC) is provided. The IDG-FC includes at least one solid oxide fuel cell having an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode. The IDG-FC further includes a conversion bed, where carbon dioxide gas is provided to the conversion bed to convert carbon monoxide gas from the carbon dioxide gas. Solid carbonaceous fuel is provided to the conversion bed to promote the gas conversion. The carbon monoxide is provided as fuel to the anode, and air is supplied to the cathode to provide oxygen for oxidation of the carbon monoxide at the anode to generate electric power. This new process does not require water, and supplies the oxygen required for the oxidation reaction through an ionically selective solid oxide electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a negative electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery is provided. The active material includes a titanium oxide compound having a crystal structure of a monoclinic titanium dioxide and having a crystallite, the crystallite having a crystallite size of 5 to 25 nm when it is calculated by using the half width of the peak of a (110) plane obtained by a powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) method using a Cu—K? ray.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock, comprising: a) supplying a gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feedstock and steam to a reaction zone comprising a steam reforming catalyst and catalytically reforming the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock to produce a reformed gas comprising hydrogen and carbon dioxide; b) supplying a molecular oxygen-comprising gas to the permeate side of a first hydrogen separation membrane; c) contacting a part of the hydrogen with a first hydrogen separation membrane, allowing the hydrogen to permeate through the first hydrogen separation membrane and combusting the hydrogen with the molecular oxygen at a permeate side of the first hydrogen separation membrane to produce all heat necessary for catalytic reforming the hydrocarbonaceous feedstock; d) contacting the remainder of the hydrogen with a second hydrogen separation membrane, which is separate from the first hydrogen separation membrane, and allowing the hydroge

Abstract: In a fuel cell system of the invention, a hydrogen leakage detection process closes a shutoff valve, which shuts off a supply of hydrogen from a hydrogen supply unit into a hydrogen supply flow path, and opens a pressure regulator, which reduces a pressure of hydrogen in the hydrogen supply flow path, so as to keep the hydrogen supply flow path in a state with no pressure regulation and make the fuel cell system in a leakage detectable state. In this leakage detectable state, the hydrogen leakage detection process measures at least one of a pressure and a flow rate as a state quantity of hydrogen in the hydrogen supply flow path that feeds the supply of hydrogen to fuel cells. The hydrogen leakage detection process analyzes a detected behavior of the state quantity in the leakage detectable process and specifies the occurrence of a hydrogen leakage in the downstream of the hydrogen supply unit.

Abstract: A process for producing a porous laminate having many micropores interconnected in the thickness direction, which comprises: a step in which a laminate is produced which comprises at least three layers comprising an interlayer made of a thermoplastic resin having a hard segment and a soft segment and two nonporous outer layers made of a filler-containing resin and located as outer layers respectively on both sides of the interlayer; a step in which the laminate obtained is impregnated with a supercritical or subcritical fluid and this state is relieved to vaporize the fluid and thereby make the interlayer porous; and a step in which the two nonporous outer layers located respectively on both sides are made porous by stretching.

Abstract: An electrode has a current collector, and an active material-containing layer provided on the current collector and containing active material particles and ceramic particles, and a weight concentration of the ceramic particles to the active material particles in a surface part in the active material-containing layer on the opposite side to the current collector is higher than a weight concentration of the ceramic particles to the active material particles in a lower part in the active material-containing layer on the current collector side. Furthermore, the thickness of the surface part is not less than 30% nor more than 60% of the total thickness of the surface part and the lower part.