Abstract: A membrane-electrode binder for a fuel cell, a method of manufacturing the binder, and a fuel cell comprising the binder are provided, in which the membrane-electrode binder comprises a dual electrode constituted by a first electrode and a second electrode in a two-layer form, and a polymer electrolyte membrane disposed on the dual electrode, the dual electrode comprising an electrode substrate and a catalyst layer formed thereon. In detail, the membrane-electrode binder comprises the dual electrode that is constituted by the first electrode obtained by using a PBI-based binder, the second electrode obtained by using a PTFE-based binder, and an inorganic acid doped PBI-based polymer electrolyte membrane disposed on the dual electrode and coming in contact with the first electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a reinforced matrix for molten carbonate fuel cell, wherein a mechanical strength of the matrix is increased by adding a reinforcing agent having a low melting point.

Abstract: The present invention, by coating the polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells with inorganic thin films via a PECVD method or a reactive sputtering method, reduces the methanol crossover sizably without seriously reducing the ionic conductivity of polymer electrolyte membranes, thereby, when applied to fuel cells, realizes a high performance of fuel cells. A surface of membrane can be coated with inorganic thin films made of inorganic materials, which are for example silicone oxide, titanium oxide, etc., so as to make composite polymer electrolyte membrane. For coating, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method or reactive method can be used.

Abstract: Disclosed is a unit cell of a honeycomb-type solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) having a plurality of channels. The channels include cathode channels and anode channels. The cathode channels and anode channels are set up alternately in the unit cell. A collector is installed inside each of the cathode channels and the anode channels, and a packing material is packed into the channels having the collector. Disclosed also is a stack including the unit cells and methods for manufacturing the unit cell and the stack.

Abstract: A method of managing the operation of machines that perform washing and drying operations according to payment made by customers is provided. The method includes recording operating information of a laundry room machine, and transmitting at least one of recorded times and recorded operating information of the laundry room machine in response to a request from a communicator.

Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst for a partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel in the form of disk having through-hole. In addition, according to the invention, there is provided a fuel reforming apparatus and method using the catalyst. The catalyst for a partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel according to the invention makes it possible to progress the partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel smoothly, to improve the efficiency when reforming the fuel and to simplify the fuel reforming reactor. According to the fuel reforming apparatus and method, since the heat of reaction is efficiently controlled and used, a simple on-off operation, reduction of starting time and a stable operational condition are accomplished, which are indispensably required for a fuel reforming system in fuel cells, such as household, portable and car fuel cells.

Abstract: Disclosed is a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) that prevents an electrolyte membrane from being damaged upon the fabrication of a single cell or a stack of fuel cells. The MEA further includes a guard gasket interposed between conventional gaskets, wherein the guard gasket has a thickness corresponding to 70%-95% of the thickness of the electrolyte membrane. The MEA ensures mechanical protection of the electrolyte membrane, and thus prevents the electrolyte membrane from being damaged by an excessive binding pressure upon the fabrication of a single cell or a stack of fuel cells. Furthermore, the contact resistance between the electrolyte membrane and the catalyst layer and the contact resistance between the gas diffusion layer and the catalyst layer can be minimized, thereby improving the quality of a fuel cell.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reinforced matrix for a molten carbonate fuel cell comprising a porous aluminum support and a lithium aluminate tape-cast on the porous aluminum support. Further, disclosed is a method for preparing the molten carbonate fuel cell comprising the reinforced matrix comprising steps of tape-casting a lithium aluminate on a porous aluminum support so as to prepare a reinforced matrix (S1), making a unit cell or a stack of the unit cells using the reinforced matrix (S2) and heat treating the unit cell or the stack so as to oxidize aluminum in the support into lithium aluminate (S3). According to the present invention, the method is simple and economic, and the mass production of the matrix is easy, and strength of the matrix can be increased effectively and therefore there is no worry about fracture or crack.

Abstract: A laundry room machine and a drying method thereof are provided. The laundry room machine may includes a payment device for collecting a payment for operation of the laundry room machine. The laundry room machine performs drying of laundry items for a preset dry time corresponding to a selected drying course. The drying method includes determining a condition of the laundry items by measuring a humidity level, and either sustaining the preset dry time or resetting a hot air supplying time and cooling time based on the determined condition of the laundry items.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for portable fuel cell and an operation method thereof, wherein stabilization state after initial operation can be determined using OCV.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for fabricating a carbon material, by which carbon fibers or carbon tubes, particularly branched carbon fibers or carbon tubes, are obtained via a so-called self-growing process without using external carbon sources. The carbon material obtained by the method has a large specific surface area and further includes a metal catalyst, and thus may be used in cell materials for a fuel cell or secondary battery, hydrogen storage devices, capacitors, solar cells, display panel or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is a Ni-Al alloy anode for molten carbonate fuel cell made by in-situ sintering the Ni-Al alloy. Further, disclosed is a method for preparing the same comprising steps of preparing a sheet with Ni-Al alloy powders (S1); and installing the sheet in a fuel cell without any heat treatment for sintering the Ni-Al alloy in the sheet and then in-situ sintering the Ni-Al alloy in the sheet during a pretreatment process of the cell with the sheet (S2), wherein a reaction activity of the Ni-Al alloy anode can be maintained, the method is simple and economic, and a mass production of the Ni-Al alloy anode and a scale-up in the method are easy.

Abstract: A membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) is prepared by a low-temperature transfer method. A binder-free carbon layer is formed on a transfer substrate so as to avoid decreased performance due to the formation of a skin layer caused by the interfacial segregation of the ionomer or binder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a honeycomb type SOFC wherein a first material, density of which is lowered upon phase-transition, a second material having higher thermal expansion coefficient than that of an electrode supporter, or a composite material of the first and second materials is filled in the electrode channel to which the collector is bonded as a material which can form an oxide under the electrode atmosphere, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hybrid-type power supplying apparatus which may use a fuel cell device as a main power supplier for a robot and a rechargeable battery as an auxiliary power supplier for the robot. In the hybrid-type power supplying apparatus, when the power consumption of the robot exceeds the selected amount of power generation of the fuel cell device, the loads of the rechargeable battery and the fuel cell stack can be managed in such a manner that power is supplied from the rechargeable battery to the robot as an auxiliary power for the robot supplementing the main power for the robot.

Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-layered electrode for fuel cell and a method for producing the same, wherein the electrode can be operated under non-humidification and normal temperature, the flooding of the electrode catalyst layer can be prevented, and the long-term operation characteristic can be increased due to the prevention of the loss of the electrode catalyst layer.

Abstract: A separation plate having a gas flow path is segmented for analyzing MEA performance without segmenting an electrode or a gas diffusion layer. In advance, a MEA is operated for a long time in a real stack environment using a typical separation plate which is not segmented, and then the segmented separation plate for analyzing MEA performance is mounted to the MEA.

Abstract: A separator for cooling an MCFC has a cooling gas flow path provided in the separator, a cooling anode gas or a cooling cathode gas flowing through the cooling gas flow path, the cooling anode gas or the cooling cathode gas having a temperature lower than that of a general anode gas or a general cathode gas which is supplied to an anode or a cathode of the MCFC.

Abstract: A direct internal reforming system of ethanol for a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) is provided. An MCFC anode for a direct internal reforming of ethanol, a manufacturing process thereof, and a direct internal reforming method in MCFC where an ethanol solution is injected into the anode are provided. by the simple process of coating the surface of the anode with small quantity of catalyst, the drawback in that the performance of MCFC is degraded when the ethanol is directly used as a fuel is overcome. Further, an additional apparatus such as an external reforming apparatus and additional cost for pelletizing the catalyst powders are not required, which is economical. Furthermore, the performance improvement enables long-term operation, which contributes to commercialization of MCFC.

Abstract: A partially sulfonated polybenzimidazole based polymer for fuel cell membrane is prepared by copolymerizing monomers of 3,3?-diaminobenzidine, isophthalic acid and 5-sulfoisophthalic acid to obtain a partially sulfonated polybenzimidazole, and doping the partially sulfonated polybenzimidazole with inorganic acid.