Monitor device for fuel cell
First Claim
1. A monitor device for monitoring operating condition of a fuel cell, said fuel cell including an electrolyte electrode assembly and separators sandwiching said electrolyte electrode assembly, said electrolyte electrode assembly including a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte interposed between said electrodes, said monitor device comprising:
- an internal information detection mechanism for detecting internal information of said fuel cell;
a transmission mechanism for transmitting said detected internal information via wireless communication; and
a receiver mechanism provided outside said fuel cell for receiving said internal information transmitted via wireless communication, wherein said internal information detection mechanism and said transmission mechanism are provided inside seal members of said separators.
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Abstract
A seal space is formed between first and second metal separators of a power generation cell. A device body is disposed in the seal space. The device body includes a voltage measurement sensor and a transmission mechanism. The voltage measurement sensor measures the voltage generated during operation of the power generation cell. The transmission mechanism transmits information of the voltage measured by the voltage measurement sensor via wireless communication. The voltage measurement sensor and the transmission mechanism are embedded in an electromagnetic/heat resistant shield member, and attached to a surface of the second metal separator.
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7 Claims
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1. A monitor device for monitoring operating condition of a fuel cell, said fuel cell including an electrolyte electrode assembly and separators sandwiching said electrolyte electrode assembly, said electrolyte electrode assembly including a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte interposed between said electrodes, said monitor device comprising:
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an internal information detection mechanism for detecting internal information of said fuel cell;
a transmission mechanism for transmitting said detected internal information via wireless communication; and
a receiver mechanism provided outside said fuel cell for receiving said internal information transmitted via wireless communication, wherein said internal information detection mechanism and said transmission mechanism are provided inside seal members of said separators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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