Patent ID: 8110318
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell comprising an electrolyte electrode assembly and a pair of separators sandwiching said electrolyte electrode assembly, said electrolyte electrode assembly including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte interposed between said anode and said cathode, wherein each of said separators includes first and second plates which are stacked together; an oxygen-containing gas channel for supplying an oxygen-containing gas to said cathode, and a fuel gas channel for supplying a fuel gas to said anode are formed between said first and second plates; said oxygen-containing gas channel forms an oxygen-containing gas pressure chamber over an electrode surface of said cathode such that said second plate is interposed between said oxygen-containing gas pressure chamber and said cathode, and said fuel gas channel forms a fuel gas pressure chamber over an electrode surface of said anode such that said first plate is interposed between said fuel gas pressure chamber and said anode; a third plate for dividing said fuel gas channel and said oxygen-containing gas channel is provided between said first and second plates; said fuel gas pressure chamber is divided into a plurality of pressure chambers by partitions; and reforming catalyst for reforming a hydrocarbon fuel before consumption to produce a fuel gas is provided in at least one of said divided pressure chambers.