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Datos actualizados a 21/05/2016 [16:57:00] Redox-Fluss-Energiespeicher und Verfahren zum Betreiben eines solchen Nº publicación DE102014223143A1 19/05/2016 SIEMENS AG [DE] Solicitantes Die Erfindung betrifft einen Redox-Fluss-Energiespeicher, mit zumindest einer Wandlereinheit zum Wandeln von chemischer in Resumen elektrische und von elektrischer in chemische Energie, mit zumindest einer Speichervorrichtung zum Speichern eines elektrisch leitfähigen liquiden Energieträgers (5), mit zumindest einer Leitung (4) zum Leiten des in der Speichervorrichtung speicherbaren liquiden Energieträgers (5) zu der Wandlereinheit und/oder zum Leiten des liquiden Energieträgers (5) von der Wandlereinheit zu der Speichervorrichtung, wobei die Leitung (4) eine Entkoppelvorrichtung (1) umfasst, und mittels der Entkoppelvorrichtung (1) eine vorbestimmte Menge (8) des liquiden Energieträgers (5) von einem ersten Anteil (10) des liquiden Energieträgers (5) galvanisch abtrennbar ist, wobei der erste Anteil (10) in einem ersten Bereich (2) der Leitung (4) vorhanden ist,; und die galvanisch abgetrennte vorbestimmte Menge (8) des liquiden Energieträgers (5) einem zweiten Anteil (11) des liquiden Energieträgers (5) zuführbar ist, wobei der zweite Anteil (11) in einem zweiten Bereich (3) der Leitung (4) vorhanden ist, um die Leistungsfähigkeit des Redox-Fluss-Energiespeichers zu erhöhen. FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015118114A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system installed in a vehicle includes a fuel cell that supplies power to a motor that drives the vehicle, a pump that Resumen supplies oxygen to the fuel cell, an accelerator position detector that detects an accelerator depression amount of the vehicle, and a controller that calculates required generated power of the fuel cell and required driving power of the pump, based on the accelerator depression amount. When a preset condition of causing a sharp drop in the calculated required generated power is satisfied, the controller calculates the required driving power in such a manner that a drop rate of the required driving power becomes higher than a drop rate of the calculated required generated power, sets a lower limit to the calculated required driving power, and drives the pump in accordance with the lower limit when the required driving power is lower than the lower limit. Verfahren zum Erzeugen eines sauerstoffabgereicherten Gases Nº publicación DE102014016961A1 19/05/2016 DAIMLER AG [DE] Solicitantes Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Erzeugen eines sauerstoffabgereicherten Gases auf der Kathodenseite einer Resumen Brennstoffzelle (3), welche auf ihrer Anodenseite mit Wasserstoff und auf ihrer Kathodenseite mit Luft aus einer Luftfördereinrichtung (11) versorgt wird, wobei während einer Abschaltprozedur der Luftsauerstoff mittels einer elektrischen Hilfslast bei geringer Wasserstoffzufuhr aufgebraucht wird. Erfindungsgemäss wird zu Beginn der Abschaltprozedur eine Wartephase (WP) mit weiterer Zufuhr von geringen Mengen an Luft und Wasserstoff und mit einer geringen elektrischen Belastung der Brennstoffzelle (3) eingehalten, bevor der Luftsauerstoff auf der Kathodenseite der Brennstoffzelle aufgebraucht wird. Rückschlagventil für Hochdruckgasanwendungen Nº publicación DE102014016976A1 19/05/2016 DAIMLER AG [DE] Solicitantes Die Erfindung betrifft ein Rückschlagventil (9) für Hochdruckgasanwendungen mit einem ersten und einem zweiten Gehäuseteil Resumen (10.1, 10.2), welche zusammen ein Ventilgehäuse (10) ausbilden, mit einem Ventilsitz (16) in dem Ventilgehäuse (10) und einer in dem Ventilgehäuse (10) gegen die Kraft einer Feder (23) beweglichen Ventilkörper (20). Das erfindungsgemässe Rückschlagventil ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zwischen den beiden Gehäuseteilen (10.1, 10.2) eine metallische Abdichtung (28) vorgesehen ist. Alertas Tecnológicas - 1 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica Brennstoffzellensystem, Fahrzeug mit daran montierter Brennstoffzelle und Verfahren zum Steuern des Brennstoffzellensystems Nº publicación DE102015119035A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Ein an einem Fahrzeug mit daran montierter Brennstoffzelle (auch als Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug bezeichnet) montierbares Resumen Brennstoffzellensystem umfasst: eine Brennstoffzelle; einen Kühlflüssigkeit-Zufuhrströmungspfad zum Zuführen von Kühlflüssigkeit zu der Brennstoffzelle; einen Radiator zum Kühlen der Kühlflüssigkeit; einen ersten Temperatursensor, der an einem Auslass des Radiators vorgesehen ist, um die Temperatur der Kühlflüssigkeit zu messen; einen Umgebungstemperatursensor; und einen Controller.; Der Controller führt aus: Schätzen einer Temperatur der Kühlflüssigkeit in dem Kühlflüssigkeit-Zufuhrströmungspfad basierend auf einer von dem Umgebungstemperatursensor gemessenen Umgebungstemperatur; Ermitteln einer Temperatur der Kühlflüssigkeit in dem Kühlflüssigkeit-Zufuhrströmungspfad basierend auf der vom ersten Temperatursensor gemessenen Temperatur, nachdem bestimmt wurde, dass die Kühlflüssigkeit im Radiator den ersten Temperatursensor erreicht hat; und Einstellen der Durchflussmenge der Kühlflüssigkeit basierend auf der geschätzten Temperatur oder der ermittelten Temperatur der Kühlflüssigkeit. TERMINAL PLATE FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación DE102015119166A1 19/05/2016 SUMITOMO RIKO CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] There is provided a terminal plate comprising a plate stacked body including a first metal plate that is electrically conductive and Resumen has a current collecting terminal for power collection, and second metal plates that have higher corrosion resistance than the first metal plate and are placed across the first metal plate. A first gasket is mounted to the second metal plate and is provided to surround at least a gas flow hole used for supply of a gas on the second metal plate-side. A second gasket is mounted to the second metal plate and is provided to surround a cooling water flow area which communicates with a cooling water flow hole used for supply of cooling water on the second metal plate-side. The current collecting terminal is protruded from a plate outer circumferential end of the first metal plate in a direction from one flow hole of the gas flow hole and the cooling water flow hole toward the plate outer circumferential end of the first metal plate. This configuration enables the current collecting terminal to be cooled down from the second metal plate-side via the first metal plate. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME Nº publicación DE102015119012A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The present invention provides a technique capable of satisfying both the restoration of an output voltage of a fuel cell and an Resumen improvement of electric power responsiveness in a fuel cell system in a situation in which its operation status is restored to a normal operation from an operation having low power generation efficiency. A controller updates a lower limit voltage threshold in accordance with the restoration of an FC voltage until the operation status is restored to a normal operation from an operation having low power generation efficiency, such as an intermittent operation and a warm-up operation (step S1). The controller increases an FC current in accordance with the updated lower limit voltage threshold (steps S2 and S3) to thereby satisfy both the requirements of the restoration of the output voltage of the fuel cell stack and the improvement of the electric power responsiveness. VALVE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VALVE CONTROL METHOD Nº publicación DE102015118063A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A valve control apparatus controls a valve for adjusting a pressure of a reaction gas supplied to a fuel cell. The valve control Resumen apparatus includes: an estimation portion that estimates a valve effective cross-sectional area of the valve; and an opening adjustment portion that adjusts opening degree of the valve with control amount corrected based on the valve effective cross-sectional area estimated by the estimation portion. FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL-MOUNTED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015117841A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes When a first timing at which a fuel gas is injected to a fuel gas supply flow path by an injector and a second timing at which water Resumen residing on a circulation flow path is discharged by controlling rotating speed of a circulation pump coincide with each other, a controller performs either: (i) a first process of operating the circulation pump at a preset RPM without injecting the fuel gas to the fuel gas supply flow path by the injector; or (ii) a second process of injecting the fuel gas to the fuel gas supply flow path by the injector and operating the circulation pump at an RPM lower than the preset RPM. Alertas Tecnológicas - 2 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015117769A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to provide a technique that a current state of a fuel cell may be detected more accurately. A fuel cell system includes Resumen a controller, a fuel cell, and an impedance measurer that may measure an impedance of the fuel cell. The controller obtains a first impedance value that expresses the impedance of the fuel cell in a predetermined state, acquires a second impedance value that expresses the impedance of the fuel cell that is measured by the impedance measurer during operation control of the fuel cell, and performs operation control of the fuel cell using the first impedance value and the second impedance value. GAS LIQUID SEPARATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015117741A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The gas liquid separator comprises a gas liquid separator-forming portion formed in an end plate of a fuel cell to have an opening Resumen at an end face of the end plate and that constitutes part of the gas liquid separator; and a cover member located to cover the opening and is combined with the gas liquid separator-forming portion to constitute the gas liquid separator. The gas liquid separator-forming portion includes a first inner wall portion provided to serve as a flow path of the off-gas and form part of a reservoir and that is configured to include an off-gas outlet, to be connected with the opening and to be formed concave in a thickness direction of the end plate; and a surrounding portion protruded from the first inner wall portion along a first direction from the gas liquid separator-forming portion toward the cover member to surround the off-gas outlet. Separator plate assembly for a fuel cell stack, injection molding tool, fuel cell system and vehicle Nº publicación DE102015014679A1 19/05/2016 ERDMANN CHRISTIAN MARTIN [DE] Solicitantes A separator plate assembly (10, fig 4) for a fuel cell stack comprises at Resumen least one plate 12, 14 and at least one sealing element 18 applied to the at least one plate. The at least one sealing element 18 encloses an edge 30 of the at least one plate 12, 14. The at least one sealing element 18 comprises at least one alignment element (42, 50; fig 4), which may be in the form of recesses, configured to cooperate with a corresponding alignment element (48, 52; fig 4) of an injection moulding tool 44. A positioning of the at least one plate 12, 14 within a cavity of the injection moulding tool 44 can be effected by the cooperation of the alignment elements (42, 48, 50, 52; fig 4). Further aspects of the invention also relate to the injection moulding tool 44, to a fuel cell system and to a vehicle with a fuel cell system. SICHERHEITSVORRICHTUNG EINES BRENNSTOFFZELLENFAHRZEUGS UND VERFAHREN ZUM STEUERN DER SICHERHEITSVORRICHTUNG Nº publicación DE102015220219A1 19/05/2016 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD [KR] Solicitantes Eine Sicherheitsvorrichtung verwendet eine Brennstoffzelle und eine Hochspannungsbatterie als eine Energiequelle und umfasst: Resumen einen ersten Spannungssensor, der eine Spannung einer positiven Seite eines Spannungsbusses misst; einen zweiten Spannungssensor, der eine Spannung einer negativen Seite des Spannungsbusses misst; und eine Steuerung, die eine elektrische Isolation zwischen der positiven Seite des Spannungsbusses und dem elektrischen Chassis auf der Grundlage der Spannung der positiven Seite des Spannungsbusses bestimmt und eine elektrische Isolation zwischen der negativen Seite des Spannungsbusses und dem elektrischen Chassis auf der Grundlage der Spannung der negativen Seite des Spannungsbusses bestimmt. SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL Nº publicación DE102015118803A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Disclosed is a separator for a fuel cell which is able to suppress peeling off or cracking of a conductive carbon film occurring at Resumen the time of insertion and extraction of a cell monitor terminal. The separator for a fuel cell includes a terminal attachment portion which is disposed in a region other than a power generation region engaged in power generation of a separator, and to which a cell monitor terminal capable of detecting the voltage of the single cell is connected, and a conductive carbon thin film layer which is formed on the terminal attachment portion, and the hardness of the carbon thin film layer is greater than or equal to 5 GPa and less than or equal to 10 GPa. Alertas Tecnológicas - 3 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015118809A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system that is mounted on a fuel cell vehicle comprises: a fuel cell; a cooling system circuit including a cooling liquid Resumen supply path that is configured to supply a cooling liquid to the fuel cell, a radiator that is configured to cool down the cooling liquid, a radiator fan, and a cooling liquid pump that is provided in the cooling liquid supply path to feed the cooling liquid to the fuel cell; a controller; and a speedometer that is configured to obtain a speed of the fuel cell vehicle, wherein the controller is capable of performing a first cooling control that sets an upper limit value of driving amount of the radiator fan according to the speed of the fuel cell vehicle and regulates a flow rate of the cooling liquid pump or the driving amount of the radiator fan under the upper limit value of the driving amount of the radiator, so as to cool down the fuel cell. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119671A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes a control unit that estimates a discharge amount of the fuel gas partially discharged from the fuel cell Resumen partially discharged during an opening period of the discharge valve based on a lost amount of the fuel gas during the opening period and a consumed amount of the fuel gas by electric generation of the fuel cell during the opening period, wherein a pressure increase period during which the pressure increases and a pressure decrease period during which the pressure decreases exist due to intermittent injection of the fuel gas, and the control unit estimates the lost amount of the fuel gas based on a decrease rate of the pressure during the pressure decrease period within the opening period, and based on an assumed decrease rate of the pressure during the pressure increase period within the opening period. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119268A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system mounted on a vehicle, includes: a fuel cell configured to cause electrochemical reaction between an anode gas Resumen and a cathode gas to proceed; and a fuel cell casing that is configured to place the fuel cell therein, wherein the fuel cell casing has a bottom face that is formed in an approximately rectangular shape, the fuel cell casing is positioned such that longitudinal sides of the approximately rectangular shape are parallel to a left-right direction of the vehicle, and the bottom face has a rib that is extended only in a front-back direction of the vehicle is provided on the bottom face. Kühlmittel für Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug mit verbesserter Lagerbeständigkeit sowie Verfahren zum Herstellen desselben Nº publicación DE102015119448A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Vorgesehen sind eine Stammlösungszusammensetzung für ein Kühlmittel für ein Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug, die durch Resumen Verdünnung mit einem Verdünnungsmittel umfassend Wasser verwendet wird, und ein Verfahren zum Herstellen derselben sowie ferner eine Kühlmittelzusammensetzung für ein Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug mit verbesserter Lagerbeständigkeit und ein Verfahren zum Herstellen derselben.; Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Stammlösungszusammensetzung für ein Kühlmittel für ein Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug, wobei die Stammlösungszusammensetzung mindestens eine Ethylenglykolverbindung ausgewählt aus der Gruppe bestehend aus Ethylenglykol, Diethylenglykol und Triethylenglykol umfasst und durch Verdünnung mit einem Verdünnungsmittel umfassend Wasser verwendet wird, und das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst: (a) einen Schritt des Auswählens einer Ethylenglykolverbindung mit einem Ethylenglykolmonoformiatgehalt von 60 ppm oder weniger als ein Rohmaterial; oder (b) einen Schritt des Auswählen einer Ethylenglykolverbindung als ein Rohmaterial, wobei eine 50-masseprozentige wässrige Lösung der Ethylenglykolverbindung eine Leitfähigkeit von 4,5 ¿S/cm oder weniger nach Erwärmen aufweist. FUEL CELL SEPARATOR, FUEL CELL CURRENT COLLECTOR PLATE, FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación DE102015119164A1 19/05/2016 SUMITOMO RIKO CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] In a fuel cell separator and the like, a technology for reducing the separation of a flow path rib which rectifies the flow of a fluid Resumen is desired. A separator used in a fuel cell is provided, the separator including: a separator main body that includes a fluid flow region through which a reactive gas or a coolant flows, a through-hole through which the reactive gas or the coolant flows, and a connection portion which connects the fluid flow region and the through-hole; and a flow rectifying portion that is arranged by being adhered on the connection portion and that rectifies flow of the reactive gas or the coolant between the fluid flow region and the through-hole, where the flow rectifying portion includes a plurality of protruded portions and a coupling portion which is thinner than the protruded portions and which couples the protruded portions. Alertas Tecnológicas - 4 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD OF DETECTING LEAKAGE OF REACTIVE GAS OF FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015118793A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes To provide a technique that allows prompt detection of leakage of fuel gas in a fuel cell system. A fuel cell system includes a Resumen controller, a fuel cell, and an anode gas supply and discharge circulation portion. The controller makes a pressure detector detect pressure in a low-pressure zone of an anode gas piping at a time of start-up of the fuel cell system. The controller performs a first hydrogen leakage detecting process of detecting the occurrence of hydrogen leakage in the low-pressure zone based on a detected value of the pressure in the low-pressure zone and a predetermined threshold. FUEL CELL Nº publicación DE102015119236A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes In a fuel cell, a cathode passage extends from an oxidizing gas supply hole to an oxidizing gas discharge hole. A turn interval at Resumen which a flow direction of an oxidizing gas returns to an original direction in an upstream-side passage region is different from the turn interval in a downstream-side passage region. A ratio between the turn interval in the upstream-side passage region and the turn interval in the downstream-side passage region is set to 1.1 : 1 to 3 : 1. The upstream-side passage region is overlapped with a most downstream-side passage portion of an anode passage with a membrane electrode assembly interposed between the upstream-side passage region and the most downstream-side passage portion. Brennstoffzellenystem und Verfahren zum Ermitteln des Trockenheitsgrades Nº publicación DE102015119045A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Das Ziel ist die Verhinderung von Fehlerkennungen in einem Verfahren zur Erkennung der Trockenheit einer Elektrolytmembran Resumen ausgehend von einer Impedanz einer Brennstoffzelle. Wenn eine Kühlmediumtemperatur eine vorherbestimmte Temperatur unterschreitet (Schritt S310, NEIN), wird die Trockenheitserkennung (Schritte S320, S330 und S340) anhand des Realteils der Impedanz nicht durchgeführt. Dadurch wird eine Fehlerkennung verhindert, die eintreten kann, wenn die Kühlmediumtemperatur eine vorherbestimmte Temperatur unterschreitet. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119442A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An objection is to provide a technology by which a decline in the starting performance of a fuel cell system may be controlled in Resumen a low-temperature environment. A control method of a fuel cell system includes a temperature acquisition step of acquiring a temperature of the fuel cell at start-up of the fuel cell; and an exhaust gas control step of restricting, when the temperature of the fuel cell is below a predetermined value, a flow rate of an exhaust gas flowing into a flow path configuring portion that configures at least a part of a flow path of the exhaust gas of the fuel cell as compared to the flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing into the flow path configuring portion when the temperature of the fuel cell is equal to or less than the predetermined value. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Nº publicación DE102015118922A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; an anode gas supply flow path for supplying an anode gas to the fuel cell; an anode gas Resumen discharge flow path for discharging an anode off gas from the fuel cell; an anode gas circulation flow path for connecting the anode gas supply flow path and the anode gas discharge flow path to each other; a circulation device provided on the anode gas circulation flow path and serving for supplying the anode off gas to the anode gas supply flow path; and a controller. When liquid water is residing in the circulation device, the controller controls a circulation flow rate of the circulation device to discharge the liquid water residing in the circulation device. The controller restricts an increasing rate of the circulation flow rate of the circulation device if it is decided that a quantity of the liquid water residing in the circulation device is equal to or more than a specified value. WATER DRAINAGE DEVICE FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, MOVING BODY AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119018A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to provide a technique that suppresses excessive water drainage from a fuel cell. A water drainage device for fuel cell Resumen that drains water from inside of a fuel cell, includes: a purge gas supply system; an operation unit; a water drainage controller; and a water content acquirer. The operation unit receives a water drainage command from a user to give an instruction of purging out water from inside of the fuel cell by the purge gas supply system. When the water content obtained by the water content acquirer is equal to or lower than a predetermined value, the water drainage controller performs either one of': (i) a process of invalidating the water drainage command received by the operation unit; and (ii) a process of changing a processing condition of the purge process to decrease an amount of water drained by the purge process, compared with an amount of water drainage when the obtained water content is higher than the predetermined value. Alertas Tecnológicas - 5 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica Brennstoffzellensystem Nº publicación DE102015119223A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Eine Mehrzahl von Hochspannungseinheitssteuereinrichtungen weist jeweils auf: eine Überwachungseinheit, die das Resumen Hartabschaltsignal, das über die dedizierten Verdrahtungen geschickt wird, überwacht; und eine Abschalteinheit, die auf Basis des Überwachungsergebnisses der Überwachungseinheit den Betrieb der Hochspannungseinheit anhält, die der Steuerung dieser Hochspannungseinheitssteuereinrichtung unterliegt, und die ferner Steuerfunktionen dieser Hochspannungseinheitssteuereinrichtung zumindest zum Teil anhält. MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación DE102015118426A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to prevent an increase in overall thickness of a membrane electrode assembly. There is provided a membrane Resumen electrode assembly. The membrane electrode assembly comprises an electrolyte membrane; a catalyst layer that is formed on a surface of the electrolyte membrane and includes a catalyst and an ionomer; and a gas diffusion layer that is formed on a surface of the catalyst layer on an opposite side to the electrolyte membrane. The catalyst layer includes a first layer that is in contact with the electrolyte membrane and a second layer that is in contact with the gas diffusion layer. An amount of the ionomer in a first portion of the first layer that is in contact with the electrolyte membrane is larger than an amount of the ionomer in a second portion of the first layer that is in contact with the second layer. An amount of the ionomer in a third portion of the second layer that is in contact with the gas diffusion layer is larger than the amount of the ionomer in the first portion. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119275A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system, includes: a fuel cell stack that is formed by stacking fuel cells for causing electrochemical reaction of a fuel Resumen gas and an oxidizing gas; a fuel gas supply system that is configured to supply the fuel gas to the fuel cell stack from a supply source of the fuel gas; a fuel gas recirculating system that is configured to resupply to the fuel cell stack the fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell stack; and a piping member is configured to connect a junction between the fuel gas supply system and the fuel gas recirculating system with the supply source, the piping member having a bent portion that is curved such that a supply direction of the fuel gas from the supply source is reverse to a flowing direction of the fuel gas toward the junction. FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación DE102015118488A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Disclosed is a fuel cell stack which is able to prevent corrosion from occurring in a separator. The fuel cell stack formed by Resumen arranging a terminal on both ends of a cell stacked body in which a plurality of cells including a membrane electrode assembly and separators interposing the membrane electrode assembly therebetween is stacked, includes a rust preventive plate which is arranged between a metal separator and a positive electrode terminal on a high potential side of the cell stacked body, and includes a material more noble than that of the separator in the surface. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015118893A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The present invention is to prevent the temperature of an electric heater from being higher than or equal to a temperature at which Resumen control to reduce power consumption is started to prevent an abrupt decrease in the power consumption of the electric heater in order to secure a power consuming destination of a fuel cell A fuel cell system 10 includes a fuel cell 20 that receives the supply of reactant gas to generate power, a fuel cell cooling system 30 for circulating a coolant through the fuel cell 20 to cool the fuel cell 20, an electric heater 40 operated to consume power of the fuel cell 20 and driven to decrease power consumption abruptly at a temperature lower than a decomposition temperature of the coolant, and a heater cooling system 50 for circulating the coolant around the electric heater 40 to cool the electric heater 40 In a control method therefor, when the temperature of the coolant in the heater cooling system 50 falls within a temperature range where the power consumption of the electric heater 40 changes abruptly, the coolant is circulated from the fuel cell cooling system 30 into the heater cooling system 50 to cool the electric heater 40. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME Nº publicación DE102015118424A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The present invention enables the determination of an operating point of a fuel cell so as to prioritize the fulfillment of an amount Resumen of required power generation while avoiding various limitations, such as a current limit, in a fuel cell system that warms up the fuel cell by a low efficiency operation. A controller 70 multiplies a voltage command value v com obtained in step S3 by a current command value v com obtained in step S1, then, this is divided by a final voltage command value V fcom obtained in step S4, thereby obtaining a final current command value l fcom to determine an operating point (l fcom, V fcom) during a warm-up operation (step S5), and then the process ends. Alertas Tecnológicas - 6 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica Verfahren zum Steuern einer Luftströmung in einer Brennstoffzelle Nº publicación DE102015210086A1 19/05/2016 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD [KR] Solicitantes Die vorliegende Offenbarung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Steuern einer Luftströmung in einer Brennstoffzelle, das in der Lage ist, Resumen in einem Leerlaufstoppzustand, in dem eine Luftzufuhr an die Kathode eines Stapels gestoppt wird, um ein Trockenheitsphänomen der Brennstoffzelle zu unterdrücken, Luft an eine Kathode periodisch zuzuführen und eine Rate, bei der eine Wasserstoffkonzentration einer Anode verringert wird, zu verringern. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL CONTROL METHOD Nº publicación DE102015118844A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes To stabilize control of a fuel cell even when alternating current is applied to the fuel cell. Determine the target power value (step Resumen S500). Next, set a dead zone with the target power value as a reference (step S600). When the power value is within the dead zone range (step S700, Yes), stop control for having the power value approach the target power value. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119017A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a coolant path connected to the fuel cell and allowing a coolant that cools the fuel cell to Resumen flow therethrough; a temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of the coolant in the coolant path; a temperature correction unit configured to calculate a temperature correction value by correcting the temperature of the coolant detected by the temperature detection unit; and a lower limit voltage control unit configured to control a lower limit voltage of the fuel cell based on the temperature correction value, wherein the temperature correction unit calculates the temperature correction value based on a following equation: (see above formula) where T filt represents the temperature correction value, T filt_old represents a last temperature correction value, T represents the temperature of the coolant, and .tau. represents a coefficient, and the coefficient when the temperature of the coolant is less than a first predetermined value is set to be greater than the coefficient when the temperature of the coolant is equal to or greater than a second predetermined value. FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119238A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to suppress interference with the flow of a reactive gas or an off-gas in a fuel cell. There is provided a fuel cell Resumen comprising a stacked body that includes at least a power generation body configured by stacking a plurality of unit cells; and an end plate that is placed on at least one end in a stacking direction of the stacked body. The stacked body includes a manifold that is formed to pass through at least the power generation body in the stacking direction and is configured to cause a reactive gas or an off-gas to flow through. The end plate comprises a through hole that is formed to communicate with the manifold; and a plate portion that is placed inside of the through hole at a position corresponding to an outer circumference of an opening of the manifold formed in an end face on the one end of the stacked body and is arranged away from the end face of the stacked body across a clearance. METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL CASE Nº publicación DE102015118228A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes To reduce a manufacturing cost on anodization in an aluminum-type fuel cell case, a method of manufacturing a fuel cell case Resumen made of one of aluminum and aluminum alloy and for accommodating a fuel cell is provided, which includes forming, in a fuel cell case, through-holes for receiving pins when the fuel cell case is mounted on a vehicle, and forming alumite on a surface of the fuel cell case by anodizing the surface using the through-hole as a contact. Brennstoffzellensystem und Steuerverfahren für ein Brennstoffzellensystem Nº publicación DE102015119429A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Ein Brennstoffzellensystem weist auf: eine Brennstoffzelle, die eine Einheitszelle mit einer Anode und einer Kathode, eine Resumen Wasserstoffliefereinheit, die Wasserstoffgas zur Anode liefert, eine Umwälzpumpe, die ein Anodenabgas, das Wasserstoff enthält, der nicht zur Leistungserzeugung durch die Brennstoffzelle verbraucht worden ist, und das aus der Anode abgeleitet wird, erneut zur Anode liefert, um das Anodenabgas umzuwälzen, und eine Steuereinrichtung, die eine Wasserstoffgasliefermenge aus der Wasserstoffliefereinheit ebenso wie die Drehzahl der Umwälzpumpe steuert.; Die Steuereinrichtung treibt die Umwälzpumpe so an, dass sich die Drehzahl der Umwälzpumpe einer optimalen Drehzahl der Umwälzpumpe annähert, bei der eine Wasserstoffverlust-Gesamtmenge bei einem bestimmten Stromwert ein Minimum erreicht, wobei die Wasserstoffverlust-Gesamtmenge eine Summe ist aus einer Wasserstoffmenge, die einer elektrischen Leistung entspricht, die notwendig ist, um die Umwälzpumpe anzutreiben, und einer Wasserstoffmenge, die von der Anodenseite zur Kathodenseite der Brennstoffzelle wandert. Alertas Tecnológicas - 7 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Nº publicación DE102015119041A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes With a fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell and a secondary battery, a drive motor and a pump motor are connected to each other Resumen via an electric power line so that the drive motor and the pump motor are capable of receiving and supplying electric power with each other without involving reception and supply of electric power with the secondary battery. The control device determines an upper-limit guard value of torque of the pump motor based on a dischargeable power of the secondary battery and an output power of the fuel cell, or determines a lower-limit guard value of torque of the pump motor based on a chargeable power of the secondary battery and an output power of the fuel cell. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119520A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a fuel gas path supplied with fuel and allowing a part of fuel gas discharged from the fuel Resumen cell to circulate; an exhaust mechanism discharging the reacted fuel gas to an outside; a circulation mechanism circulating the fuel gas; and a control unit configured to temporarily stop circulation of the fuel gas by the circulation mechanism when determining that discharge from the exhaust mechanism is not normal, drive the circulation mechanism so that the fuel gas circulates at a first circulation speed when determining that the discharge is not normal and a parameter relating to water vapor in the fuel gas path is equal to a predetermined value or greater, and drive the circulation mechanism so that the fuel gas circulates at a second circulation speed greater than the first circulation speed when determining that the discharge is normal. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND AIR SYSTEM ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD Nº publicación DE102015118943A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to allow even a temporary increase in air pressure to be diagnosed as an abnormality. There is provided a fuel cell Resumen system including a fuel cell. The fuel cell system comprises an air system that is configured to supply the air to the fuel cell and discharge the air from the fuel cell; a pressure detector that is configured to detect an internal pressure in the air system; a pressure reduction controller that is configured to reduce the internal pressure in the air system to a target pressure reduction value, when the detected pressure becomes higher than a first abnormality detection value during a predetermined time period (S150 and S200 to S220); and a first determiner that is configured to determine that the air system has an abnormality upon determination that number of times when it is determined that the detected pressure becomes higher than the first abnormality detection value is equal to or higher than a predetermined number of times during the predetermined time period (S150, S180, S190 and S160). A FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF DETECTING A HYDROGEN GAS LEAK Nº publicación DE102015119100A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The fuel cell system is provided with the hydrogen gas circulation system that supplies hydrogen gas to the fuel cell while Resumen merging the hydrogen gas discharged from the fuel cell with the newly supplied hydrogen gas, a hydrogen gas supply valve that controls the amount of hydrogen gas supplied to the hydrogen gas circulation system, an initial pressurization unit that pressurizes the hydrogen gas circulation system by temporarily opening the hydrogen gas supply valve at the start of the fuel cell, and a re-pressurization and gas leak detection unit that re-pressurizes the hydrogen gas circulation system by opening the hydrogen gas supply valve when a given level of pressure drop is found in the pressure detected by the pressure detection unit after the pressurization by the initial pressurization unit and detects a hydrogen gas leak from the hydrogen gas circulation system based on the pressure detected by the pressure detection unit in a given timing after the pressurization. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119230A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell for causing electrochemical reactions of anode gas and cathode gas, a fuel cell system case Resumen accommodating the fuel cell, and a frame disposed below the fuel cell system case and fixing the fuel cell system case. A rib is provided on an upper surface of the frame. A water reservoir portion is provided in the bottom of the fuel cell system case so that the water reservoir portion is a concave in an inner side of the fuel cell system case and is a convex in the outside of the fuel cell system case. The water reservoir portion is located at a position at which at least a part of the convex vertically overlaps with the rib. Alertas Tecnológicas - 8 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEPARATOR Nº publicación DE102015119248A1 19/05/2016 SUMITOMO RIKO CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] A separator for a fuel cell, to be disposed opposing to a membrane electrode assembly, is provided. The separator includes a Resumen separator central area portion opposing to a center area of the membrane electrode assembly that concerns generating power, an outer edge portion located in an outer edge of the separator central area portion, a rubber molded body made of rubber, the rubber molded body being formed in the outer edge portion by die-casting a die-casting rubber material using die, and an adhesive layer formed in the outer edge portion, for adhering the rubber molded body to the outer edge portion. The adhesive layer is formed over an adhesive layer area that includes and is larger than an area where the rubber molded body is die-casted in the outer edge portion. Thus, a disadvantage due to burrs which are generated when die-casting the rubber molded body can be reduced. FLAT MEMBER FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAT MEMBER Nº publicación DE102015118885A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA BOSHOKU KK [JP] Solicitantes TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO LTD [JP] To achieve a flat member for fuel cells in which the grain size of titanium is optimized to suppress local elongation and to reduce Resumen the sliding distance to a punching die, enabling a reduction in ablation of the punching die. The flat member for fuel cells is an expand passage 10a or a separator 10b, and punched out portions 13, 14 are formed in the flat member by, for example, punch pressing. The flat member includes titanium or an alloy of titanium, and the titanium has an average grain size of 15.9 [mu]m or less. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROTATIONAL SPEED OF AIR COMPRESSOR Nº publicación DE102015118845A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes an air compressor that supplies oxidant gas to a fuel cell installed in a fuel cell vehicle, a measured Resumen rotational speed acquirer that acquires a measured value of rotational speed of the air compressor, and a controller that calculates a rotational speed command value of the air compressor based on required generated power of the fuel cell, calculates a torque command value of the air compressor based on the calculated rotational speed command value and current rotational speed of the air compressor, and controls rotational speed of the air compressor based on the calculated torque command value. The controller estimates the current rotational speed of the air compressor based on the measured value of the rotational speed acquired by the measured rotational speed acquirer and a history of the calculated torque command value, and calculates the torque command value by using the estimated rotational speed. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015118814A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The present invention provides a fuel cell system capable of suppressing the accumulation of impurities in a hydrogen system Resumen even when a hydrogen pump stops. A fuel cell system 100 includes a hydrogen pump 4, which is provided in a hydrogen gas circulation flow path 3 and which circulates a hydrogen off-gas discharged from the outlet side of a hydrogen electrode la of a fuel cell 1 to the inlet side of the hydrogen electrode 1a, a discharge valve 61, through which the hydrogen off-gas flowing in the hydrogen gas circulation flow path 3 is discharged out of the hydrogen gas circulation flow path 3, a determination section 81, which determines whether the hydrogen pump 4 is stopped, and a control unit 80, which controls the opening/closing of the discharge valve 61. If the determination section 81 determines that the hydrogen pump 4 has been stopped, then the control unit 80 controls the opening/closing of the discharge valve 61 to increase the discharge amount of the hydrogen off-gas discharged through the discharge valve 61 so as to be greater than the discharge amount of the hydrogen off-gas discharged on the assumption that the hydrogen pump 4 is in operation. FUEL CELL CASE Nº publicación DE102015118189A1 19/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell case that is configured to place a fuel cell therein, the fuel cell case includes: a first member including a bottom surface Resumen of the fuel cell case; and a second member fixed to an outer circumferential portion of the first member using a fastener, wherein a gasket seals between the first member and the second member, and the first member includes a rib, wherein the rib is positioned on an inner circumferential side of a portion where the first member comes into contact with the gasket and is protruded upward from a surface where the first member comes into contact with the gasket. Alertas Tecnológicas - 9 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica Wasserabscheider in Zentrifugalbauweise Nº publicación DE102014016963A1 19/05/2016 DAIMLER AG [DE] Solicitantes Die Erfindung betrifft einen Wasserabscheider (13) in Zentrifugalbauweise, mit einer Abscheidekammer (14), in welcher ein mit Resumen Wasser beladener Gasstrom so einströmt, dass er eine zumindest teilweise spiralförmige Strömung in der Abscheidekammer (14) ausführt, mit einem zentral entlang einer Mittelachse (C) der Abscheidekammer (14) in diese ragenden Tauchrohr (16), durch welches der von Wasser befreite Gasstrom abströmt, wobei eine Achse des Tauchrohrs und die Mittelachse (C) der Abscheidekammer (14) im bestimmungsgemässen Einsatz horizontal ausgerichtet sind, und mit einer Ablassleitung (20) für Gas und/oder Wasser, in welcher eine Ventileinrichtung (21) angeordnet ist.; Der erfindungsgemässe Wasserabscheider ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Ablassleitung (20) um ein Wegstück (x) in Richtung der Mittelachse (C) versetzt zum grössten Durchmesser (D) der Abscheidekammer (14) angeordnet ist. CN105585124A Nº publicación CN105585124A 18/05/2016 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL VEHICLES AND FUEL CELL VEHICLES Nº publicación CN105584379A 18/05/2016 Provided is a method for controlling a fuel cell vehicle capable of Resumen informing a user outside of the vehicle of the possibility that the fuel cell stops power generation and external power-feeding stops, whereby problems due to unexpected stopping of power feeding can be avoided. In a method for controlling a fuel cell vehicle 100 including an external power-feeding device 50, when it is determined that a state of a fuel cell exceeds a limiting point where deterioration of the fuel cell 20 or a failure of a driving device to supply fuel to the fuel cell 20 occurs during external power feeding, warning is issued to outside of the vehicle 10 before the fuel cell 20 stops power generation. Alertas Tecnológicas - 10 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica VEHICLE Nº publicación CN105584378A 18/05/2016 In order for a vehicle to which a fuel cell module is mounted to fully Resumen secure an electric connection between a vehicle body and the fuel cell module, a vehicle is provided, which includes a conductive plate-like member, constituting at least a part of a floor portion of a vehicle body of the vehicle, and having a protruded portion protruded upwardly in the gravity directions and extended from the front to the rear of the vehicle, a fuel cell module, provided downward in the gravity directions from the plate-like member, and accommodating a fuel cell, and a grounding wire, electrically connecting the fuel cell module with the plate-like member within a range when seen in the gravity direction where the protruded portion exists. CN205248373U Nº publicación CN205248373U 18/05/2016 CN205248372U Nº publicación CN205248372U 18/05/2016 CN205247821U Nº publicación CN205247821U 18/05/2016 CN205241468U Nº publicación CN205241468U 18/05/2016 CN205235106U Nº publicación CN205235106U 18/05/2016 Alertas Tecnológicas - 11 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL INTEGRATION WITHIN A HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR Nº publicación CN105594049A 18/05/2016 Systems and methods are provided for incorporating molten carbonate Resumen fuel cells into a heat recovery steam generation system (HRSG) for production of electrical power while also reducing or minimizing the amount of C02 present in the flue gas exiting the HRSG. An optionally multi-layer screen or wall of molten carbonate fuel cells can be inserted into the HRSG so that the screen of molten carbonate fuel cells substantially fills the cross-sectional area. By using the walls of the HRSG and the screen of molten carbonate fuel cells to form a cathode input manifold, the overall amount of duct or flow passages associated with the MCFCs can be reduced. ION TRANSPORT MATERIAL, ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Nº publicación CN105594048A 18/05/2016 The present invention relates to ion-transport material, an electrolyte Resumen membrane comprising same, and a method for producing same, and more specifically, to ion-transport material having inorganic particles dispersed in the periphery of sulfonic acid groups of sulfonic acid-containing partially fluorinated polymer, an electrolyte membrane comprising same, and a method for producing same. Alertas Tecnológicas - 12 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ELECTRODE CATALYST, ELECTRODE CATALYST, COMPOSITION FOR FORMING GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE, GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA), AND FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación CN105594047A 18/05/2016 Provided is a production method for an electrode catalyst wherein an Resumen electrode catalyst that has reliably and sufficiently reduce chlorine (Cl) species content can be obtained by means of a simple operation, even when an electrode catalyst precursor that contains a high concentration of chlorine is used as an electrode catalyst source material. A production method for an electrode catalyst that has a core-shell structure that includes a support, a core part that is formed upon the support, and a shell part that is formed so as to cover at least one portion of the surface of the core part. The method includes a first step, step (1), wherein a liquid that includes ultrapure water, a reducing agent such as a hydrogen-containing gas, and an electrode catalyst precursor that is produced using a chlorine (Cl)-species-containing material and that has a chlorine (Cl) species concentration as measured by x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis that is equal to or higher than a preset first chlorine (Cl) species concentration is held for a preset holding time at at least a preset, first-stage set temperature. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105594046A 18/05/2016 This fuel cell system for supplying an anode gas and a cathode gas to Resumen a fuel cell and causing the fuel cell to generate power according to a load includes a container section for storing impurities discharged by the fuel cell. The fuel cell system also includes a pressure control unit for increasing the pressure of the anode gas when the current of the fuel cell is high, in comparison to when the current thereof is low. The fuel cell system amplifies the current of the fuel cell, and further includes an estimation unit for estimating the current/voltage properties of the fuel cell on the basis of the current and voltage values obtained during said amplification, and a restriction unit for restricting a reduction in the pressure of the anode gas when the estimation unit is estimating the current-voltage properties. Alertas Tecnológicas - 13 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica IMPROVED FUEL CELL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Nº publicación CN105594045A 18/05/2016 The present invention is concerned with improved fuel cell systems Resumen and methods. The present invention provides an intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell (IT-SOFC) system comprising: (i)at least one fuel cell stack comprising at least one intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell, and having an anode inlet, a cathode inlet, an anode off- gas outlet, a cathode off-gas outlet, and defining separate flow paths for flow of anode inlet gas, cathode inlet gas, anode off-gas and cathode off-gas; and (ii)a steam reformer for reforming a hydrocarbon fuel to a reformate, and having a reformer inlet for anode inlet gas, a reformer outlet for exhausting anode inlet gas, and a reformer heat exchanger; and defining: (a)an anode inlet gas fluid flow path from a fuel source to said steam reformer to said at least one fuel cell stack anode inlet; (b)an anode off-gas fluid flow path from said at least one fuel cell stack anode offgas outlet to a fuel cell system exhaust; (c)a cathode inlet gas fluid flow path from an at least one oxidant inlet to said reformer heat exchanger to said at least one fuel cell stack cathode inlet; and (d)a cathode off-gas fluid flow path from said at least one fuel cell stack cathode off-gas outlet to said fuel cell system exhaust; wherein said reformer heat exchanger is a parallel-flow heat exchanger in fluid flow communication with (i) said at least one oxidant inlet and said at least one fuel cell stack cathode inlet, and (ii) said fuel source and said at least one fuel cell stack anode inlet, and is arranged for exchanging heat between said cathode inlet gas and said anode inlet gas. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105594044A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell system in which an anode gas and a cathode gas are Resumen supplied to a fuel cell to generate power, said fuel cell system comprising: a connection line that connects the fuel cell and an electric load; a converter that is connected to the connection line and a battery, and regulates the voltage of the connection line; a target output current calculation means that calculates the target output current of the fuel cell in accordance with the load of the electric load; a converter control means that performs a converter switching control in accordance with the target output current; and a flow rate control means that controls the flow rate of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell in accordance with the target output current, wherein the target output current calculation means sets the upper limit of the target output current on the basis of the generated power of the fuel cell and the minimum guaranteed-operation voltage of the connection line for guaranteeing the performance of the fuel cell and the electric load. Alertas Tecnológicas - 14 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105594043A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell system for generating power by supplying a fuel cell with Resumen anode gas and cathode gas comprises: an auxiliary machine and a drive motor driven with power generated by the fuel cell; a pressure control means (5) for controlling the pressure of the cathode gas supplied to the fuel cell to a normal target pressure for securing an oxygen partial pressure in the fuel cell in accordance with the power generated by the fuel cell; and a warm-up time pressure control means for controlling the pressure of the cathode gas supplied to the fuel cell to a prescribed warm-up acceleration target pressure higher than the normal target pressure while warming up the fuel cell. On receiving a request to drive the drive motor while warming up the fuel cell, the warm-up time pressure control means controls the pressure of the cathode gas supplied to the fuel cell to a warm-up target pressure between the normal target pressure and the warm-up acceleration target pressure. FLUID EXCHANGE MEMBRANE MODULE Nº publicación CN105594042A 18/05/2016 The present invention relates to a fluid exchange membrane module Resumen comprising: a case comprising at least two pairs of fluid inlets and fluid outlets; and a fluid exchange membrane contained in the case and arranged such that, in a driving state, a dry fluid flowing between one pair of a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet does not directly contact a high-humidity fluid flowing between another pair of a fluid input and a fluid outlet, wherein the fluid inlet of the high-humidity fluid comprises a diffuser. The fluid exchange membrane module adiabatically expands a fluid flowing through one side portion of the fluid exchange membrane and increases the relative humidity of the high-temperature, high-humidity fluid, thereby maximizing the amount of fluid transferred through the fluid exchange membrane, lowering the fluid pressure, and making pressure distribution of the fluid flow uniform. Alertas Tecnológicas - 15 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica Anode bleed control in a fuel cell stack Nº publicación CN105594041A 18/05/2016 An electrochemical fuel cell assembly 1 comprises a fuel cell stack 2 Resumen having a fuel delivery inlet 3 and a fuel delivery outlet 4. The fuel cell stack further includes a number of fuel cells 5 each having a membrane-electrode assembly. A fuel delivery conduit 6 is coupled to the fuel delivery inlet. A bleed conduit is coupled to the fuel delivery outlet for venting fluid out of the stack. A variable orifice flow control device (valve) 9 coupled to the bleed conduit 10 configured to dynamically vary an amount of fluid from the fuel delivery outlet passing into the bleed conduit as a function of one or more of the control parameters: measured fuel concentration, measured humidity, cell voltages of fuel cells in the stack, impedance of fuel cells in the stack, resistance of fuel cells in the stack. The valve may be coupled to a recirculation conduit 8 and may be configured to dynamically vary a proportion of fluid from the fuel delivery outlet passing into the bleed conduit as a function of the control parameters. The fuel may be re-circulated and added to the fuel stream using an ejector 11. Preferred fuel is hydrogen. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD Nº publicación CN105594040A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell system comprises: a compressor for supplying a cathode Resumen gas to a fuel cell; an anode gas exhaust system for exhausting the anode off-gas exhausted from the fuel cell into a cathode gas flow path; a pulsation operation control unit for, based on the operation state of the fuel cell, pulsating the pressure of an anode gas; a purge control unit for, based on the anode impurity concentration and anode pressure of the fuel cell, purging the anode off-gas into the cathode gas flow path; and a compressor control unit for, based on the purge amount controlled by the purge control unit, controlling the compressor. The purge control unit sets, as an anode pressure, a predetermined value set in accordance with the pulsation state of the anode gas. Alertas Tecnológicas - 16 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica SEAL CONFIGURATION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL Nº publicación CN105594039A 18/05/2016 An electrochemical cell includes a pair of bipolar plates and a Resumen membrane electrode assembly between the bipolar plates. The membrane electrode assembly comprises an anode compartment, a cathode compartment, and a proton exchange membrane disposed therebetween. The cell further includes a sealing surface formed in one of the pair of bipolar plates and a gasket located between the sealing surface and the proton exchange membrane. The gasket is configured to plastically deform to create a seal about one of the cathode compartment or the anode compartment. The sealing surface can include one or more protrusions. FUEL CELL SEPARATOR AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105594038A 18/05/2016 An anode-side separator (120) is provided with a first groove (202) Resumen and a second groove (204) arranged in alternation at a separator center region (121) opposing an electricity generation region (112) of a MEGA (110) by means of the formation of a plurality of concave/convex strips by means of press molding. The first groove (202) extends at the separator center region (121) at the gas surface side of the anode-side separator (120), and the second groove (204) extends at the separator center region (121) at the cooling surface side at the reverse side from the gas surface side. A terminal first groove (202t) that is the first groove (202) extending to the outer edge (123) side at the outside of the separator center region has a lower terminal-side standing height (Ht) than the remainder of the first groove (202) positioned at the separator center region (121) side. Alertas Tecnológicas - 17 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica SEPARATOR AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105594037A 18/05/2016 This separator has an irregular shape formed by means of press Resumen working, one of the surfaces of the separator configures a gas flow surface having a reaction gas duct including a plurality of reaction gas duct grooves formed by means of the irregular shape, and the other surface of the separator configures a cooling surface containing a cooling water duct containing a plurality of cooling water duct grooves formed by means of the irregular shape. The cooling water duct is provided with: a crossflow duct section containing cooling water duct grooves adjacent to and sandwiching the reaction gas duct grooves of the reaction gas duct and an interconnecting duct groove formed at the cooling surface side of the reaction gas duct grooves between the adjacent cooling water ducts and having a shallower depth than that of the cooling water duct grooves; and a cooling water turn section at which the orientation of the cooling water duct grooves changes. A reaction gas turn section is formed at the gas flow surface at the position at the reverse side from the cooling water turn section, and the reaction gas turn section is configured from a groove section having a uniform depth. SEPARATOR AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105594036A 18/05/2016 This separator, which is used in a fuel cell, is provided with: a gas Resumen duct having a plurality of gas duct grooves through which reaction gas flows; a gas discharge hole for discharging the reaction gas from the gas duct; and a lead-out duct section that is positioned between the gas discharge hole and the gas duct and that is for causing the reaction gas discharged from the gas duct to flow to the gas discharge hole. The plurality of gas duct grooves have an interconnecting duct section that interconnects to the lead-out duct section. The interconnecting duct section has an oblique gas duct groove that is oblique with respect to the direction of gravity. The groove width of the oblique gas duct groove of the interconnecting duct section is set in a manner such that the force by which the walls of the oblique gas duct groove hold water on the basis of the surface tension of water is greater than the force imparted to water by means of gravity. Alertas Tecnológicas - 18 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL Nº publicación EP3021395A1 18/05/2016 JSR CORP [JP] Solicitantes The present invention relates to an electrolyte membrane, a Resumen membrane-electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. The electrolyte membrane contains a polymer (1) including a hydrophobic structural unit and a structural unit having a proton-conducting group and a polymer (2) including a hydrophobic structural unit having no sulfonic group which is different from the hydrophobic structural unit of the polymer (1). OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYST AND USE THEREFOR Nº publicación EP3020476A1 18/05/2016 SHOWA DENKO KK [JP] Solicitantes Provided is an oxygen reduction catalyst excellent in start/stop Resumen durability in the case of repeatedly starting and stopping a fuel cell. The oxygen reduction catalyst includes composite particles including a portion including an inorganic metal compound and a portion containing carbon, wherein the composite particles include a metal element M1, carbon, and oxygen as constituent elements; the amount of carbon atoms is 1 to 10 mol, and the amount of oxygen atoms is 1 to 3 mol, assuming that the total amount of atoms in the metal element M1 is 1 mol; a G-band and a D-band are present in a Raman spectrum, and a V/G ratio defined in an expression described below is 0.10 to 0.35: V/G ratio = (minimum value of spectral intensity in region V which is a region between G-band and D-band)/(peak intensity in G-band). Alertas Tecnológicas - 19 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación EP3021398A1 18/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system that generates power by supplying anode and Resumen cathode gases to a fuel cell, comprising a compressor configured to adjust a flow rate of the cathode gas supplied to the fuel cell, a relief valve configured to adjust a pressure of the cathode gas supplied to the fuel cell, a pulsation operation unit configured to pulsate an anode gas pressure, a target flow rate setting unit configured to set a target flow rate of the cathode gas on the basis of a request from the fuel cell, a first target pressure setting unit configured to set a first target pressure of the cathode gas on the basis of a request from the fuel cell, a second target pressure setting unit configured to set a second target pressure of the cathode gas for maintaining a pressure difference between an anode and a cathode of the fuel cell within a predetermined allowable pressure difference range, a target pressure setting unit configured to set the higher one of the first and second target pressures as a target pressure, and a control unit configured to control the compressor and the relief valve on the basis of the target flow rate and the target pressure. The control unit controls the compressor on the basis of the target flow rate and a limitative pressure obtained by limiting pulsation of the target pressure when the target pressure is pulsated in response to pressure pulsation of the anode gas. OXYGEN REDUCING CATALYST, APPLICATION THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Nº publicación EP3020475A1 18/05/2016 SHOWA DENKO KK [JP] Solicitantes An oxygen reduction catalyst includes a composite particle, the Resumen composite particle including a carbon structure and particles each including a Group 4 metal element M1, the composite particle containing a Group 4 metal element M1, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, the particles each including a Group 4 metal element M1 being dispersed in the carbon structure, and the composite particle having a percentage of mass loss (a) and a percentage of mass loss (b), which are represented by specific formulae, of not more than 15% and 25 to 70%, respectively. Alertas Tecnológicas - 20 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FLOWING ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A FLOWING ELECTROLYTE BATTERY Nº publicación EP3020082A1 18/05/2016 REDFLOW R&D PTY LTD [AU] Solicitantes A flowing electrolyte battery can be quickly and safely electrically Resumen stripped using electrolyte. The battery includes: a stack comprising a plurality of electrodes; a negative electrolyte circuit coupled to the stack, for circulating negative electrolyte through the stack; a positive electrolyte circuit coupled to the stack, for circulating positive electrolyte through the stack; and a valve coupling the positive electrolyte circuit and the negative electrolyte circuit. The valve includes a closed configuration that prevents flow of electrolyte between the positive electrolyte circuit and the negative electrolyte circuit, and an open configuration that enables flow of electrolyte from at least one of the positive electrolyte circuit and the negative electrolyte circuit to the other of the positive electrolyte circuit and the negative electrolyte circuit. The valve is opened and closed by changes in pressure differences between the positive and the negative electrolyte circuits. FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación EP3020593A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system mounted in a vehicle (10) includes a fuel cell (110) supplying electric power to a motor (136) driving the Resumen vehicle (10), a pump supplying oxygen to the fuel cell (110), an accelerator position detection unit (190) detecting an accelerator depression amount of the vehicle, and a control unit (180) calculating electric power required to be generated by the fuel cell (110) and electric power required for driving of the pump based on the accelerator depression amount and controlling the pump based on the electric power required for the driving, in which the control unit (180) calculates the electric power required for the driving such that a rate of increase in the electric power required for the driving exceeds a rate of increase in the electric power required to be generated when the calculated electric power required to be generated increases. VEHICLE INCLUDING FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación EP3020592A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes In a vehicle including a fuel cell system, an electronic control unit (200) is configured to perform first processing in which a Resumen rotation speed of an air pump (360) is controlled based on a torque command value and a rotation speed command value, and to perform, in the first processing, at least one of second processing in which the torque command value is set to be larger than the calculated torque command value when at least one of values of an accelerator position, required electric power, and the rotation speed command value or a change rate thereof is increased by a prescribed first value or more, and third processing in which the torque command value is set to be smaller than the calculated torque command value when at least one of the values or the change rate thereof is decreased by a prescribed second value or more. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH FUEL CELL Nº publicación EP3021404A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system used in a vehicle equipped with a fuel cell includes: a fuel cell (100); a fuel gas supply portion (220) which Resumen supplies a fuel gas to the fuel cell; a fuel gas discharge portion (230) which discharges exhaust fuel gas from the fuel cell; and a control unit (110), in which, when an operation of the fuel cell is ended, the control unit performs (a) an exhaust process of discharging the exhaust fuel gas of the fuel cell to reduce a pressure, and (b) a process of increasing a partial pressure of the fuel gas in the fuel cell by supplying the fuel gas to the fuel cell after the exhaust process. Alertas Tecnológicas - 21 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica GAS-LIQUID SEPARATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación EP3021406A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A gas-liquid separator includes a gas-liquid separator forming portion (12) that is provided in an end plate, and a cover member Resumen (11). The gas-liquid separator forming portion (12) includes a first inner wall portion (202) that serves as a flow path for an off-gas and forms a part of an accumulating portion, the first inner wall portion (202) having a shape recessed in a thickness direction of the end plate. The cover member (11) includes a second inner wall portion (160) that has a shape recessed in a thickness direction of the cover member (11), the second inner wall portion (160) being disposed to face the first inner wall portion (202) in a stack direction and forming the accumulating portion together with the first inner wall portion (202). FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación EP3021403A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a power supply circuit including a fuel cell (100) and a secondary battery (130); an oxidant gas Resumen supply flow passage (33); a pump (320); and a control unit (110) configured to drive the pump (320) and dilute hydrogen retained in an cathode (120, 140). The control unit (110) is configured to stop supplying an oxidant gas to the cathode (120, 140) by stopping an operation of the pump (320) such that dilution of the hydrogen retained in the cathode (120, 140) is stopped, while a fuel cell vehicle (10) remains stationary after a starter switch (115) of the fuel cell vehicle (10) is switched from an off state to an on state, or while a load required of the power supply circuit remains smaller than a predetermined value after the starter switch (115) of the fuel cell vehicle (10) is switched from the off state to the on state. SOLID OXID FUEL CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DISPENSER APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Nº publicación EP3021412A1 18/05/2016 TOTO LTD [JP] Solicitantes To provide a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell, capable of obtaining a uniform film thickness. The present Resumen invention is a method of manufacturing fuel cells (16), including a support body-forming step (S1) for forming a porous support body (97), a film deposition step for laminating functional layers constituting electricity generating elements on a support body; and a sintering step (S14, S16) for sintering the support body on which functional layers are formed; whereby the film deposition step includes surface deposition steps (S5, S11), in which a masking layer is formed in parts not requiring film deposition, and electricity generating elements first functional layers are simultaneously formed, and a dot deposition step (S15), in which slurry dots are formed by placing a slurry into a liquid droplet state and jetting it, and a second functional layer is formed by the agglomeration of these dots. INDIVIDUAL SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR SAME Nº publicación EP3021411A1 18/05/2016 TOTO LTD [JP] Solicitantes To provide a solid oxide fuel cell with improved durability while obtaining sufficient electricity generating performance. The Resumen present invention is a method for manufacturing solid oxide fuel cells (16) in which electricity generating elements (16a) are connected by an interconnector (102), including: a support body forming step (S1); surface deposition steps (S4, S9) for forming in sequence a first and second functional layer on a porous support body; an outermost layer deposition step (S13) for forming an outermost functional layer (101) in which slurry in liquid droplet form is continuously jetted to form dots, and an outermost functional layer is formed by the agglomeration of dots to be thicker than a first functional layer (98); and a sintering step (S14) for sintering functional layers; wherein in the outermost functional layer, traces of agglomerated dots remain and ring-shaped cracks surrounding each dot trace are formed by the sintering process. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Nº publicación EP3021409A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to suppress drying of a fuel cell during continuous operation with high load. There is provided a fuel cell system Resumen including a fuel cell. The fuel cell system comprises an impedance detector that is configured to detect an impedance of the fuel cell; and a current limiter that is configured to limit an output current of the fuel cell with a limiting rate. The current limiter changes the limiting rate, based on the detected impedance. METHOD OF DISCHARGING WATER FROM FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación EP3021405A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A method of discharging water from a mobile object, which includes a fuel cell, a gas-liquid separator, and a circulation pump, Resumen comprises: an inclined state detection step of detecting an inclined state of the mobile object with respect to a horizontal plane; a scavenging start step of starting to supply scavenging gas at a predetermined first supply flow rate to a gas flow path in the fuel cell, by driving the circulation pump; and a supply flow rate increase step of increasing, when the mobile object is in a predetermined inclined state in which an outlet of the gas flow path is directed upward against a direction of gravity, a rotational speed of the circulation pump so that the supply flow rate of the scavenging gas is increased to a second supply flow rate higher than the first supply flow rate after a predetermined period from starting to supply the scavenging gas. Alertas Tecnológicas - 22 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL UNIT CELL Nº publicación EP3021392A1 18/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes A single cell C includes a membrane electrode assembly M in which Resumen an electrolyte membrane 1 is interposed between a pair of electrode layers 2, 3, and a pair of separators 4 that form gas channels G between the pair of separators 4 and the membrane electrode assembly M, wherein the electrode layers 2, 3 include first gas diffusion layers 2B, 3B of a porous material disposed at the side facing the electrolyte membrane 1 and second gas diffusion layers 2C, 3C that are composed of a metal porous body having arrayed many holes K, and a part of the first gas diffusion layers 2B, 3B penetrates the holes K of the second gas diffusion layers 2C, 3C to form protrusions T. Accordingly, the surface of the electrode layers 2, 3 has a fine uneven structure. As a result, an improvement in liquid water discharging function and an improvement in power generating function were achieved at the same time. GAS CHANNEL FORMING MEMBER FOR FUEL CELLS, AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación EP3021394A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA AUTO BODY CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A gas channel forming member (31) is located between a separator Resumen (23) and a membrane electrode assembly (15), which has a polymer electrolyte membrane held between a pair of electrode catalyst layers. The gas channel forming member (31) includes gas channels (32), which are arranged in parallel with each other on a surface that faces the membrane electrode assembly (15), water channels (33), which are formed on a surface that faces the separator (23), and inner communication passages (36). The water channels (33) are each located between adjacent two of the gas channels (32). The inner communication passages (36) communicate the gas channels (32) and the water channels (33) with each other. Oxidant gas flows through the gas channels (32), and generated water (W) is discharged through the water channels (33). Each water channel (33) is formed such that the flow cross-sectional area in an outlet section (34) including an outlet opening (33a) is larger than the cross-sectional area of an upstream section (35), which is upstream of and adjacent to the outlet section (34) in the flow direction of the oxidant gas. Alertas Tecnológicas - 23 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, FUEL-CELL STACK, AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL-CELL DEVICE Nº publicación EP3021393A1 18/05/2016 NGK SPARK PLUG CO [JP] Solicitantes The provision of a solid oxide fuel cell that does not decrease in Resumen electrical generation performance even after being run for a long period of time, a manufacturing method therefor, a fuel-cell stack, and a solid oxide fuel-cell device. This solid oxide fuel cell, which has a solid electrolyte layer, an air-electrode layer that contains at least strontium and is formed on one surface of the solid electrolyte layer, and a fuel-electrode layer formed on the other surface of the solid electrolyte layer, with an intermediate layer formed between the solid electrolyte layer and the air-electrode layer, is characterized in that at least part of the intermediate layer contains an element-diffusion prevention layer, said element-diffusion prevention layer comprises a complex oxide containing zirconium and at least one rare-earth element, and after the solid oxide fuel cell is heat-treated in atmosphere for 100 hours at 1,000 DEG C, the element-diffusion prevention layer is between 600 and 2,000 nm thick, inclusive, and exhibits a strontium coverage of 90% or less. FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación EP3021397A1 18/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system for generating power by supplying anode gas and Resumen cathode gas to a fuel cell, comprising a compressor for supplying the cathode gas to the fuel cell, a pulsating operation unit causing a pressure of the anode gas to pulsate based on an operation state of the fuel cell system, a first target pressure setting unit setting a first target pressure of the cathode gas based on a request of the fuel cell, a second target pressure setting unit setting a second target pressure of the cathode gas for keeping a differential pressure in the fuel cell to be within a permissible differential pressure range according to the pressure of the anode gas in the fuel cell, and a compressor control unit controlling the compressor based on the first target pressure and the second target pressure. The second target pressure setting unit sets the second target pressure based on an upper limit target pressure in pulsation on the pulsation of the pressure of the anode gas. Alertas Tecnológicas - 24 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica EVAPORATION DEVICE AND FUEL CELL SYSEM USING SAME Nº publicación EP3020470A1 18/05/2016 SUMITOMO PRECISION PROD CO [JP] Solicitantes The present invention provides a high-efficiency evaporation device Resumen capable of effectively avoiding a decline in steam generation efficiency due to a Leidenfrost phenomenon, without reducing heating power for heating the inside of a heating chamber for steam generation from the outside or insulating the heating chamber from heat and having a heating surface inside the heating chamber thereby maintained in a high temperature range affected by the Leidenfrost phenomenon. In order to realize this, a sleeve-shaped sheet comprising foamed nickel is disposed, as a foamable member (64) composed mainly of metal, in the vicinity of a heating surface (69) inside a heating chamber (68) formed inside a pipe body (67) heated from the outside, adjoining the heating surface (69) over the entire circumference. Water supplied to the inside of the sleeve-shaped sheet spreads out and permeates the surrounding sleeve-shaped sheet while passing through the inside, and finishes evaporating before reaching the heating surface (69). POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND VOLTAGE CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL Nº publicación EP3021400A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A voltage control method for a fuel cell (100) includes: interrupting electrical connection between the fuel cell and a load (170, Resumen 172) in a low load state; supplying oxygen to the fuel cell in accordance with a preset condition during the electrical connection is interrupted; detecting an OCV (open circuit voltage) of the fuel cell after oxygen is supplied to the fuel cell in accordance with the preset condition; reducing an amount of oxygen supplied to the fuel cell when the OCV is higher than a target voltage by a first value or larger; increasing the amount of oxygen when the OCV is lower than the target voltage by a second value or larger; and keeping the amount of oxygen when the OCV is lower than a sum of the target voltage and the first value and higher than a value obtained by subtracting the second value from the target voltage. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación EP3021401A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes a control unit configured to perform air-conditioning-system preparation control, wherein, under the Resumen air-conditioning-system preparation control, when an air conditioning system is not requested to heat air, it is determined whether or not a coolant within a coolant circulation passage is capable of being supplied to an air conditioning circuit, when the coolant within the coolant circulation passage is not capable of being supplied to the air conditioning circuit, the heater is operated to maintain a first predetermined temperature or higher of the coolant within the air conditioning circuit, and when the coolant within the coolant circulation passage is capable of being supplied to the air conditioning circuit, the air-conditioning water pump is operated to draw the coolant from the coolant circulation passage into the air conditioning circuit and to maintain the first predetermined temperature or higher of the coolant within the air conditioning circuit. Alertas Tecnológicas - 25 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FUEL CELL Nº publicación EP3021410A1 18/05/2016 COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE [FR] Solicitantes L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'une cellule de pile à Resumen combustible, comprenant : a) former un assemblage comprenant une membrane d'électrolyte (101), une couche de catalyseur d'anode (103) revêtue d'une électrode de diffusion gazeuse (107) du côté d'une face de la membrane (101), une couche de catalyseur de cathode (105) revêtue d'une deuxième électrode de diffusion gazeuse (109) du côté de l'autre face de la membrane, un premier cadre de renfort (111) s'étendant au moins en partie entre la membrane (101) et la première électrode (107), et un deuxième cadre de renfort (113) s'étendant au moins en partie entre la membrane (101) et la deuxième électrode (109) ; b) fixer les premier (111) et deuxième (113) cadres de part et d'autre de la membrane (101) ; et c) réaliser une soudure localisée d'au moins l'un des premier (111) et deuxième (113) cadres sur la membrane (101). CONTROL METHOD OF FLOW REGULATING VALVE OF OXIDIZING GAS AND FLOW REGULATION DEVICE Nº publicación EP3021407A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes There is provided a control method of a flow regulating valve of an oxidizing gas in a fuel cell. In a load disconnected state that Resumen the fuel cell is electrically disconnected from a load, the control method gradually opens the flow regulating valve that is configured to supply the oxidizing gas to a cathode of the fuel cell by a predetermined valve opening each time from a full-close position or gradually closes the flow regulating valve by a predetermined valve opening each time from a full-open position, so as to gradually change a supply amount of the oxidizing gas introduced to the cathode and cause hydrogen transmitted from an anode to the cathode in the fuel cell to be oxidized. The control method measures an open circuit voltage of the fuel cell accompanied with oxidation of the hydrogen and stores at least one valve-opening position among valve-opening positions of the flow regulating valve at a predetermined number of timings including a timing when the measured voltage shifts to an increase or shifts to a decrease, as a regulation reference valve-opening timing. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND POWER GENERATION MONITORING METHOD Nº publicación EP3021408A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes In a method of determining the state of power generation based on a voltage measured every multiple cells, the accuracy of the Resumen determination is enhanced.When the flow rate of air is equal to or more than a predetermined value (no in step S210), a normal determination threshold value is selected (step S220) whereas when the flow rate of air is less than the predetermined value (yes in step S210), an air deficiency-time determination threshold value is selected (step S225). When a determination value is less than the determination threshold value (yes in step 5250), the production of a negative voltage is detected (step S270). The air deficiency-time determination threshold value is a value in which an abnormal determination is unlikely to be made as compared with the normal determination threshold value. Alertas Tecnológicas - 26 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL Nº publicación EP3021399A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A control method when pieces of control on various physical quantities collide with each other is provided. An upper limit current Resumen value ImaxA for realizing power control for preventing generated power from exceeding an upper limit value, voltage control for preventing generated voltage from falling below a lower limit value and current control for preventing generated current from exceeding an upper limit value is determined. Furthermore, a lower limit current value Imin for preventing the generated voltage from exceeding an upper limit value is determined. When ImaxA is less than Imin, the target value of the current value is set at ImaxA ((d), (e) and (f)). FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD Nº publicación EP3021402A1 18/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes To provide technology that is capable of inhibiting a decrease in starting properties of a pump in a low-temperature environment. Resumen A fuel cell system is equipped with a control unit, a fuel cell, and a pump. The control unit acquires the temperature of the fuel cell as a parameter expressing the temperature of the pump while operation of the fuel cell is stopped. The control unit rotates rotation body of the pump when it is detected that the temperature of the pump is a threshold value or less set within a predetermined range lower than the freezing point based on the detected temperature of the fuel cell. METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DRY-LAID FUEL CELL PRECURSOR SUBSTRATE AND A SUBSTRATE Nº publicación EP3020087A1 18/05/2016 AUDI AG [DE] Solicitantes The method includes dispensing carbon fibers having a length of Resumen between about 3 and 12 millimeters from a first hopper into a raizing chamber of a double-hopper, bladed-roiler scattering machine and simultaneously depositing a thermoset resin powder from a second hooper of the scattering machine into the mixing chamber where in the fibers and powder are mixed to homogenous predetermined proportions of between about 40% and 60% each. Then, the mixture is directed to flew onto a moving support belt of a double belt press apparatus and the mixture is compressed between the moving support belt and a moving compression belt of the double belt press apparatus and the mixture passes between the belts for an adequate residence time duration to first melt and then cure the thermoset resin to form the fuel cell precursor substrate. Carbonizing and then graphitizing the precursor substrate forms the final substrate. METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL ELECTRODE SUPPORT FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND FUEL ELECTRODE SUPPORT FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL Nº publicación EP3021396A1 18/05/2016 LG CHEMICAL LTD [KR] Solicitantes The present application relates to a method for manufacturing a fuel Resumen electrode support for a solid oxide fuel cell, and a fuel electrode support for a solid oxide fuel cell, which improve an interfacial property between the fuel electrode support and an electrolyte, thereby improving performance and durability of the fuel cell. Alertas Tecnológicas - 27 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica SEAL FOR AN ELECTROLYSER CELL AND ELECTROLYSER CELL PROVIDED WITH SUCH A SEAL Nº publicación EP3019779A2 18/05/2016 AREVA H2GEN [FR] Solicitantes A seal for an electrolyser cell and an electrolyser cell provided with Resumen such a seal. A seal (100) for an electrolyser cell comprising a core (101) and a shell (201). The core (101) is generally annular and has two faces mutually opposite each other in a thickness direction and at least two openings (111, 113). The two openings (111, 113) are through-openings in the thickness direction and are substantially diametrically opposed to each other. The shell (201) at least partially covers the two faces, leaving the two openings (111, 113) at least partially free. The shell (201) has at least one first rib (203) extending over a first (103) of the two faces according to a contour enclosing an inner edge (107) of the core (201) and the two openings (111, 113) in such a way as to allow a fluid to circulate between the two faces in the thickness direction. CATALYST PARTICLES, AND ELECTROCATALYST, ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL USING SUCH CATALYST PARTICLES Nº publicación CN105594035A 18/05/2016 [Problem] The purpose of the present invention is to provide catalyst Resumen particles able to exhibit high activity. [Solution] Provided are catalyst particles which are alloy particles composed of platinum atoms and non-platinum metal atoms, wherein (i) the alloy particles have an L12 structure as the internal structure, and the regularity of the L12 structure is 30-100%, (ii) the alloy particles have an LP ratio of 10% or higher as calculated by CO stripping, and (iii) the dN/dA ratio of the alloy particles is 0.4 to 1.0. Alertas Tecnológicas - 28 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica ELECTRODE CATALYST, COMPOSITION FOR FORMING GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE, GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación CN105594034A 18/05/2016 Provided is an electrode catalyst that can exhibit sufficient Resumen performance, is suitable for mass production, and is suitable for reducing production costs, even when containing a relatively high concentration of chlorine. An electrode catalyst that has a core-shell structure that includes a support, a core part that is formed upon the support, and a shell part that is formed so as to cover at least one portion of the surface of the core part, the electrode catalyst being characterized in that the concentration of bromine (Br) species as measured by x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis is 500 ppm or less and the concentration of chlorine (Cl) species as measured by x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis is 8500 ppm or less. CARBON POWDER FOR CATALYST, CATALYST USING SAID CARBON POWDER FOR CATALYST, ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYER, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105594033A 18/05/2016 The present invention provides a carbon powder, which can provide a Resumen catalyst with superior durability, and a catalyst. This carbon powder for a catalyst has carbon as the principal component and is characterized in that the BET specific surface area per unit weight is 900 m2/g or greater, and a ratio R' (D'/G intensity ratio) of the peak intensity (D' intensity) for the D' band measured in the vicinity of 1620 cm-1 to a peak intensity (G intensity) for the G band measured in the vicinity of 1580 cm-1 by Raman spectrometry is 0.6 or less. Alertas Tecnológicas - 29 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL FOR MANAGING ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS Nº publicación CN105594016A 18/05/2016 ABSTRACT A method and/or electrochemical cell for utilising one or Resumen more gas diffusion5 electrodes (GDEs) in an electrochemical cell, the one or more gas diffusion electrodes have a wetting pressure and/or a bubble point exceeding 0.2 bar. The one or more gas diffusion electrodes can be subjected to a pressure differential between a liquid side and a gas side. A pressure on the liquid side of the GDE over the gas side does not exceed the wetting pressure of the GDE during10 operation (in cases where a liquid electrolyte side has higher pressure), and/or a pressure on the gas side of the GDE over the liquid side, does not exceeds the bubble point of the GDE (in cases where the gas side has the higher pressure). COOLING AND HEATING DEVICE Nº publicación CN105593613A 18/05/2016 [Problem] The purpose is to provide a cooling and heating device. Resumen [Solution] This cooling and heating device has: a fuel cell device provided with a fuel cell; a heating unit which utilizes the heat of exhaust gases discharged by the fuel cell; a thermoacoustic cooler (14) having a cooling unit which, utilizing the heat of exhaust gases discharged by the fuel cell, produces a cooling function; and an exhaust gas switching unit (25) for supplying the exhaust gases discharged by the fuel cell, to at least the thermoacoustic cooler (14) and/or the heating unit, whereby there can be provided a cooling and heating device which effectively utilizes the exhaust gases of a fuel cell. Alertas Tecnológicas - 30 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL FOR MANAGING ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS Nº publicación CN105593407A 18/05/2016 ABSTRACT A method and/or electrochemical cell for utilising one or Resumen more gas diffusion5 electrodes (GDEs) in an electrochemical cell, the one or more gas diffusion electrodes have a wetting pressure and/or a bubble point exceeding 0.2 bar. The one or more gas diffusion electrodes can be subjected to a pressure differential between a liquid side and a gas side. A pressure on the liquid side of the GDE over the gas side does not exceed the wetting pressure of the GDE during10 operation (in cases where a liquid electrolyte side has higher pressure), and/or a pressure on the gas side of the GDE over the liquid side, does not exceeds the bubble point of the GDE (in cases where the gas side has the higher pressure). METAL/OXYGEN BATTERY WITH MULTISTAGE OXYGEN COMPRESSION Nº publicación CN105593051A 18/05/2016 A vehicular battery system includes a vehicular battery system stack Resumen including at least one negative electrode including a form of lithium, an oxygen reservoir having a first outlet operably connected to the vehicular battery system stack, a multistage compressor having a first inlet operably connected to the vehicular battery system stack, and a second outlet operably connected to a second inlet of the oxygen reservoir, and a cooling system operably connected to the multistage compressor and configured to provide a coolant to the multistage compressor to cool a compressed fluid within the multistage compressor. Alertas Tecnológicas - 31 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591146A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell includes a stacked body formed by stacking a plurality of Resumen unit cells, an end plate arranged on at least one end of the stacked body in a stacking direction, a fuel cell case including an opening portion and incorporating the stacked body, wherein the opening portion has a substantially polygonal outer circumference shape with a plurality of corners, and a plurality of types of fasteners with different load resistances that fix the end plate, closing the opening portion of the fuel cell case, to the fuel cell case. A fastener, of the plurality of types of fasteners, of a type with a highest load resistance is arranged at at least one of the plurality of corners of the opening portion. FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación CN105591145A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell stack 11 includes a cell laminate 21 composed of a Resumen plurality of stacked cells 20, and air is introduced from an anode end part 21a of the cell laminate 21. The cell laminate 21 has two end cells 24 installed adjacently to a cathode end part 21b side, thereby providing the cathode end part 21b with high thermal insulation properties. Alertas Tecnológicas - 32 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL DEVICE Nº publicación CN105591144A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell device includes: a cell stack (102S); a case (500) including Resumen a cover portion (503) that covers one of side surfaces of the cell stack (102S) along a stacking direction; an end plate (190) connected to one end portion of the cover portion (503) in the stacking direction; and a fastening member (300) that extends in parallel with the stacking direction on an opposite side of the cell stack (102S) from the cover portion (503), that includes one end portion in the stacking direction connected to the end plate (190) and another end portion in the stacking direction connected to the case (500), and that fastens the cell stack (102S), the end plate (190), and the case (500) to each other. A thermal expansion coefficient of the cover portion (503) is larger than a thermal expansion coefficient of the fastening member (300). FUEL BATTERY Nº publicación CN105591143A 18/05/2016 A fuel battery 11 includes a cell laminated body 21 including Resumen lamination of a plurality of cells 20, a current-collecting plate 22 disposed at an end of the cell laminated body 21, the current-collecting plate being made of a metal material, and an anti-rust plate 23 disposed between the cell laminated body 21 and the current-collecting plate 22, the anti-rust plate being made of a metal material that is different from the metal material of the current-collecting plate 22. The anti-rust plate 23 includes a protrusion 31, and the current-collecting plate 22 includes a fitting hole 41, into which the protrusion 31 is fitted. CN105591142A Nº publicación CN105591142A 18/05/2016 Alertas Tecnológicas - 33 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Nº publicación CN105591141A 18/05/2016 There is provided a method of manufacturing a membrane electrode Resumen assembly that has an electrode catalyst layer formed on a surface of an electrolyte membrane. The electrode catalyst layer formed in the membrane electrode assembly is produced by a drying process that dries a catalyst ink which includes catalyst-supported particles having a catalyst metal supported thereon, a solvent and an ionomer, at a predetermined temperature. The catalyst ink includes a plurality of different solvents having different boiling points. The predetermined temperature is set to be lower than the boiling point of the solvent having the lowest boiling point among the plurality of different solvents. METHOD OF PRODUCING DISPERSION LIQUID OF GELATINOUS ELECTROLYTE Nº publicación CN105591140A 18/05/2016 A method of producing a dispersion liquid of a gelatinous electrolyte includes a water content reduction process of concentrating Resumen an aqueous dispersion liquid of an electrolyte at a temperature of 50 DEG C or less and reducing a water content in a concentrate of the electrolyte to 5% by mass or less based on the total mass of the concentrate of the electrolyte, and an alcohol addition process of adding an alcohol to the concentrate of the electrolyte obtained in the water content reduction process to form the dispersion liquid of the gelatinous electrolyte. CN105591139A Nº publicación CN105591139A 18/05/2016 Alertas Tecnológicas - 34 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL AND OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS OF FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105591138A 18/05/2016 The operation control method of a fuel cell includes acquiring a Resumen startup temperature of the fuel cell; acquiring a present temperature of the fuel cell; setting a present target operation point of the fuel cell that is identified by an output voltage value and an output current value based on the startup temperature, or based on the startup temperature and the present temperature; controlling at least one of the flow of the reaction gas supplied to the fuel cell, and an output voltage of the fuel cell so that the operation point of the fuel cell becomes the target operation point, and setting the target operation point includes a process of setting an operation point having a low output voltage value as the target operation point when the startup temperature is low as compared to the case when the startup temperature is high, if the present temperature is the same. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591137A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a fuel supply source; a supply Resumen passage; a circulation passage; a gas-liquid separator; a discharge passage; a discharge valve; a differential pressure detecting portion; and a control unit, wherein the control unit estimates a flow rate of a fuel gas. Alertas Tecnológicas - 35 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND POWER GENERATION MONITORING METHOD Nº publicación CN105591136A 18/05/2016 In a method of determining the state of power generation based on a Resumen voltage measured every multiple cells, the accuracy of the determination is enhanced.When the flow rate of air is equal to or more than a predetermined value (no in step S210), a normal determination threshold value is selected (step S220) whereas when the flow rate of air is less than the predetermined value (yes in step S210), an air deficiency-time determination threshold value is selected (step S225). When a determination value is less than the determination threshold value (yes in step 5250), the production of a negative voltage is detected (step S270). The air deficiency-time determination threshold value is a value in which an abnormal determination is unlikely to be made as compared with the normal determination threshold value. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591135A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell outputting a current; a supply Resumen unit supplying oxidant gas; a flow-amount measurement unit measuring a flow amount of the oxidant gas; and a controller that feed-back controls the supply unit such that a measured flow-amount value converges toward a target flow-amount value, wherein the controller determines an acceptable current value in accordance with the measured flow-amount value, restricts the current to the acceptable current value or less, controls the current in accordance with a requested current value of the fuel cell; and performs a changing-suppression processing, when a condition continues for a predetermined period, the condition including that a changing width of the requested current value is equal to or less than a first value and a difference between the requested current value and the acceptable current value is equal to or less than a second value. Alertas Tecnológicas - 36 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105591134A 18/05/2016 A control method when pieces of control on various physical Resumen quantities collide with each other is provided. An upper limit current value ImaxA for realizing power control for preventing generated power from exceeding an upper limit value, voltage control for preventing generated voltage from falling below a lower limit value and current control for preventing generated current from exceeding an upper limit value is determined. Furthermore, a lower limit current value Imin for preventing the generated voltage from exceeding an upper limit value is determined. When ImaxA is less than Imin, the target value of the current value is set at ImaxA ((d), (e) and (f)). FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591133A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell system includes: a power supply circuit including a fuel Resumen cell (100) and a secondary battery (130); an oxidant gas supply flow passage (33); a pump (320); and a control unit (110) configured to drive the pump (320) and dilute hydrogen retained in an cathode (120, 140). The control unit (110) is configured to stop supplying an oxidant gas to the cathode (120, 140) by stopping an operation of the pump (320) such that dilution of the hydrogen retained in the cathode (120, 140) is stopped, while a fuel cell vehicle (10) remains stationary after a starter switch (115) of the fuel cell vehicle (10) is switched from an off state to an on state, or while a load required of the power supply circuit remains smaller than a predetermined value after the starter switch (115) of the fuel cell vehicle (10) is switched from the off state to the on state. Alertas Tecnológicas - 37 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591132A 18/05/2016 In order to provide a fuel cell system that inhibits the occurrence of Resumen degradation of an MEA while also inhibiting an increase in the CPU load. A fuel cell system is equipped with a hydrogen supply unit that supplies hydrogen to a fuel cell, a pressure detection unit that detects the internal pressure of hydrogen supply piping, a current detection unit that detects the current value of the fuel cell, and a control unit that calculates the necessary hydrogen supply volume for the fuel cell based on the detected current value and pressure value, and controls the hydrogen supply unit to supply hydrogen corresponding to the calculated hydrogen supply unit to the fuel cell, wherein the control unit calculates the hydrogen supply volume based on the pressure value and the current value for each of a first cycle, and acquires the pressure value and supplies hydrogen corresponding to the immediately prior calculated hydrogen supply volume to the fuel cell when the control unit is determined that supply of hydrogen is necessary based on the acquired pressure value, for each of a second cycle which shorter than the first cycle. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591131A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell system (100) includes: a fuel cell (10) that includes a membrane electrode assembly (20) clipping an electrolyte Resumen membrane (14) with an anode (16) and a cathode (18); a fuel gas supplier (48) that supplies an anode gas to the anode via an anode gas supply passage (40) in accordance with a power generation request for the fuel cell; a circulation pump (54) that circulates an exhaust gas discharged from the anode to the anode gas supply passage; a judger (36) that judges whether any one of a temperature of the circulation pump and a temperature associated with the temperature of the circulation pump is equal to or less than a prescribed temperature; and a drive controller (38) that drives the circulation pump at a prescribed rotation number when the judger judges that any one of the temperature of the circulation pump and the temperature associated with the temperature of the circulation pump is equal to or less than the prescribed temperature, and there is no power generation request for the fuel cell. Alertas Tecnológicas - 38 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica RESIDUAL WATER SCAVENGING PROCESSING METHOD IN FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591130A 18/05/2016 A method includes predicting, while fuel cell system is operated, Resumen whether or not the outside temperature becomes equal to or less than a first predetermined temperature; performing, when it is predicted that the outside temperature becomes equal to or less than the first predetermined temperature, residual water scavenging processing on only an oxidizer gas supply/discharge mechanism and thereafter stopping the operation of the fuel cell system; predicting, after the stop of the operation of the fuel cell system, whether or not the temperature of a predetermined component included in the fuel cell system becomes equal to or less than a second predetermined temperature; and performing the residual water scavenging processing on the fuel gas supply/discharge mechanism when it is predicted that the temperature of the predetermined component becomes equal to or less than the second predetermined temperature. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591129A 18/05/2016 When a current value is not greater than a reference value, a control Resumen unit estimates a discharge amount of a fuel gas based on a lost amount of the fuel gas and a consumed amount by electrical generation of the fuel gas, the lost amount being calculated based on a decrease rate of pressure in a supply passage during an opening period of a discharge valve, the consumed amount by electrical generation being calculated based on the current value during the opening period, and when the current value is greater than the reference value, the control unit estimates the discharge amount based on the differential pressure during the opening period. Alertas Tecnológicas - 39 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591128A 18/05/2016 When it is judged that a fuel cell stack 10 is drying up, recovery Resumen control is performed. In recovery control, the cathode pressure control valve 47 is controlled so that the cathode pressure becomes an increased cathode pressure, a discharge flow rate of air of a turbocompressor 44 is set to an increased flow rate of air, and a bypass control valve 41b is controlled so that a flow rate of air which is fed to the fuel cell stack is maintained at the requested flow rate of air. Furthermore, a combination of an increased cathode pressure and increased flow rate of air for making the amount of consumed power of the turbocompressor required for eliminating dry-up the smallest is set based on the requested flow rate of air of the fuel cell stack. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105591127A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell system used in a vehicle equipped with a fuel cell includes: Resumen a fuel cell (100); a fuel gas supply portion (220) which supplies a fuel gas to the fuel cell; a fuel gas discharge portion (230) which discharges exhaust fuel gas from the fuel cell; and a control unit (110), in which, when an operation of the fuel cell is ended, the control unit performs (a) an exhaust process of discharging the exhaust fuel gas of the fuel cell to reduce a pressure, and (b) a process of increasing a partial pressure of the fuel gas in the fuel cell by supplying the fuel gas to the fuel cell after the exhaust process. Alertas Tecnológicas - 40 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FLOW CONTROL METHOD OF COOLING MEDIUM IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND A FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591126A 18/05/2016 The method comprises: determining whether or not an inlet Resumen temperature is equal to or above a lower-limit temperature of a temperature range in which generated water does not freeze within the fuel cell; and adjusting the flow rate of the cooling medium in the circulation flow path to become more than the normal flow rate when it is determined that the inlet temperature is equal to or above the lower-limit temperature, and adjusting the flow rate of the cooling medium in the circulation flow path to be equal to or below the normal flow rate when it is determined that the inlet temperature is not equal to or above the lower-limit temperature. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591125A 18/05/2016 A flow control valve 26 can adjust the percentage of the flow rate of Resumen cooling water to a radiator 23 to a predetermined value (50%) or smaller. When the temperature of the cooling water in a fuel cell 11 is determined to be a predetermined temperature (0 DEG C) or higher after the cooling water is supplied to the fuel cell 11 with the percentage of the flow rate of the cooling water to the radiator 23 set to the predetermined value (50%) or larger, a controller 41 performs a predetermined percentage supply operation for controlling the flow control valve 26 and a pump 22 to supply the cooling water to the fuel cell 11 with the percentage of the flow rate of the cooling water to the radiator 23 set to the predetermined value (50%) or larger. Alertas Tecnológicas - 41 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL BATTERY CELL Nº publicación CN105591122A 18/05/2016 Provided is a fuel battery cell capable of suppressing absorption of Resumen water discharged from a manifold by a porous body disposed between a membrane electrode assembly and a separator, and so improving drainage performance. This fuel battery cell 1 includes: a porous passage 20c that is disposed to be opposed to a membrane electrode assembly 10m on a cathode side, and a separator 30 sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly 10m and the porous passage 20c, the separator including a cathode off-gas discharging through hole 32b through which cathode off-gas discharged from the porous passage 20c flows. The porous passage 20c has a sticking-out part 201 when viewed in the thickness direction of the separator 30, and the sticking-out part sticks out into the cathode off-gas discharging through hole 32b from a side of the membrane electrode assembly 10m, and a length of the sticking-out part 201 in a longer direction of the separator 30 is shorter than one side of the cathode off-gas discharging through hole 32b on the membrane electrode assembly 10m side. FUEL CELL SEPARATOR, FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL BATTERY Nº publicación CN105591121A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell separator 10 includes a power generation section 10B Resumen provided in a central region on a surface of the separator formed into a plate, a plurality of manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B provided in a region closer to the outer periphery than the power generation section 10B, and a reinforcing portion 14A provided so as to extend from a manifold beam portion 15 formed between the plurality of manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B to a gap region 13 formed between the power generation section 10B and the manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B Alertas Tecnológicas - 42 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica INSULATOR AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105591120A 18/05/2016 In order to improve a power density of a fuel cell and prevent a Resumen generation of a poor insulation, an insulator is provided, which is disposed between a current collector disposed in contact with one end of a stacked body having a plurality of stacked unit cells in stacking directions, and an end member disposed outside from the current collector in the stacking directions, and includes a plurality of insulator members, each having a sheet-like planar portion. The plurality of insulator members which are stacked onto each other by the planar portions thereof are disposed oppose to the current collector. END PLATE FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105591119A 18/05/2016 An end plate includes a first surface (17) including a heat generator Resumen contact region (175) set such that a heat generator contacts the heat generator contact region (175), the heat generator being included in a fuel cell system that includes the fuel cell; and a second surface (18) opposite to the first surface (17), the second surface (18) including a cooling medium flow path (177) through which a cooling medium flows, and at least one flow path rib portion (179) provided inside the cooling medium flow path (177). Alertas Tecnológicas - 43 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Nº publicación CN105591114A 18/05/2016 The method of manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly that Resumen has an electrode catalyst layer formed on a surface of an electrolyte membrane comprises (a) producing an electrode catalyst layer by drying a catalyst ink that includes catalyst-supported particles having a catalyst metal supported thereon, a solvent and an ionomer; and (b) selecting a produced electrode catalyst layer that contains an amount of sulfate ion equal to or less than a specified reference value, and manufacturing the membrane electrode assembly by using the selected electrode catalyst layer. FUEL CELL MODULE Nº publicación CN105591123A 18/05/2016 A fuel cell module is disposed below a floor of a vehicle (10). The Resumen fuel cell module includes: a high-voltage portion including a fuel cell (110); a case (120) that is formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and that accommodates at least a part of the high-voltage portion; and a gasket (160) sandwiched between the case (120) and another component (170), which is different from the case (120). An anodic oxide coating is formed on at least a surface that comes into contact with the gasket (160) in a surface of the case (120). Alertas Tecnológicas - 44 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911887A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system mounted in a vehicle (10) includes a fuel cell (110) Resumen supplying electric power to a motor (136) driving the vehicle (10), a pump supplying oxygen to the fuel cell (110), an accelerator position detection unit (190) detecting an accelerator depression amount of the vehicle, and a control unit (180) calculating electric power required to be generated by the fuel cell (110) and electric power required for driving of the pump based on the accelerator depression amount and controlling the pump based on the electric power required for the driving, in which the control unit (180) calculates the electric power required for the driving such that a rate of increase in the electric power required for the driving exceeds a rate of increase in the electric power required to be generated when the calculated electric power required to be generated increases. FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL-MOUNTED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2909840A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes When a first timing at which a fuel gas is injected to a fuel gas supply Resumen flow path by an injector and a second timing at which water residing on a circulation flow path is discharged by controlling rotating speed of a circulation pump coincide with each other, a controller performs either: (i) a first process of operating the circulation pump at a preset RPM without injecting the fuel gas to the fuel gas supply flow path by the injector; or (ii) a second process of injecting the fuel gas to the fuel gas supply flow path by the injector and operating the circulation pump at an RPM lower than the preset RPM. Alertas Tecnológicas - 45 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911577A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system, includes: a fuel cell stack that is formed by Resumen stacking fuel cells for causing electrochemical reaction of a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas; a fuel gas supply system that is configured to supply the fuel gas to the fuel cell stack from a supply source of the fuel gas; a fuel gas recirculating system that is configured to resupply to the fuel cell stack the fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell stack; and a piping member is configured to connect a junction between the fuel gas supply system and the fuel gas recirculating system with the supply source, the piping member having a bent portion that is curved such that a supply direction of the fuel gas from the supply source is reverse to a flowing direction of the fuel gas toward the junction. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME Nº publicación CA2911358A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The present invention provides a technique capable of satisfying both Resumen the restoration of an output voltage of a fuel cell and an improvement of electric power responsiveness in a fuel cell system in a situation in which its operation status is restored to a normal operation from an operation having low power generation efficiency. A controller updates a lower limit voltage threshold in accordance with the restoration of an FC voltage until the operation status is restored to a normal operation from an operation having low power generation efficiency, such as an intermittent operation and a warm-up operation (step S1). The controller increases an FC current in accordance with the updated lower limit voltage threshold (steps S2 and S3) to thereby satisfy both the requirements of the restoration of the output voltage of the fuel cell stack and the improvement of the electric power responsiveness. Alertas Tecnológicas - 46 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911557A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes a control unit configured to perform Resumen air-conditioning-system preparation control, wherein, under the air-conditioning-system preparation control, when an air conditioning system is not requested to heat air, it is determined whether or not a coolant within a coolant circulation passage is capable of being supplied to an air conditioning circuit, when the coolant within the coolant circulation passage is not capable of being supplied to the air conditioning circuit, the heater is operated to maintain a first predetermined temperature or higher of the coolant within the air conditioning circuit, and when the coolant within the coolant circulation passage is capable of being supplied to the air conditioning circuit, the air-conditioning water pump is operated to draw the coolant from the coolant circulation passage into the air conditioning circuit and to maintain the first predetermined temperature or higher of the coolant within the air conditioning circuit. GAS-LIQUID SEPARATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911738A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A gas-liquid separator includes a gas-liquid separator forming portion Resumen (12) that is provided in an end plate, and a cover member (11). The gas-liquid separator forming portion (12) includes a first inner wall portion (202) that serves as a flow path for an off-gas and forms a part of an accumulating portion, the first inner wall portion (202) having a shape recessed in a thickness direction of the end plate. The cover member (11) includes a second inner wall portion (160) that has a shape recessed in a thickness direction of the cover member (11), the second inner wall portion (160) being disposed to face the first inner wall portion (202) in a stack direction and forming the accumulating portion together with the first inner wall portion (202). Alertas Tecnológicas - 47 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND AIR SYSTEM ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD Nº publicación CA2911061A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to allow even a temporary increase in air pressure to be Resumen diagnosed as an abnormality. There is provided a fuel cell system including a fuel cell. The fuel cell system comprises an air system that is configured to supply the air to the fuel cell and discharge the air from the fuel cell; a pressure detector that is configured to detect an internal pressure in the air system; a pressure reduction controller that is configured to reduce the internal pressure in the air system to a target pressure reduction value, when the detected pressure becomes higher than a first abnormality detection value during a predetermined time period (S150 and S200 to S220); and a first determiner that is configured to determine that the air system has an abnormality upon determination that number of times when it is determined that the detected pressure becomes higher than the first abnormality detection value is equal to or higher than a predetermined number of times during the predetermined time period (S150, S180, S190 and S160). FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911062A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system to be installed on a vehicle includes a fuel cell, a Resumen secondary battery, an SOC detector that detects a temperature and a state of charge of the secondary battery, an accelerator position detector that detects an accelerator depressed amount, and a controller that controls power to be generated by the fuel cell. The controller includes: a required generation power calculator that calculates required generation power based on the accelerator depressed amount and the temperature and the state of charge of the secondary battery; and a maximum required power calculator that calculates maximum required power based on the accelerator depressed amount and the temperature and the state of charge of the secondary battery. The maximum required power includes allowable charging power correlated with a maximum value of charging power. If determining that a condition for rapid reduction in consumption power of a motor is satisfied, the controller sets the allowable charging power to zero and calculates the maximum required power. If the required generation power exceeds the maximum required power, the controller makes the fuel cell generate power responsive to the maximum required power. Alertas Tecnológicas - 48 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911594A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell for causing electrochemical Resumen reactions of anode gas and cathode gas, a fuel cell system case accommodating the fuel cell, and a frame disposed below the fuel cell system case and fixing the fuel cell system case. A rib is provided on an upper surface of the frame. A water reservoir portion is provided in the bottom of the fuel cell system case so that the water reservoir portion is a concave in an inner side of the fuel cell system case and is a convex in the outside of the fuel cell system case. The water reservoir portion is located at a position at which at least a part of the convex vertically overlaps with the rib. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING FLUID IN THE SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911325A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes There is provided a fuel cell system, wherein a controller configured to set the flow volume of a fluid in an anode flow path at an Resumen outlet of an anode of the fuel cell to a first flow volume, then set thereafter the flow volume of the fluid in the anode flow path at the outlet of the anode to a second flow volume which is smaller than the first flow volume, and discharge the water in the hydrogen discharge flow path by opening an exhaust and drain valve while the fluid is flowing at the second flow volume. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911582A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A plurality of high voltage unit controllers each includes: a monitoring unit that monitors the hard shutdown signal sent through Resumen the dedicated wire lines; and a shutdown unit that, based on a monitoring result of the monitoring unit, stops operation of the high voltage unit that is under control of this high voltage unit controller, and further stops at least part of control functions of this high voltage unit controller. Alertas Tecnológicas - 49 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica TERMINAL PLATE FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación CA2911076A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes SUMITOMO RIKO CO LTD [JP] There is provided a terminal plate comprising a plate stacked body Resumen including a first metal plate that is electrically conductive and has a current collecting terminal for power collection, and second metal plates that have higher corrosion resistance than the first metal plate and are placed across the first metal plate. A first gasket is mounted to the second metal plate and is provided to surround at least a gas flow hole used for supply of a gas on the second metal plate-side. A second gasket is mounted to the second metal plate and is provided to surround a cooling water flow area which communicates with a cooling water flow hole used for supply of cooling water on the second metal plate-side. The current collecting terminal is protruded from a plate outer circumferential end of the first metal plate in a direction from one flow hole of the gas flow hole and the cooling water flow hole toward the plate outer circumferential end of the first metal plate. This configuration enables the current collecting terminal to be cooled down from the second metal plate-side via the first metal plate. FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación CA2911734A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Disclosed is a fuel cell stack which is able to prevent corrosion from Resumen occurring in a separator. The fuel cell stack formed by arranging a terminal on both ends of a cell stacked body in which a plurality of cells including a membrane electrode assembly and separators interposing the membrane electrode assembly therebetween is stacked, includes a rust preventive plate which is arranged between a metal separator and a positive electrode terminal on a high potential side of the cell stacked body, and includes a material more noble than that of the separator in the surface. Alertas Tecnológicas - 50 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECOVERYING CELL VOLTAGE THEREOF Nº publicación CA2911322A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An amount of power generation is increased in the case where a difference in water content between some and others of the cells Resumen is greater than a predetermined value. In the case of satisfaction of a first condition that the difference in water content between some and others of the cells is greater than the predetermined value, a fuel battery may be caused to perform an operation in which the amount of power generation exceeds that in the normal operation to reduce a cell voltage difference .DELTA.V between an average cell voltage Va and a minimum cell voltage Vb. The first condition is, for example, that the cell voltage difference .DELTA.V, which is a difference between the average cell voltage Va and the minimum cell voltage Vb, is greater than a first threshold value. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Nº publicación CA2909930A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; an anode gas supply flow path Resumen for supplying an anode gas to the fuel cell; an anode gas discharge flow path for discharging an anode off gas from the fuel cell; an anode gas circulation flow path for connecting the anode gas supply flow path and the anode gas discharge flow path to each other; a circulation device provided on the anode gas circulation flow path and serving for supplying the anode off gas to the anode gas supply flow path; and a controller. When liquid water is residing in the circulation device, the controller controls a circulation flow rate of the circulation device to discharge the liquid water residing in the circulation device. The controller restricts an increasing rate of the circulation flow rate of the circulation device if it is decided that a quantity of the liquid water residing in the circulation device is equal to or more than a specified value. Alertas Tecnológicas - 51 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Nº publicación CA2909955A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to suppress drying of a fuel cell during continuous Resumen operation with high load. There is provided a fuel cell system including a fuel cell. The fuel cell system comprises an impedance detector that is configured to detect an impedance of the fuel cell; and a current limiter that is configured to limit an output current of the fuel cell with a limiting rate. The current limiter changes the limiting rate, based on the detected impedance. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911586A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell that causes electrochemical reaction of an anode gas and a cathode gas; a plurality of Resumen auxiliary machines that are used for operation of the fuel cell; and a fuel cell system case that is configured to place the fuel cell and the plurality of auxiliary machines therein, wherein, in the fuel cell system case, a surface from which a first cable harness including first electric wire used for supplying electric power to the plurality of auxiliary machines is taken out differs from a surface from which a second cable harness including second electric wire for supplying larger electric power than the electric power of the first electric wire is taken out. Alertas Tecnológicas - 52 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica GAS LIQUID SEPARATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2909869A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The gas liquid separator comprises a gas liquid separator-forming Resumen portion formed in an end plate of a fuel cell to have an opening at an end face of the end plate and that constitutes part of the gas liquid separator; and a cover member located to cover the opening and is combined with the gas liquid separator-forming portion to constitute the gas liquid separator. The gas liquid separator-forming portion includes a first inner wall portion provided to serve as a flow path of the off-gas and form part of a reservoir and that is configured to include an off-gas outlet, to be connected with the opening and to be formed concave in a thickness direction of the end plate; and a surrounding portion protruded from the first inner wall portion along a first direction from the gas liquid separator-forming portion toward the cover member to surround the off-gas outlet. FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2909948A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system that is mounted on a fuel cell vehicle comprises: a Resumen fuel cell; a cooling system circuit including a cooling liquid supply path that is configured to supply a cooling liquid to the fuel cell, a radiator that is configured to cool down the cooling liquid, a radiator fan, and a cooling liquid pump that is provided in the cooling liquid supply path to feed the cooling liquid to the fuel cell; a controller; and a speedometer that is configured to obtain a speed of the fuel cell vehicle, wherein the controller is capable of performing a first cooling control that sets an upper limit value of driving amount of the radiator fan according to the speed of the fuel cell vehicle and regulates a flow rate of the cooling liquid pump or the driving amount of the radiator fan under the upper limit value of the driving amount of the radiator, so as to cool down the fuel cell. Alertas Tecnológicas - 53 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911957A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes a control unit that estimates a discharge Resumen amount of the fuel gas partially discharged from the fuel cell partially discharged during an opening period of the discharge valve based on a lost amount of the fuel gas during the opening period and a consumed amount of the fuel gas by electric generation of the fuel cell during the opening period, wherein a pressure increase period during which the pressure increases and a pressure decrease period during which the pressure decreases exist due to intermittent injection of the fuel gas, and the control unit estimates the lost amount of the fuel gas based on a decrease rate of the pressure during the pressure decrease period within the opening period, and based on an assumed decrease rate of the pressure during the pressure increase period within the opening period. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911573A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An objection is to provide a technology by which a decline in the Resumen starting performance of a fuel cell system may be controlled in a low-temperature environment. A control method of a fuel cell system includes a temperature acquisition step of acquiring a temperature of the fuel cell at start-up of the fuel cell; and an exhaust gas control step of restricting, when the temperature of the fuel cell is below a predetermined value, a flow rate of an exhaust gas flowing into a flow path configuring portion that configures at least a part of a flow path of the exhaust gas of the fuel cell as compared to the flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing into the flow path configuring portion when the temperature of the fuel cell is equal to or less than the predetermined value. Alertas Tecnológicas - 54 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911377A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The present invention provides a fuel cell system capable of Resumen suppressing the accumulation of impurities in a hydrogen system even when a hydrogen pump stops. A fuel cell system 100 includes a hydrogen pump 4, which is provided in a hydrogen gas circulation flow path 3 and which circulates a hydrogen off-gas discharged from the outlet side of a hydrogen electrode la of a fuel cell 1 to the inlet side of the hydrogen electrode 1a, a discharge valve 61, through which the hydrogen off-gas flowing in the hydrogen gas circulation flow path 3 is discharged out of the hydrogen gas circulation flow path 3, a determination section 81, which determines whether the hydrogen pump 4 is stopped, and a control unit 80, which controls the opening/closing of the discharge valve 61. If the determination section 81 determines that the hydrogen pump 4 has been stopped, then the control unit 80 controls the opening/closing of the discharge valve 61 to increase the discharge amount of the hydrogen off-gas discharged through the discharge valve 61 so as to be greater than the discharge amount of the hydrogen off-gas discharged on the assumption that the hydrogen pump 4 is in operation. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911763A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a fuel gas path supplied with Resumen fuel and allowing a part of fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell to circulate; an exhaust mechanism discharging the reacted fuel gas to an outside; a circulation mechanism circulating the fuel gas; and a control unit configured to temporarily stop circulation of the fuel gas by the circulation mechanism when determining that discharge from the exhaust mechanism is not normal, drive the circulation mechanism so that the fuel gas circulates at a first circulation speed when determining that the discharge is not normal and a parameter relating to water vapor in the fuel gas path is equal to a predetermined value or greater, and drive the circulation mechanism so that the fuel gas circulates at a second circulation speed greater than the first circulation speed when determining that the discharge is normal. Alertas Tecnológicas - 55 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL Nº publicación CA2911890A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes In a fuel cell, a cathode passage extends from an oxidizing gas supply Resumen hole to an oxidizing gas discharge hole. A turn interval at which a flow direction of an oxidizing gas returns to an original direction in an upstream-side passage region is different from the turn interval in a downstream-side passage region. A ratio between the turn interval in the upstream-side passage region and the turn interval in the downstream-side passage region is set to 1.1 : 1 to 3 : 1. The upstream-side passage region is overlapped with a most downstream-side passage portion of an anode passage with a membrane electrode assembly interposed between the upstream-side passage region and the most downstream-side passage portion. FUEL CELL SYSTEM, MOVABLE BODY, AND CONTROL METHOD Nº publicación CA2911375A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Disclosed is a technology for ensuring the safety of a vehicle on which a fuel cell is mounted and the convenience of a user. In a Resumen fuel cell system which is able to be mounted on a movable body, it is determined whether or not the movement of the movable body is stopped and the fuel cell system is operated when an opening instruction for opening a filling port for filling a fuel gas storage portion with fuel gas is received. When it is determined that the movement of the movable body is stopped and the fuel cell system is operated, a main stop valve controlling the supply of the fuel gas to the cell stack from the fuel gas storage portion is closed, and then the filling port is opened. Alertas Tecnológicas - 56 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911638A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system installed in a vehicle includes a fuel cell that Resumen supplies power to a motor that drives the vehicle, a pump that supplies oxygen to the fuel cell, an accelerator position detector that detects an accelerator depression amount of the vehicle, and a controller that calculates required generated power of the fuel cell and required driving power of the pump, based on the accelerator depression amount. When a preset condition of causing a sharp drop in the calculated required generated power is satisfied, the controller calculates the required driving power in such a manner that a drop rate of the required driving power becomes higher than a drop rate of the calculated required generated power, sets a lower limit to the calculated required driving power, and drives the pump in accordance with the lower limit when the required driving power is lower than the lower limit. WATER DRAINAGE DEVICE FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, MOVING BODY AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911562A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to provide a technique that suppresses excessive water Resumen drainage from a fuel cell. A water drainage device for fuel cell that drains water from inside of a fuel cell, includes: a purge gas supply system; an operation unit; a water drainage controller; and a water content acquirer. The operation unit receives a water drainage command from a user to give an instruction of purging out water from inside of the fuel cell by the purge gas supply system. When the water content obtained by the water content acquirer is equal to or lower than a predetermined value, the water drainage controller performs either one of': (i) a process of invalidating the water drainage command received by the operation unit; and (ii) a process of changing a processing condition of the purge process to decrease an amount of water drained by the purge process, compared with an amount of water drainage when the obtained water content is higher than the predetermined value. Alertas Tecnológicas - 57 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME Nº publicación CA2911691A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The present invention enables the determination of an operating point Resumen of a fuel cell so as to prioritize the fulfillment of an amount of required power generation while avoiding various limitations, such as a current limit, in a fuel cell system that warms up the fuel cell by a low efficiency operation. A controller 70 multiplies a voltage command value v com obtained in step S3 by a current command value v com obtained in step S1, then, this is divided by a final voltage command value V fcom obtained in step S4, thereby obtaining a final current command value l fcom to determine an operating point (l fcom, V fcom) during a warm-up operation (step S5), and then the process ends. SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL Nº publicación CA2911371A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Disclosed is a separator for a fuel cell which is able to suppress Resumen peeling off or cracking of a conductive carbon film occurring at the time of insertion and extraction of a cell monitor terminal. The separator for a fuel cell includes a terminal attachment portion which is disposed in a region other than a power generation region engaged in power generation of a separator, and to which a cell monitor terminal capable of detecting the voltage of the single cell is connected, and a conductive carbon thin film layer which is formed on the terminal attachment portion, and the hardness of the carbon thin film layer is greater than or equal to 5 GPa and less than or equal to 10 GPa. Alertas Tecnológicas - 58 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Nº publicación CA2911075A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes There are provided a an anode-side water discharge controller that controls a circulation flow rate of the anode gas pump so as to Resumen discharge anode-side liquid water residing in the anode-side flow path, and a cathode-side water discharge controller that controls a supply flow rate of the cathode gas pump so as to discharge cathode-side liquid water residing in the cathode-side flow path. The anode-side water discharge controller and the cathode-side water discharge controller execute water discharge by running a pre-selected one of the anode gas pump and the cathode gas pump, and then running the other of the anode gas pump and the cathode gas pump. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911560A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to provide a technique that removes a liquid entering Resumen between an auxiliary machinery cover and a cover provided to cover the auxiliary machinery cover. A fuel cell system comprises a first cover that is configured to contain an auxiliary machine for a fuel cell, and a second cover that is configured to cover at least part of a side surface and part of a bottom surface of the first cover. The second cover has an outlet that is formed in at least part of a bottom of the second cover to allow for flow of a liquid. An upper surface of the first cover is inclined downward toward the side surface of the first cover. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND START-UP METHOD THEREOF Nº publicación CA2911365A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The present disclosure provides a fuel cell system which comprises: a target output reaching time estimation unit configured to Resumen estimate a target output reaching time that requires for a fuel cell after start-up at a below-freezing temperature to become capable of providing an expected output desired or expected by a user of the fuel cell system or a predetermined output according to the expected output, based on the water content in the fuel cell and the temperature inside the fuel cell at the time of start-up at a below-freezing temperature; and a target output reaching time notification unit that notifies the user of the time estimated by the target output reaching time estimation unit. Alertas Tecnológicas - 59 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911362A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a coolant path connected to the Resumen fuel cell and allowing a coolant that cools the fuel cell to flow therethrough; a temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of the coolant in the coolant path; a temperature correction unit configured to calculate a temperature correction value by correcting the temperature of the coolant detected by the temperature detection unit; and a lower limit voltage control unit configured to control a lower limit voltage of the fuel cell based on the temperature correction value, wherein the temperature correction unit calculates the temperature correction value based on a following equation: (see above formula) where T filt represents the temperature correction value, T filt_old represents a last temperature correction value, T represents the temperature of the coolant, and .tau. represents a coefficient, and the coefficient when the temperature of the coolant is less than a first predetermined value is set to be greater than the coefficient when the temperature of the coolant is equal to or greater than a second predetermined value. FUEL CELL CASE Nº publicación CA2911539A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell case that is configured to place a fuel cell therein, the fuel Resumen cell case includes: a first member including a bottom surface of the fuel cell case; and a second member fixed to an outer circumferential portion of the first member using a fastener, wherein a gasket seals between the first member and the second member, and the first member includes a rib, wherein the rib is positioned on an inner circumferential side of a portion where the first member comes into contact with the gasket and is protruded upward from a surface where the first member comes into contact with the gasket. Alertas Tecnológicas - 60 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD OF DISCHARGING WATER FROM FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2910256A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A method of discharging water from a mobile object, which includes a Resumen fuel cell, a gas-liquid separator, and a circulation pump, comprises: an inclined state detection step of detecting an inclined state of the mobile object with respect to a horizontal plane; a scavenging start step of starting to supply scavenging gas at a predetermined first supply flow rate to a gas flow path in the fuel cell, by driving the circulation pump; and a supply flow rate increase step of increasing, when the mobile object is in a predetermined inclined state in which an outlet of the gas flow path is directed upward against a direction of gravity, a rotational speed of the circulation pump so that the supply flow rate of the scavenging gas is increased to a second supply flow rate higher than the first supply flow rate after a predetermined period from starting to supply the scavenging gas. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROTATIONAL SPEED OF AIR COMPRESSOR Nº publicación CA2911367A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes an air compressor that supplies oxidant gas Resumen to a fuel cell installed in a fuel cell vehicle, a measured rotational speed acquirer that acquires a measured value of rotational speed of the air compressor, and a controller that calculates a rotational speed command value of the air compressor based on required generated power of the fuel cell, calculates a torque command value of the air compressor based on the calculated rotational speed command value and current rotational speed of the air compressor, and controls rotational speed of the air compressor based on the calculated torque command value. The controller estimates the current rotational speed of the air compressor based on the measured value of the rotational speed acquired by the measured rotational speed acquirer and a history of the calculated torque command value, and calculates the torque command value by using the estimated rotational speed. Alertas Tecnológicas - 61 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911321A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The present invention is to prevent the temperature of an electric Resumen heater from being higher than or equal to a temperature at which control to reduce power consumption is started to prevent an abrupt decrease in the power consumption of the electric heater in order to secure a power consuming destination of a fuel cell A fuel cell system 10 includes a fuel cell 20 that receives the supply of reactant gas to generate power, a fuel cell cooling system 30 for circulating a coolant through the fuel cell 20 to cool the fuel cell 20, an electric heater 40 operated to consume power of the fuel cell 20 and driven to decrease power consumption abruptly at a temperature lower than a decomposition temperature of the coolant, and a heater cooling system 50 for circulating the coolant around the electric heater 40 to cool the electric heater 40 In a control method therefor, when the temperature of the coolant in the heater cooling system 50 falls within a temperature range where the power consumption of the electric heater 40 changes abruptly, the coolant is circulated from the fuel cell cooling system 30 into the heater cooling system 50 to cool the electric heater 40. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD Nº publicación CA2910408A1 14/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes To provide technology that is capable of inhibiting a decrease in Resumen starting properties of a pump in a low-temperature environment. A fuel cell system is equipped with a control unit, a fuel cell, and a pump. The control unit acquires the temperature of the fuel cell as a parameter expressing the temperature of the pump while operation of the fuel cell is stopped. The control unit rotates rotation body of the pump when it is detected that the temperature of the pump is a threshold value or less set within a predetermined range lower than the freezing point based on the detected temperature of the fuel cell. Alertas Tecnológicas - 62 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica PILE A COMBUSTIBLE PLANAIRE ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'AU MOINS UNE PARTIE D'UNE TELLE PILE Nº publicación FR3028353A1 13/05/2016 COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES [FR] Solicitantes Procédé de réalisation d'au moins une partie d'une pile à combustible planaire, à partir d'un film susceptible d'être plié et dans Resumen lequel est définie une pluralité de zones fonctionnelles, le procédé comportant des étapes successives de pliage dudit film autour de lignes de pliage définies entre deux zones fonctionnelles adjacentes, et des étapes successives de collage des zones fonctionnelles, réalisées lors de chaque étape de pliage. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2909842A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to provide a technique that a current state of a fuel cell Resumen may be detected more accurately. A fuel cell system includes a controller, a fuel cell, and an impedance measurer that may measure an impedance of the fuel cell. The controller obtains a first impedance value that expresses the impedance of the fuel cell in a predetermined state, acquires a second impedance value that expresses the impedance of the fuel cell that is measured by the impedance measurer during operation control of the fuel cell, and performs operation control of the fuel cell using the first impedance value and the second impedance value. PROCEDE DE REALISATION D'UNE COUCHE DE DIFFUSION DE GAZ. Nº publicación FR3028352A1 13/05/2016 COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES [FR] Solicitantes Procédé de réalisation d'une couche de diffusion de gaz, comprenant les étapes successives suivantes : - fournir une encre Resumen contenant au moins des éléments solides à base de carbone, un solvant et un agent filmogène, - déposer l'encre sur un substrat par une technique d'impression, de manière à former un film, - fritter le film à une température comprise entre 200 DEG C et 500 DEG C, de manière à former la couche de diffusion de gaz. Alertas Tecnológicas - 63 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FLAT MEMBER FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAT MEMBER Nº publicación CA2911741A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes TOYOTA BOSHOKU KK [JP] To achieve a flat member for fuel cells in which the grain size of Resumen titanium is optimized to suppress local elongation and to reduce the sliding distance to a punching die, enabling a reduction in ablation of the punching die. The flat member for fuel cells is an expand passage 10a or a separator 10b, and punched out portions 13, 14 are formed in the flat member by, for example, punch pressing. The flat member includes titanium or an alloy of titanium, and the titanium has an average grain size of 15.9 [mu]m or less. METHOD OF DETECTING LEAKAGE OF REACTIVE GAS OF FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2909867A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes To provide a technique that allows prompt detection of leakage of fuel Resumen gas in a fuel cell system. A fuel cell system includes a controller, a fuel cell, and an anode gas supply and discharge circulation portion. The controller makes a pressure detector detect pressure in a low-pressure zone of an anode gas piping at a time of start-up of the fuel cell system. The controller performs a first hydrogen leakage detecting process of detecting the occurrence of hydrogen leakage in the low-pressure zone based on a detected value of the pressure in the low-pressure zone and a predetermined threshold. Alertas Tecnológicas - 64 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica VALVE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VALVE CONTROL METHOD Nº publicación CA2909843A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A valve control apparatus controls a valve for adjusting a pressure of a Resumen reaction gas supplied to a fuel cell. The valve control apparatus includes: an estimation portion that estimates a valve effective cross-sectional area of the valve; and an opening adjustment portion that adjusts opening degree of the valve with control amount corrected based on the valve effective cross-sectional area estimated by the estimation portion. FUEL CELL DEVICE Nº publicación CA2909847A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTO JIDOSHA KK [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell device includes a fuel cell body, a case and a pin having one end contacting a part of the fuel cell body. A through hole Resumen is formed in the case. The through hole penetrates the case from the outside to the inside. The pin is inserted in the through hole and provided with a sealing member formed on at least a part of an outer circumferential surface. The through hole has a constant inner diameter from a position inside the case to a border with the outside. In the through hole, an inner diameter between a portion of the constant inner diameter and the border with the outside is larger than the constant inner diameter. The pin has an opposite end located inside the through hole in a portion from an end of the portion of the constant inner diameter to the border with the outside. Alertas Tecnológicas - 65 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación CA2909932A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An object is to prevent an increase in overall thickness of a membrane Resumen electrode assembly. There is provided a membrane electrode assembly. The membrane electrode assembly comprises an electrolyte membrane; a catalyst layer that is formed on a surface of the electrolyte membrane and includes a catalyst and an ionomer; and a gas diffusion layer that is formed on a surface of the catalyst layer on an opposite side to the electrolyte membrane. The catalyst layer includes a first layer that is in contact with the electrolyte membrane and a second layer that is in contact with the gas diffusion layer. An amount of the ionomer in a first portion of the first layer that is in contact with the electrolyte membrane is larger than an amount of the ionomer in a second portion of the first layer that is in contact with the second layer. An amount of the ionomer in a third portion of the second layer that is in contact with the gas diffusion layer is larger than the amount of the ionomer in the first portion. FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Nº publicación CA2911056A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes With a fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell and a secondary battery, a Resumen drive motor and a pump motor are connected to each other via an electric power line so that the drive motor and the pump motor are capable of receiving and supplying electric power with each other without involving reception and supply of electric power with the secondary battery. The control device determines an upper-limit guard value of torque of the pump motor based on a dischargeable power of the secondary battery and an output power of the fuel cell, or determines a lower-limit guard value of torque of the pump motor based on a chargeable power of the secondary battery and an output power of the fuel cell. Alertas Tecnológicas - 66 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SEPARATOR, FUEL CELL CURRENT COLLECTOR PLATE, FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación CA2911067A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes SUMITOMO RIKO CO LTD [JP] In a fuel cell separator and the like, a technology for reducing the Resumen separation of a flow path rib which rectifies the flow of a fluid is desired. A separator used in a fuel cell is provided, the separator including: a separator main body that includes a fluid flow region through which a reactive gas or a coolant flows, a through-hole through which the reactive gas or the coolant flows, and a connection portion which connects the fluid flow region and the through-hole; and a flow rectifying portion that is arranged by being adhered on the connection portion and that rectifies flow of the reactive gas or the coolant between the fluid flow region and the through-hole, where the flow rectifying portion includes a plurality of protruded portions and a coupling portion which is thinner than the protruded portions and which couples the protruded portions. Alertas Tecnológicas - 67 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEPARATOR Nº publicación CA2911081A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes SUMITOMO RIKO CO LTD [JP] A separator for a fuel cell, to be disposed opposing to a membrane Resumen electrode assembly, is provided. The separator includes a separator central area portion opposing to a center area of the membrane electrode assembly that concerns generating power, an outer edge portion located in an outer edge of the separator central area portion, a rubber molded body made of rubber, the rubber molded body being formed in the outer edge portion by die-casting a die-casting rubber material using die, and an adhesive layer formed in the outer edge portion, for adhering the rubber molded body to the outer edge portion. The adhesive layer is formed over an adhesive layer area that includes and is larger than an area where the rubber molded body is die-casted in the outer edge portion. Thus, a disadvantage due to burrs which are generated when die-casting the rubber molded body can be reduced. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL CONTROL METHOD Nº publicación CA2909850A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes To stabilize control of a fuel cell even when alternating current is Resumen applied to the fuel cell. Determine the target power value (step S500). Next, set a dead zone with the target power value as a reference (step S600). When the power value is within the dead zone range (step S700, Yes), stop control for having the power value approach the target power value. Alertas Tecnológicas - 68 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME Nº publicación CA2911568A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system 10 includes a fuel cell 20, gas supply systems 30, 40, which supply gases to the fuel cell 20, and a controller Resumen 60, which controls the gas supply systems 30, 40. During a non-operation period of the fuel cell 20, the controller 60 controls the gas supply systems 30, 40 to carry out the scavenging treatment. If the scavenging treatment is interrupted by an operation performed by a user, then the controller 60 controls the gas supply systems 30, 40 and restarts the scavenging treatment after a predetermined time elapses from the interruption. A FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF DETECTING A HYDROGEN GAS LEAK Nº publicación CA2909863A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The fuel cell system is provided with the hydrogen gas circulation Resumen system that supplies hydrogen gas to the fuel cell while merging the hydrogen gas discharged from the fuel cell with the newly supplied hydrogen gas, a hydrogen gas supply valve that controls the amount of hydrogen gas supplied to the hydrogen gas circulation system, an initial pressurization unit that pressurizes the hydrogen gas circulation system by temporarily opening the hydrogen gas supply valve at the start of the fuel cell, and a re-pressurization and gas leak detection unit that re-pressurizes the hydrogen gas circulation system by opening the hydrogen gas supply valve when a given level of pressure drop is found in the pressure detected by the pressure detection unit after the pressurization by the initial pressurization unit and detects a hydrogen gas leak from the hydrogen gas circulation system based on the pressure detected by the pressure detection unit in a given timing after the pressurization. Alertas Tecnológicas - 69 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica PRESSURE REDUCTION VALVE AND GAS SUPPLY DEVICE Nº publicación CA2909839A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes JTEKT CORP [JP] The pressure reduction valve includes: a cylindrical portion, a piston Resumen and a spring. The cylindrical portion includes an inlet communicating with the primary side flow path and an outlet communicating with the secondary side flow path. The piston fitted into the cylindrical portion is slidable along an axis direction of the cylindrical portion within the cylindrical portion, and defines, within the cylindrical portion, a space communicating with the inlet and the outlet. The spring applies, to the piston, a force acting toward the space. The outlet is displaced in one direction from the center of the piston when seen in the axis direction. The force applied to the piston by the spring is distributed so as to deviate from the center of the piston to the side of the outlet. METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL CASE Nº publicación CA2909852A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes To reduce a manufacturing cost on anodization in an aluminum-type Resumen fuel cell case, a method of manufacturing a fuel cell case made of one of aluminum and aluminum alloy and for accommodating a fuel cell is provided, which includes forming, in a fuel cell case, through-holes for receiving pins when the fuel cell case is mounted on a vehicle, and forming alumite on a surface of the fuel cell case by anodizing the surface using the through-hole as a contact. Alertas Tecnológicas - 70 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL MODULE Nº publicación CA2909882A1 13/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell and a case housing the fuel cell. The fuel cell includes a cell stack and a pressure plate Resumen arranged at an outermost position of a stacking direction relative to the cell stack. The case includes a cover section that faces the pressure plate and covers the pressure plate while the fuel cell is housed in the case. The cover section includes a pin housing portion having a through hole and a pin placed in the through hole with which the pressure plate is pressed. The pin housing portion has a thick part thicker than a thin part that is at least a part of the cover section continuous with the pin housing portion. The thick part is formed in an inward direction of the case. METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FUEL CELL Nº publicación FR3028354A1 13/05/2016 COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES [FR] Solicitantes L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'une cellule de pile à Resumen combustible, comprenant : a) former un assemblage comprenant une membrane d'électrolyte (101), une couche de catalyseur d'anode (103) revêtue d'une électrode de diffusion gazeuse (107) du côté d'une face de la membrane (101), une couche de catalyseur de cathode (105) revêtue d'une deuxième électrode de diffusion gazeuse (109) du côté de l'autre face de la membrane, un premier cadre de renfort (111) s'étendant au moins en partie entre la membrane (101) et la première électrode (107), et un deuxième cadre de renfort (113) s'étendant au moins en partie entre la membrane (101) et la deuxième électrode (109) ; b) fixer les premier (111) et deuxième (113) cadres de part et d'autre de la membrane (101) ; et c) réaliser une soudure localisée d'au moins l'un des premier (111) et deuxième (113) cadres sur la membrane (101). METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Nº publicación DE102015118206A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes There is provided a method of manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly that has an electrode catalyst layer formed on a Resumen surface of an electrolyte membrane. The electrode catalyst layer formed in the membrane electrode assembly is produced by a drying process that dries a catalyst ink which includes catalyst-supported particles having a catalyst metal supported thereon, a solvent and an ionomer, at a predetermined temperature. The catalyst ink includes a plurality of different solvents having different boiling points. The predetermined temperature is set to be lower than the boiling point of the solvent having the lowest boiling point among the plurality of different solvents. FUEL CELL SEPARATOR, FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL BATTERY Nº publicación DE102015118007A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell separator 10 includes a power generation section 10B provided in a central region on a surface of the separator formed Resumen into a plate, a plurality of manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B provided in a region closer to the outer periphery than the power generation section 10B, and a reinforcing portion 14A provided so as to extend from a manifold beam portion 15 formed between the plurality of manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B to a gap region 13 formed between the power generation section 10B and the manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B Alertas Tecnológicas - 71 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica A FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015118145A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a tank, a 1st pressure sensor that measures a fill-time pressure, a 2nd pressure sensor that Resumen measures a supply piping pressure, a temperature sensor that measures an internal temperature of the tank; and a controller that, when the fuel cell starts, derives an estimated pressure value of the supply piping pressure based on a 1st pressure value that shows the fill-time pressure, the internal temperature when the 1st pressure value was measured, and the internal temperature when the supply piping pressure was measured, and that detects as the supply piping pressure the lower value among the estimated pressure value and the 2nd pressure value that shows the measured supply piping pressure. METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Nº publicación DE102015117740A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The method of manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly that has an electrode catalyst layer formed on a surface of an Resumen electrolyte membrane comprises (a) producing an electrode catalyst layer by drying a catalyst ink that includes catalyst-supported particles having a catalyst metal supported thereon, a solvent and an ionomer; and (b) selecting a produced electrode catalyst layer that contains an amount of sulfate ion equal to or less than a specified reference value, and manufacturing the membrane electrode assembly by using the selected electrode catalyst layer. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015117764A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A flow control valve 26 can adjust the percentage of the flow rate of cooling water to a radiator 23 to a predetermined value Resumen (50%) or smaller. When the temperature of the cooling water in a fuel cell 11 is determined to be a predetermined temperature (0 DEG C) or higher after the cooling water is supplied to the fuel cell 11 with the percentage of the flow rate of the cooling water to the radiator 23 set to the predetermined value (50%) or larger, a controller 41 performs a predetermined percentage supply operation for controlling the flow control valve 26 and a pump 22 to supply the cooling water to the fuel cell 11 with the percentage of the flow rate of the cooling water to the radiator 23 set to the predetermined value (50%) or larger. FLOW CONTROL METHOD OF COOLING MEDIUM IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND A FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015117526A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The method comprises: determining whether or not an inlet temperature is equal to or above a lower-limit temperature of a Resumen temperature range in which generated water does not freeze within the fuel cell; and adjusting the flow rate of the cooling medium in the circulation flow path to become more than the normal flow rate when it is determined that the inlet temperature is equal to or above the lower-limit temperature, and adjusting the flow rate of the cooling medium in the circulation flow path to be equal to or below the normal flow rate when it is determined that the inlet temperature is not equal to or above the lower-limit temperature. FUEL BATTERY Nº publicación DE102015118185A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel battery 11 includes a cell laminated body 21 including lamination of a plurality of cells 20, a current-collecting plate 22 Resumen disposed at an end of the cell laminated body 21, the current-collecting plate being made of a metal material, and an anti-rust plate 23 disposed between the cell laminated body 21 and the current-collecting plate 22, the anti-rust plate being made of a metal material that is different from the metal material of the current-collecting plate 22. The anti-rust plate 23 includes a protrusion 31, and the current-collecting plate 22 includes a fitting hole 41, into which the protrusion 31 is fitted. RESIDUAL WATER SCAVENGING PROCESSING METHOD IN FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015117485A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A method includes predicting, while fuel cell system is operated, whether or not the outside temperature becomes equal to or less Resumen than a first predetermined temperature; performing, when it is predicted that the outside temperature becomes equal to or less than the first predetermined temperature, residual water scavenging processing on only an oxidizer gas supply/discharge mechanism and thereafter stopping the operation of the fuel cell system; predicting, after the stop of the operation of the fuel cell system, whether or not the temperature of a predetermined component included in the fuel cell system becomes equal to or less than a second predetermined temperature; and performing the residual water scavenging processing on the fuel gas supply/discharge mechanism when it is predicted that the temperature of the predetermined component becomes equal to or less than the second predetermined temperature. Alertas Tecnológicas - 72 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica Katalysatorschicht mit Durchtrittsöffnung für Brennstoffzellen Nº publicación DE102015014433A1 12/05/2016 DAIMLER AG [DE] Solicitantes FORD MOTOR CO [US] Die Leistungsfähigkeit von Feststoff-Polymer-Elektrolyt-Brennstoffzellenstapeln kann verbessert werden, indem eine geeignete Resumen Gruppe von Durchtrittsöffnungen in die Katalysatorschichten eingebracht wird, und insbesondere in die kathodischen Katalysatorschichten. Tiefdruckverfahren, welche zum Herstellen von Katalysatorschichten mit Durchtrittsöffnungen geeignet sind, werden offenbart. OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL AND OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS OF FUEL CELL Nº publicación DE102015117180A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The operation control method of a fuel cell includes acquiring a startup temperature of the fuel cell; acquiring a present Resumen temperature of the fuel cell; setting a present target operation point of the fuel cell that is identified by an output voltage value and an output current value based on the startup temperature, or based on the startup temperature and the present temperature; controlling at least one of the flow of the reaction gas supplied to the fuel cell, and an output voltage of the fuel cell so that the operation point of the fuel cell becomes the target operation point, and setting the target operation point includes a process of setting an operation point having a low output voltage value as the target operation point when the startup temperature is low as compared to the case when the startup temperature is high, if the present temperature is the same. FUEL BATTERY CELL Nº publicación DE102015117108A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Provided is a fuel battery cell capable of suppressing absorption of water discharged from a manifold by a porous body disposed Resumen between a membrane electrode assembly and a separator, and so improving drainage performance. This fuel battery cell 1 includes: a porous passage 20c that is disposed to be opposed to a membrane electrode assembly 10m on a cathode side, and a separator 30 sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly 10m and the porous passage 20c, the separator including a cathode off-gas discharging through hole 32b through which cathode off-gas discharged from the porous passage 20c flows. The porous passage 20c has a sticking-out part 201 when viewed in the thickness direction of the separator 30, and the sticking-out part sticks out into the cathode off-gas discharging through hole 32b from a side of the membrane electrode assembly 10m, and a length of the sticking-out part 201 in a longer direction of the separator 30 is shorter than one side of the cathode off-gas discharging through hole 32b on the membrane electrode assembly 10m side. Verfahren zum Betrieb einer Fluidfördereinrichtung eines Kraftfahrzeuges mit mindestens einem aerodynamischen Lager Nº publicación DE102014223126A1 12/05/2016 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE] Solicitantes Die Anmeldung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betrieb einer Fluidfördereinrichtung eines Kraftfahrzeuges mit mindestens einem Resumen aerodynamischen Lager. Das Verfahren umfasst die Schritte: 1) Reduzieren der Drehzahl des aerodynamischen Lagers auf eine Ruhedrehzahl n0, wobei die Ruhedrehzahl n0 unterhalb der Anhebedrehzahl nlift liegt, bei der das Lager einen Luftfilm zur mischreibungsfreien Lagerung aufbaut, und wobei die Ruhedrehzahl n0 oberhalb einer Absenkdrehzahl nlow liegt, bei der das Lager den Luftfilm derart reduziert hat, dass Mischreibung eintritt; und 2) Betreiben des Lagers der Fluidfördereinrichtung mit der Ruhedrehzahl n0. Verfahren zum Messen eines Hydriergrades Nº publicación DE102014116345A1 12/05/2016 FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSIT\u00C4T ERLANGEN-N\u00DCRNBERG [DE] Solicitantes HYDROGENIOUS TECH GMBH [DE] Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Erfassen eines Hydriergrades einer Flüssigkeit (107), die einen oder Resumen mehrere hydrierbare flüssige Wasserstoffträger umfasst, mit: Erfassen (S101) einer Stoffeigenschaft der Flüssigkeit (107) und Bestimmen (S102) des Hydriergrades der Flüssigkeit (107) auf Basis der erfassten Stoffeigenschaft der Flüssigkeit (107). Brennstoffzellenvorrichtung mit integriertem Wärmespeicher Nº publicación DE102014222839A1 12/05/2016 BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE] Solicitantes Die Erfindung betrifft eine Brennstoffzellenvorrichtung (10). Es wird mindestens eine integrierte Wärmespeichereinheit (12) zur Resumen direkten Speicherung von Wärme vorgeschlagen. Ferner Betrifft die Erfindung ein Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Brennstoffzellenvorrichtung (12). Dabei wird vorgeschlagen, dass eine Speicherung und/oder Bereitstellung von Wärme in und/oder aus mindestens einer integrierten Wärmespeichereinheit (12) in Abhängigkeit einer Leistungsanforderung erfolgt. Alertas Tecnológicas - 73 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación DE102015204451A1 12/05/2016 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD [KR] Solicitantes A system and method for controlling a temperature of a fuel cell stack are provided. The method includes performing a pump Resumen OFF mode which turns off the cooling water pump or operates the cooling water pump while reducing the rotation speed of the cooling water pump to be less than the reference rotation speed, when a cooling water outlet temperature is equal to or less than a preset first temperature while a pump normal mode which adjusts a rotation speed of a cooling water pump to be equal to or greater than a preset reference rotation speed and varies rpm based on the cooling water outlet temperature is performed. In addition, the pump normal mode is performed when a cooling water outlet temperature estimation value of the fuel cell stack exceeds a preset second temperature while the pump OFF mode is performed. STEUERVERFAHREN UND -SYSTEM EINES BRENNSTOFFZELLENSYSTEMS Nº publicación DE102015207072A1 12/05/2016 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD [KR] Solicitantes KIA MOTORS CORP [KR] Ein Steuerverfahren und -System eines Brennstoffzellensystems sind vorgesehen. Das Steuerverfahren umfasst ein Ableiten der Resumen Spannung eines Brennstoffzellenstapels durch Laden einer Hochspannungsbatterie. Darüber hinaus umfasst das Verfahren ein Ableiten der Spannung des Brennstoffzellenstapels durch Verbinden einer Brennstoffzellen-Lastvorrichtung mit dem Brennstoffzellenstapel, was durchgeführt wird, wenn die Spannung des Brennstoffzellenstapels, die durch den ersten Ableitungsprozess verringert wird, kleiner als eine vorgegebene erste Referenzspannung ist. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119246A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell outputting a current; a supply unit supplying oxidant gas; a flow-amount measurement unit Resumen measuring a flow amount of the oxidant gas; and a controller that feed-back controls the supply unit such that a measured flow-amount value converges toward a target flow-amount value, wherein the controller determines an acceptable current value in accordance with the measured flow-amount value, restricts the current to the acceptable current value or less, controls the current in accordance with a requested current value of the fuel cell; and performs a changing-suppression processing, when a condition continues for a predetermined period, the condition including that a changing width of the requested current value is equal to or less than a first value and a difference between the requested current value and the acceptable current value is equal to or less than a second value. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119422A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes When a current value is not greater than a reference value, a control unit estimates a discharge amount of a fuel gas based on a Resumen lost amount of the fuel gas and a consumed amount by electrical generation of the fuel gas, the lost amount being calculated based on a decrease rate of pressure in a supply passage during an opening period of a discharge valve, the consumed amount by electrical generation being calculated based on the current value during the opening period, and when the current value is greater than the reference value, the control unit estimates the discharge amount based on the differential pressure during the opening period. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119010A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes In order to provide a fuel cell system that inhibits the occurrence of degradation of an MEA while also inhibiting an increase in Resumen the CPU load. A fuel cell system is equipped with a hydrogen supply unit that supplies hydrogen to a fuel cell, a pressure detection unit that detects the internal pressure of hydrogen supply piping, a current detection unit that detects the current value of the fuel cell, and a control unit that calculates the necessary hydrogen supply volume for the fuel cell based on the detected current value and pressure value, and controls the hydrogen supply unit to supply hydrogen corresponding to the calculated hydrogen supply unit to the fuel cell, wherein the control unit calculates the hydrogen supply volume based on the pressure value and the current value for each of a first cycle, and acquires the pressure value and supplies hydrogen corresponding to the immediately prior calculated hydrogen supply volume to the fuel cell when the control unit is determined that supply of hydrogen is necessary based on the acquired pressure value, for each of a second cycle which shorter than the first cycle. Alertas Tecnológicas - 74 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica Durch Licht aufladbare Redox-Flow-Batterie Nº publicación DE102015119159A1 12/05/2016 DECHEMA-FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT [DE] Solicitantes Eine durch Licht aufladbare Redox-Flow-Batterie besitzt eine erste und eine zweite Halbzelle (1, 2), wobei die erste Halbzelle (1) Resumen eine mit einem Elektrolyt gefüllte Kammer (5) aufweist, an die eine flächig mit dem Elektrolyt in Verbindung stehende Elektrode (13) angrenzt, wobei die Kammer (5) an einen aus einem Elektrolyttank (9) und einer Elektrolytpumpe (11) bestehenden Elektrolytkreislauf (7) angeschlossen ist. Die Elektrode (13) besteht aus einem Photohalbleiter, der sich vor einem Fenster (19) im Gehäuse (3) der Batterie befindet. Durch die Substitution mindestens einer der beiden konventionellen Elektroden (13, 15) einer Redox-Flow-Batterie durch eine Photoelektrode (20, 21) kann diese unmittelbar mit Sonnenlicht geladen werden. Ein externer Anschluss an eine elektrische Energiequelle ist nicht mehr zwingend notwendig. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015119419A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a fuel supply source; a supply passage; a circulation passage; a gas-liquid separator; a Resumen discharge passage; a discharge valve; a differential pressure detecting portion; and a control unit, wherein the control unit estimates a flow rate of a fuel gas. FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación DE102015118491A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell stack 11 includes a cell laminate 21 composed of a plurality of stacked cells 20, and air is introduced from an anode Resumen end part 21a of the cell laminate 21. The cell laminate 21 has two end cells 24 installed adjacently to a cathode end part 21b side, thereby providing the cathode end part 21b with high thermal insulation properties. FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015118896A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell includes a stacked body formed by stacking a plurality of unit cells, an end plate arranged on at least one end of the Resumen stacked body in a stacking direction, a fuel cell case including an opening portion and incorporating the stacked body, wherein the opening portion has a substantially polygonal outer circumference shape with a plurality of corners, and a plurality of types of fasteners with different load resistances that fix the end plate, closing the opening portion of the fuel cell case, to the fuel cell case. A fastener, of the plurality of types of fasteners, of a type with a highest load resistance is arranged at at least one of the plurality of corners of the opening portion. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación DE102015118891A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The present invention provides a system for a fuel cell vehicle, capable of preventing an unnecessary error in calculating high Resumen potential avoidance power to calculate power for high potential avoidance with high accuracy. A fuel cell system 100 includes: a fuel cell 20 that receives the supply of reactant gas to generate power; a secondary battery 50 for storing part of the power generated by the fuel cell 20; calculation means 60 which, when surplus power for high potential avoidance is added to the output voltage of the fuel cell 20 to avoid a high potential, calculates high potential avoidance voltage to avoid the high potential by feedback control based on a deviation between power generation voltage of the fuel cell 20 and high potential avoidance target voltage; determination means 70 for determining whether the operating state of the fuel cell 20 corresponds to a prohibition condition A to prohibit updating of an integral term of the feedback control or a permission condition; and feedback control condition deciding means 80 for stopping the updating of the integral term when the operating state corresponds to the prohibition condition A or updating the integral term when the operating state corresponds to the permission condition. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND MAXIMUM POWER CALCULATION METHOD Nº publicación DE102015116561A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell 40 that receives supply of reactant gas to generate power; output characteristic updating Resumen means for updating an output characteristic of the fuel cell 40 based on output current and output voltage measured by a current sensor 140 and a voltage sensor 150; maximum power calculation means for calculating, using the output characteristic, the maximum power available at the fuel cell 40; and determination means for determining whether a value of the output characteristic is in an assumed situation where the output characteristic value is assumed to be temporarily lowered, wherein while the output characteristic value is determined by the determination means to be in the assumed situation, the maximum power calculation means calculates the maximum power using the output characteristic updated by the output characteristic updating means just before transition to the assumed situation. Alertas Tecnológicas - 75 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND DIAGNOSING ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES BASED ON AUTOMATIC ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE IDENTIFICATION Nº publicación WO2016071801A1 12/05/2016 UNIV DEGLI STUDI SALERNO [IT] Solicitantes Method for determining the state of an electrochemical device by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and Resumen equivalent circuit model (ECM) comprising the steps of measuring the system impedance by any EIS device, modelling the measured impedance by an ECM, identifying the ECM parameters through an automatic minimization algorithm, and processing the ECM parameters values to simulate the electrochemical impedance of the device. In particular, the identifications of the number of parameters (i.e. the ECM model components) and of suitable starting values of these parameters are automatically detected through a geometrical pre-analysis of the shape of the measured impedance spectrum Z', which geometrical pre-analysis will be also called in the following as Geometrical First Guess (GFG) algorithm. BIPOLAR PLATE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Nº publicación WO2016070862A1 12/05/2016 FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM J\u00DCLICH GMBH [DE] Solicitantes The invention relates to a metallic bipolar plate for use in an Resumen electrochemical cell, wherein the bipolar plate comprises an electrically conductive graphene-like coating. The graphene-like coating has a layer thickness of between 10 nm and 1 ¿m. To produce the graphene-like coating according to the invention comprising one or more at least partially reduced graphene oxide layers, firstly a chemical synthesis is carried out. Firstly, proceeding from graphite powder, a graphite oxide powder is produced, this then being transferred into a stable graphene oxide (GO) suspension via ultrasonic dispersion. By virtue of the deposition of this suspension on a metallic carrier substrate (bipolar plate), thin graphene oxide layers can then be applied and subsequently reduced to give at least partially reduced graphene oxide (rGO), which are referred to as graphene-like. This coating advantageously has a sufficient stability and the required electrical conductivity for use in an electrochemical cell. STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FUEL CELL Nº publicación WO2016072026A1 12/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes This state determination device for a fuel cell that receives a supply of anode gas and cathode gas and generates power is Resumen provided with an internal impedance measuring means which measures the internal impedance of said fuel cell on the basis of an AC signal of a prescribed frequency outputted from the fuel cell, and an anode reaction resistance estimation calculation means which calculates an estimated reaction resistance value of the anode electrode of the aforementioned fuel cell on the basis of the measured internal impedance value, wherein the aforementioned prescribed frequency is selected such that the difference between the estimated reaction resistance value of the anode electrode in a hydrogen-starved state and the estimated reaction resistance value of the anode electrode in an oxygen-starved state is greater than or equal to a prescribed value. Alertas Tecnológicas - 76 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica Methanol water hydrogen-making machine and hydrogen-making method thereof Nº publicación WO2016070590A1 12/05/2016 GUANGDONG HYDROGEN ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO LTD [CN] Solicitantes The invention discloses a methanol water hydrogen-making machine Resumen and a hydrogen-making method thereof. The methanol water hydrogen-making machine comprises a methanol water storage container, a delivery pump, a heat exchanger, a reformer, a separation device and a fuel cell, wherein the delivery pump is used for delivering methanol and water inside the methanol water storage container to a reforming chamber of the reformer; the heat exchanger is used for carrying out heat exchange on the low-temperature methanol and water and a high-temperature mixed gas output from the reforming chamber; the reformer is provided with the reforming chamber and an electric heater, and the electric heater provides heat energy for the reforming chamber; and the high-temperature mixed gas which takes carbon dioxide and hydrogen as main parts is prepared in the reforming chamber, passes through the heat exchanger and then enters the separation device to be separated to obtain the hydrogen, and a part of the hydrogen enters the fuel cell and generates electrochemical reaction in the fuel cell to generate electric energy to provide electricity for the delivery pump and the electric heater. According to the methanol water hydrogen-making machine, the reformer has no need of being provided with a combustion chamber, an air inlet fan, an air inlet channel and a smoke window, the heating temperature inside the reformer is easily controlled and stable, and the reformer is simple in structure, stable in work and low in overhaul difficulty. Hydrogen power generation system with air humidity adjusting function Nº publicación WO2016070589A1 12/05/2016 GUANGDONG HYDROGEN ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO LTD [CN] Solicitantes The invention discloses a hydrogen power generation system with an Resumen air humidity adjusting function. The hydrogen power generation system comprises a fuel battery and further comprises an air humidity control device and an air pump, wherein the air humidity control device is provided with a containing space; the air humidity of the containing space is 75%-90%; an air humidity adjusting pipeline is mounted in the containing space and comprises a water-permeable and air-impermeable pipeline; and external air is driven by the air pump and passes through the air humidity adjusting pipeline to enter the fuel battery. According to the hydrogen power generation system, the humidity of the air entering the fuel battery can be adjusted to 75%-90% so that the starting efficiency of the fuel battery can reach standard efficiency in short time, and the working efficiency of the fuel battery reaches the highest level. Alertas Tecnológicas - 77 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM A METAL AIR BATTERY Nº publicación WO2016070925A1 12/05/2016 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE] Solicitantes TOYOTA MOTOR CORP [JP] The invention relates to a system for supplying electrical energy, particularly to a vehicle, comprising a metal air battery, Resumen particularly a lithium air battery, operated with ambient air. The system further comprises a water remover for removing water from the ambient air, wherein the water remover particularly comprises a water up-taking material. Furthermore, the system comprises a first module being adapted to redirect thermal energy, particularly waste heat, of the metal air battery towards the water remover, wherein the water remover is adapted to utilize the thermal energy for its operation. MODIFIED AND CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM AND METHOD Nº publicación JP2016512952A 12/05/2016 The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for creating and Resumen maintaining modified and controlled atmospheres (MA/CA) in a rigid sealable container having at least one refrigeration unit with an integrated oxygen reduction means. The refrigeration unit provides the necessary ambient atmosphere movement for the oxygen reduction means, such as a hydrogen fuel cell. The systems and methods are useful in the, storage, transport, distribution, processing and packaging of fresh perishables with a focus on altering the natural gaseous environment around the perishables such that fresh shelf-life is extended. The systems may operate in a power generation/power production mode, such that the fuel cells maintain the MA/CA environment while providing both primary and back-up power. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016076394A 12/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016076357A 12/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿2¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿LDH¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016076372A 12/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿10¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿24¿¿¿¿¿¿24a¿¿¿¿26bs¿;¿¿¿ Resumen FUEL CELL STACK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, FUEL CELL MODULE, HIGH-TEMPERATURE WATER VAPOR ELECTROLYSIS CELL STACK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Nº publicación JP2016076351A 12/05/2016 A fuel cell stack 101 includes a plurality of fuel cells 105 in which a fuel electrode 109, a solid oxide electrolyte 111, and an air Resumen electrode 113 are sequentially laminated, an interconnector 107 that electrically connects the fuel cells 105 which are adjacent to each other, and an interconnector connecting layer 108 that is interposed directly between the air electrode 113 and the interconnector 107. The interconnector connecting layer 108 is formed from a material, which is expressed by a composition formula of (La1-x-ySrxCay)zMnO3-AppmSiO2-DppmMgO (provided that, 0 <=0.4, 0 <=0.4, 0.1!<=x+y!<=0.5, 0.95!<=z<1, A: 10 to 300, D: 10 to 400), through firing. Alertas Tecnológicas - 78 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016076367A 12/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿C¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen NON-PUNCTURING FUEL CELL GAS DIFFUSION LAYER Nº publicación JP2016513190A 12/05/2016 A sheet of fiber carbon paper (9) is advanced from a first roll on a Resumen spindle (11) around a roller (14) to a second roll around a spindle (15). Bending of the sheet of fiber carbon paper around the roller (14) causes fibers that are prone to disentangle to protrude outwardly from the surface and are shaved off by a razor-sharp edge (17) affixed to a stationary point (18). Alternatively, carbon fiber elements, such as a fuel cell gas diffusion layer (20) may be fixed in an arcuate jig (22) and a razor-sharp edge (31) may revolve along the surface of the element to cut off any protruding fibers. FUEL CELL Nº publicación JP2016076380A 12/05/2016 A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly and a metal separator. The membrane electrode assembly includes an Resumen electrolyte membrane, first and second electrodes, and a resin frame member. The resin frame member is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the membrane electrode assembly. The metal separator is stacked on the membrane electrode assembly in a stacking direction and includes a reactant gas channel, a reactant gas manifold, and a flat portion. The resin frame member of the membrane electrode assembly has an outer shape to be disposed further inward than the reactant gas manifold and includes a connection channel portion that is disposed outward from an electrode surface and that connects the reactant gas manifold and the reactant gas channel to each other. The flat portion is provided in contact with the connection channel portion. ¿¿¿¿¿-¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿-¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016076366A 12/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿-¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿-¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿-¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿.¿¿¿50¿¿¿ Resumen Alertas Tecnológicas - 79 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Nº publicación JP2016076308A 12/05/2016 In this invention, a first representative value representing the amount Resumen of liquid water inside a hydrogen gas passage (30) when a fuel cell stack (10) should be started is acquired, and, based on the first representative value, a first purge gas amount is calculated. A second representative value representing the hydrogen gas concentration inside the hydrogen gas passage when the fuel cell stack should be started is acquired, and, based on the second representative value, a second purge gas amount is calculated. A starting purge gas amount is set to the largest among the first purge gas amount and the second purge gas amount. When the fuel cell stack should be started, a purge control valve (38) is opened temporarily while hydrogen gas is being supplied to the fuel cell stack so that purging is performed only up to the starting purge gas amount. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016076309A 12/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿A¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿S¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿11¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿2¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿3¿¿¿¿;¿.¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016076298A 12/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿65¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿;¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen Alertas Tecnológicas - 80 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD OF MANUFACTURING UNIT FUEL CELL Nº publicación JP2016076440A 12/05/2016 A method of manufacturing a unit fuel cell includes a step of forming Resumen an adhesive layer having ultraviolet curability and heat curability on an outer peripheral edge portion of a side surface of a membrane electrode assembly, a step of disposing a support frame so that an inner peripheral edge portion of the support frame which supports the membrane electrode assembly at an outer periphery of the membrane electrode assembly is disposed on an outer portion of the adhesive layer, and a step of disposing a second gas diffusion layer on the side surface of the membrane electrode assembly so that an outer peripheral edge portion of the second gas diffusion layer is disposed on an inner portion of the adhesive layer, and a step of integrating the membrane electrode assembly, the second gas diffusion layer and the support frame by curing the adhesive layer. HIGH SAFETY NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION, HIGH SAFETY FAST BREEDER REACTOR, RADIOACTIVE WASTE TREATMENT, AND RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATED SUBSTANCE REMOVAL METHOD Nº publicación JP2016075689A 12/05/2016 PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide safe nuclear power Resumen generation, a safe fast breeder reactor, and a radiation removal method.SOLUTION: A neutron absorbing material is placed between a bottom surface and a top surface of each uranium fuel pellet, and the neutron absorbing material is dissolved to cover the uranium fuel pellet if no coolant remains. Fuel pellets in which plutonium-239 and uranium-238 are mixed are arranged into a lattice fashion, and the fuel pellets are covered up to the top with a material heavier than sodium and molten at a higher temperature than a temperature of overheated steam of the cooling water, the material filling in between the fuel pellets. A central portion of the material is formed into a space, where primary cooling water is filled to generate electric power. The radioactively contaminated soil is filled into a hermetic vessel covered with a heat insulating material, and fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine are injected into the hermetic vessel and agitated therein so as to cause cesium, strontium, and plutonium binding with oxygen, aluminum, etc to bind with fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine and to collect cesium, strontium, and plutonium. Alertas Tecnológicas - 81 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica HYDROGEN GENERATION USING COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING MAGNESIUM AND SILICON Nº publicación JP2016074600A 12/05/2016 Embodiments relate to methods of generating hydrogen including Resumen contacting magnesium and silicon to form a mixture and reacting the mixture with an aqueous solution, sufficient to generate hydrogen. The solution can include water and salt. METHOD FOR PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION FILM Nº publicación JP2016074193A 12/05/2016 The present invention is a method for producing a film comprising a Resumen thermoplastic resin composition, the method including: (1) a step of subjecting a thermoplastic resin composition to preliminary heating at 100-250 C; (2) a step of subjecting a first roller and second roller of a calender roll film-forming apparatus to pre-heating; and (3) a step of introducing the thermoplastic resin composition, which has been subjected to preliminary heating in step (1), into the clearance between the first roller and second roller, which have been pre-heated in step (2), and continuously winding a molten film of the thermoplastic resin composition on the first roller. It is preferable for the rotational speed of the first roller to be higher than the rotational speed of the second roller. It is also preferable for the thermoplastic resin composition to contain (A) 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin, (B) 1-60 parts by mass of carbon nanotubes and (C) 1-100 parts by mass of at least one type of material selected from the group consisting of acetylene black and graphite. Alertas Tecnológicas - 82 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD FOR PRODUCING CORE-SHELL CATALYST Nº publicación JP2016073895A 12/05/2016 To producing a core-shell catalyst having high catalytic activity in a Resumen short amount of time. A method for producing a core-shell catalyst that is provided with a core containing palladium and a shell containing platinum and covering the core, wherein: palladium-containing particles and a copper-containing material are supplied to an acid solution and the acid solution is stirred, while introducing an oxygen-containing gas into the acid solution; at least a part of the surface of each palladium-containing particle is covered with copper by applying a potential higher than the redox potential of copper to the palladium-containing particles in a copper ion-containing electrolyte solution after the stirring; and the copper that covers at least a part of the surface of each palladium-containing particle is subsequently replaced by platinum by bringing a platinum ion-containing solution into contact with the palladium-containing particles, thereby forming the shell. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOW RATE RATIO Nº publicación JP2016076213A 12/05/2016 A system (1) for controlling a flow rate ratio includes a fuel cell Resumen comprising an anode for generating a tail gas and having an inlet and an outlet; a fuel reformer for mixing a fuel with the tail gas from the outlet of the anode to generate a reformed stream which is split into first and second branch streams (S1, S2) at a splitting position (Q), the first branch stream returned to the inlet of the anode; a cooler for removing heat from the second branch stream; a bottoming cycle including an external or internal combustion engine driven in response to the cooled second branch stream; a measuring device for measuring differential pressures of two of the main stream, the first branch stream and the second branch stream; and a controlling device for controlling a flow rate ratio of the first branch stream to the main stream in response to the measured differential pressures. Alertas Tecnológicas - 83 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica NUMERICAL MODELING ALGORITH FOR METAL HYDRIDE TANK INTERPRETATION Nº publicación JP2016513215A 12/05/2016 PURPOSE: An algorithm of a numerical model for metal hydride Resumen alloy tank interpretation is provided to produce a temperature, a reaction rate, and a change of hydrogen concentration of MH alloy according to hydrogen reaction only with numerical model calculation for various types of MH alloy tanks, thereby removing various aspects of constraints such as device manufacturing costs, experiment costs, or time. CONSTITUTION: An initial hydrogen concentration within MH alloy, an initial temperature and an initial reaction velocity value are inputted. A residual hydrogen concentration within the MH alloy depending on reaction flow is calculated, and a reaction temperature according to heat of reaction depending on the reaction flow is calculated. The reaction flow is calculated at a fixed time interval defined by formula 2. The residual hydrogen concentration calculation step, the reaction temperature calculation step, and the reaction flow calculation step are repeated according to an interpretation period and the time interval. HYDROGEN DETECTING SENSOR Nº publicación JP2016075661A 12/05/2016 Disclosed herein is a hydrogen detecting sensor that includes a Resumen sulfide-metal catalyst, such that hydrogen gas can be detected visibly with naked eyes. Particularly, the hydrogen detecting sensor includes a substrate, a sulfide layer formed on the substrate and chemically discolored when exposed to hydrogen, and a metal catalytic layer formed on the sulfide layer. Alertas Tecnológicas - 84 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CARBON MONOXIDE SHIFT CONVERSION, AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT Nº publicación JP2016074603A 12/05/2016 A shift conversion catalyst layer is divided into at least two front and Resumen back stages. A first catalyst and a second catalyst are provided on the upstream side and the downstream side, respectively. The first catalyst has a property that a carbon monoxide conversion rate decreases with an increase in carbon dioxide concentration in a supplied reaction gas at a constant carbon monoxide concentration in the supplied reaction gas and a constant reaction temperature. The first catalyst is combined with the second catalyst such that the degree of decrease in carbon monoxide conversion rate with respect to an increase in carbon dioxide concentration in the supplied reaction gas in the second catalyst is lower than that in the first catalyst.; Whereby, the conversion rate of a carbon monoxide concentration of a carbon monoxide shift conversion apparatus can be improved without increasing the used amount of a shift conversion catalyst. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH FUEL CELL Nº publicación CA2911603A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system used in a vehicle equipped with a fuel cell includes: Resumen a fuel cell (100); a fuel gas supply portion (220) which supplies a fuel gas to the fuel cell; a fuel gas discharge portion (230) which discharges exhaust fuel gas from the fuel cell; and a control unit (110), in which, when an operation of the fuel cell is ended, the control unit performs (a) an exhaust process of discharging the exhaust fuel gas of the fuel cell to reduce a pressure, and (b) a process of increasing a partial pressure of the fuel gas in the fuel cell by supplying the fuel gas to the fuel cell after the exhaust process. Alertas Tecnológicas - 85 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911579A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system (1) includes: a fuel cell (2) configured to perform an external power feeding; a coolant circulation passage (17) Resumen through which a coolant cooling the fuel cell circulates; a radiator (18) mounted on the coolant circulation passage; a water pump (23) configured to circulate a coolant in the coolant circulation passage; a flow dividing valve (19) configured to control a flow rate of the coolant flowing through the radiator; a fan (18a) configured to send an air to the radiator; and a controller (21) configured to, when a first prescribed period elapses in a state where a temperature of the coolant is equal to or more than a first prescribed temperature and an opening degree of the flow dividing valve makes the flow rate of the coolant flowing into the radiator equal to or more than a prescribed flow rate, give a priority to the rise in a driving voltage of the fan over the increase in the flow rate by the water pump, and when a second prescribed period elapses in a state where the temperature of the coolant is equal to or more than a second prescribed temperature after the driving voltage of the fan is raised, increase the flow rate by the water pump. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2910892A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes In order to provide a fuel cell system that inhibits the occurrence of Resumen degradation of an MEA while also inhibiting an increase in the CPU load. A fuel cell system is equipped with a hydrogen supply unit that supplies hydrogen to a fuel cell, a pressure detection unit that detects the internal pressure of hydrogen supply piping, a current detection unit that detects the current value of the fuel cell, and a control unit that calculates the necessary hydrogen supply volume for the fuel cell based on the detected current value and pressure value, and controls the hydrogen supply unit to supply hydrogen corresponding to the calculated hydrogen supply unit to the fuel cell, wherein the control unit calculates the hydrogen supply volume based on the pressure value and the current value for each of a first cycle, and acquires the pressure value and supplies hydrogen corresponding to the immediately prior calculated hydrogen supply volume to the fuel cell when the control unit is determined that supply of hydrogen is necessary based on the acquired pressure value, for each of a second cycle which shorter than the first cycle. Alertas Tecnológicas - 86 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica INSULATOR AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación CA2910891A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes In order to improve a power density of a fuel cell and prevent a Resumen generation of a poor insulation, an insulator is provided, which is disposed between a current collector disposed in contact with one end of a stacked body having a plurality of stacked unit cells in stacking directions, and an end member disposed outside from the current collector in the stacking directions, and includes a plurality of insulator members, each having a sheet-like planar portion. The plurality of insulator members which are stacked onto each other by the planar portions thereof are disposed oppose to the current collector. FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2909928A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell includes a stacked body formed by stacking a plurality of Resumen unit cells, an end plate arranged on at least one end of the stacked body in a stacking direction, a fuel cell case including an opening portion and incorporating the stacked body, wherein the opening portion has a substantially polygonal outer circumference shape with a plurality of corners, and a plurality of types of fasteners with different load resistances that fix the end plate, closing the opening portion of the fuel cell case, to the fuel cell case. A fastener, of the plurality of types of fasteners, of a type with a highest load resistance is arranged at at least one of the plurality of corners of the opening portion. Alertas Tecnológicas - 87 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL END PLATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación CA2909877A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell end plate that is provided at an end portion of a fuel cell Resumen includes a through-hole which penetrates the end plate and through which at least one of a fuel gas, an oxygen containing gas and cooling water fed to the fuel cell is distributed and a seal which covers an inner circumferential surface of the through-hole and a circumferential edge surface around the through-hole. The cutting processing mark of a corner portion connected from the inner circumferential surface of the through-hole to the circumferential edge surface is a processing mark in which a curved surface processing mark that is formed with a curved surface from any one of the inner circumferential surface and the circumferential edge surface toward the side of the other surface and a linear processing mark that is formed from the curved surface processing mark to the other surface and that is a straight line in a cross section in an axial direction of the through-hole are continuous. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND POWER GENERATION MONITORING METHOD Nº publicación CA2909663A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes In a method of determining the state of power generation based on a Resumen voltage measured every multiple cells, the accuracy of the determination is enhanced.When the flow rate of air is equal to or more than a predetermined value (no in step S210), a normal determination threshold value is selected (step S220) whereas when the flow rate of air is less than the predetermined value (yes in step S210), an air deficiency-time determination threshold value is selected (step S225). When a determination value is less than the determination threshold value (yes in step 5250), the production of a negative voltage is detected (step S270). The air deficiency-time determination threshold value is a value in which an abnormal determination is unlikely to be made as compared with the normal determination threshold value. Alertas Tecnológicas - 88 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM, FUEL CELL VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911892A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a power supply circuit including a fuel Resumen cell (100) and a secondary battery (130); an oxidant gas supply flow passage (33); a pump (320); and a control unit (110) configured to drive the pump (320) and dilute hydrogen retained in an cathode (120, 140). The control unit (110) is configured to stop supplying an oxidant gas to the cathode (120, 140) by stopping an operation of the pump (320) such that dilution of the hydrogen retained in the cathode (120, 140) is stopped, while a fuel cell vehicle (10) remains stationary after a starter switch (115) of the fuel cell vehicle (10) is switched from an off state to an on state, or while a load required of the power supply circuit remains smaller than a predetermined value after the starter switch (115) of the fuel cell vehicle (10) is switched from the off state to the on state. MULTI-TUBULAR CHEMICAL REACTOR WITH IGNITER FOR INITIATION OF GAS PHASE EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS Nº publicación AU2014346740A1 12/05/2016 WATT FUEL CELL CORP Solicitantes A multi-tubular chemical reactor includes an igniter for the initiation Resumen of gas phase exothermic reaction within the gas phase reaction zones of the tubular reactor units. Alertas Tecnológicas - 89 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Nº publicación WO2016073395A1 12/05/2016 ROCHE DIABETES CARE INC [US] Solicitantes HOFFMANN LA ROCHE [CH] ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CARE GMBH [DE] Electrode arrangements for test elements, test elements and methods of determining sample sufficiency, monitoring fill time, Resumen establishing fill directions and/or confirming electrode coverage by a sample for test elements are disclosed. The test elements have an electrode-support substrate including a spacer having an edge defining a boundary of a capillary channel. The electrode-support substrate also includes a first electrode pair and a second electrode pair, wherein the first electrode pair is positioned between the second electrode pair. The method includes dosing the test sensor with the fluid sample; applying a signal to the first electrode pair and the second electrode pair, detecting a first response to the signal from the first electrode pair, and detecting a second response to the signal from the second electrode pair; determining a time period between the first response and the second response GALVANIC CELL AND REDOX FLOW CELL Nº publicación WO2016072192A1 12/05/2016 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP] Solicitantes Provided is a galvanic cell exhibiting superior cell characteristics. This galvanic cell is used in an Resumen electrolytic-solution-circulation-type cell, and is provided with: a cell frame equipped with a frame body having a through-window and a manifold that is a flow passage for the electrolytic solution, and a bipolar plate that shields the through-window; a positive-pole electrode arranged on one surface of the bipolar plate; and a negative-pole electrode arranged on the other surface of the bipolar plate. In the galvanic cell, Ft >= 4 mm, Bt >= Ft - 3.0 mm, Pt <= 1.5 mm, and Nt <= 1.5 mm, where Ft is the thickness of the portion of the frame body where the manifold is formed, Bt is the thickness of the portion of the bipolar plate that shields the through-window, Pt is the thickness of the portion of the positive-pole electrode facing the bipolar plate, and Nt is the thickness of the portion of the negative-pole electrode facing the bipolar plate. BATTERY CELL AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY Nº publicación WO2016072191A1 12/05/2016 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP] Solicitantes Provided is a battery cell that can be produced efficiently. The battery cell is provided with: a cell frame whereof the frame body Resumen includes an inner peripheral depressed portion formed by a peripheral portion that surrounds a through-window over the entire perimeter thereof and is thinner than other portions of the frame body; a bipolar plate comprising an outer peripheral engagement portion, which is a portion having a predetermined width over the entire perimeter of the outer periphery thereof, for engaging the inner peripheral depressed portion; and an interrupting structure for interrupting a leakage flow path, which is an escape route for an electrolytic solution, formed between the outer periphery of the inner peripheral depressed portion and the outer periphery of the outer peripheral engagement portion when the cell frame is viewed from the front, and whereby the inlet slit communicates with the outlet slit. INORGANIC OXIDE PARTICLE AND ELECTROLYTE INCLUDING SINTERED BODY THEREOF Nº publicación WO2016072768A1 12/05/2016 LG CHEMICAL LTD [KR] Solicitantes The present specification relates to an inorganic oxide particle and an electrolyte including a sintered body thereof. Resumen CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, CELL STACK DEVICE, MODULE, MODULE HOUSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE MEMBER Nº publicación WO2016072485A1 12/05/2016 KYOCERA CORP [JP] Solicitantes [Problem] To provide a conductive member having improved conductivity, a cell stack device, a module, and a module housing Resumen device. [Solution] This conductive member 1 has a substrate 5 containing chrome (Cr), and a first layer 6a provided on the surface of the substrate 5, the first layer 6a containing chromic oxide (Cr2O3) and further containing titanium (Ti). POROUS ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE, MEMBRANE/ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY USING SAME, AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL USING SAME Nº publicación WO2016072414A1 12/05/2016 MITSUBISHI RAYON CO [JP] Solicitantes A porous electrode substrate in which carbon fibers dispersed in the structure thereof have a fiber diameter of 3-15¿m and a fiber Resumen length of 2-30mm, and are joined to one another by a resin carbide, wherein the pore distribution satisfies the following conditions when measuring the porous electrode substrate using the mercury press-in method. (Conditions) A pore distribution curve in which the horizontal axis is a common logarithmic display, wherein the diameter interval of 1-100¿m comprises 80 or more measurement points at equal intervals along the common logarithmic display, and the skewness S of the pore distribution in the diameter interval of 1-100¿m is -2.0 <-0.8, while the kurtosis K thereof is 3.5 <10. Alertas Tecnológicas - 90 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica ELECTROLYTE-CIRCULATION BATTERY Nº publicación WO2016072255A1 12/05/2016 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP] Solicitantes This electrolyte-circulation battery is provided with: a cell frame that has a bipolar plate in contact with an electrode constituting a Resumen battery cell, and a frame body surrounding the peripheral edge of the bipolar plate; and a seal member disposed on the frame body, the seal member preventing electrolyte fed to the battery cell from leaking out of the frame body; wherein a seal groove into which the seal member fits is formed on the frame body, the seal groove is provided with a narrow section for causing the seal member to elastically deform and preventing the seal member from falling out from the seal groove, and the narrow section is of uniform width in the depth direction of the seal groove. ELECTROLYTE-CIRCULATING BATTERY Nº publicación WO2016072254A1 12/05/2016 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP] Solicitantes An electrolyte-circulating battery provided with a cell frame having a bipolar plate contacting electrodes that constitute the Resumen battery cell, and a frame body surrounding the peripheral edge of the bipolar plate, wherein: the frame body is provided with a liquid-supply-side piece having a liquid-supply manifold for supplying electrolyte to the interior of the battery cell, and a liquid-discharge-side piece facing the liquid-supply-side piece, and having a liquid-discharge manifold for discharging the electrolyte out from the battery cell; the bipolar plate is provided with a circulation region on the electrode-side surface, in which the electrolyte supplied from the liquid-supply manifold is circulated and discharged to the liquid-discharge manifold; and the circulation region has a liquid-supplying-regulation section provided along the longitudinal direction, the liquid-supplying-regulation section longitudinally dispersing the electrolyte supplied from the liquid supply manifold and guiding the electrolyte to the electrodes, and a liquid-discharging-regulation section provided along the longitudinal direction on both sides in the lateral direction of the liquid-supplying-regulation section, for collecting the electrolyte and causing the electrolyte to circulate to the liquid-discharge manifold. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911767A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a fuel supply source; a supply Resumen passage; a circulation passage; a gas-liquid separator; a discharge passage; a discharge valve; a differential pressure detecting portion; and a control unit, wherein the control unit estimates a flow rate of a fuel gas. Alertas Tecnológicas - 91 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL VEHICLES AND FUEL CELL VEHICLES Nº publicación CA2911084A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Provided is a method for controlling a fuel cell vehicle capable of Resumen informing a user outside of the vehicle of the possibility that the fuel cell stops power generation and external power-feeding stops, whereby problems due to unexpected stopping of power feeding can be avoided. In a method for controlling a fuel cell vehicle 100 including an external power-feeding device 50, when it is determined that a state of a fuel cell exceeds a limiting point where deterioration of the fuel cell 20 or a failure of a driving device to supply fuel to the fuel cell 20 occurs during external power feeding, warning is issued to outside of the vehicle 10 before the fuel cell 20 stops power generation. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911847A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes When a current value is not greater than a reference value, a control Resumen unit estimates a discharge amount of a fuel gas based on a lost amount of the fuel gas and a consumed amount by electrical generation of the fuel gas, the lost amount being calculated based on a decrease rate of pressure in a supply passage during an opening period of a discharge valve, the consumed amount by electrical generation being calculated based on the current value during the opening period, and when the current value is greater than the reference value, the control unit estimates the discharge amount based on the differential pressure during the opening period. Alertas Tecnológicas - 92 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica VEHICLE Nº publicación CA2909945A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes In order for a vehicle to which a fuel cell module is mounted to fully Resumen secure an electric connection between a vehicle body and the fuel cell module, a vehicle is provided, which includes a conductive plate-like member, constituting at least a part of a floor portion of a vehicle body of the vehicle, and having a protruded portion protruded upwardly in the gravity directions and extended from the front to the rear of the vehicle, a fuel cell module, provided downward in the gravity directions from the plate-like member, and accommodating a fuel cell, and a grounding wire, electrically connecting the fuel cell module with the plate-like member within a range when seen in the gravity direction where the protruded portion exists. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911032A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The present invention provides a system for a fuel cell vehicle, Resumen capable of preventing an unnecessary error in calculating high potential avoidance power to calculate power for high potential avoidance with high accuracy. A fuel cell system 100 includes: a fuel cell 20 that receives the supply of reactant gas to generate power; a secondary battery 50 for storing part of the power generated by the fuel cell 20; calculation means 60 which, when surplus power for high potential avoidance is added to the output voltage of the fuel cell 20 to avoid a high potential, calculates high potential avoidance voltage to avoid the high potential by feedback control based on a deviation between power generation voltage of the fuel cell 20 and high potential avoidance target voltage; determination means 70 for determining whether the operating state of the fuel cell 20 corresponds to a prohibition condition A to prohibit updating of an integral term of the feedback control or a permission condition; and feedback control condition deciding means 80 for stopping the updating of the integral term when the operating state corresponds to the prohibition condition A or updating the integral term when the operating state corresponds to the permission condition. Alertas Tecnológicas - 93 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2909844A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A flow control valve 26 can adjust the percentage of the flow rate of Resumen cooling water to a radiator 23 to a predetermined value (50%) or smaller. When the temperature of the cooling water in a fuel cell 11 is determined to be a predetermined temperature (0 DEG C) or higher after the cooling water is supplied to the fuel cell 11 with the percentage of the flow rate of the cooling water to the radiator 23 set to the predetermined value (50%) or larger, a controller 41 performs a predetermined percentage supply operation for controlling the flow control valve 26 and a pump 22 to supply the cooling water to the fuel cell 11 with the percentage of the flow rate of the cooling water to the radiator 23 set to the predetermined value (50%) or larger. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL Nº publicación CA2909659A1 12/05/2016 TOYOTO JIDOSHA KK [JP] Solicitantes A control method when pieces of control on various physical Resumen quantities collide with each other is provided. An upper limit current value ImaxA for realizing power control for preventing generated power from exceeding an upper limit value, voltage control for preventing generated voltage from falling below a lower limit value and current control for preventing generated current from exceeding an upper limit value is determined. Furthermore, a lower limit current value Imin for preventing the generated voltage from exceeding an upper limit value is determined. When ImaxA is less than Imin, the target value of the current value is set at ImaxA ((d), (e) and (f)). Alertas Tecnológicas - 94 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica CATHODE FOR LITHIUM-AIR BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Nº publicación EP3018735A1 11/05/2016 LG CHEMICAL LTD [KR] Solicitantes The present invention relates to a cathode for a lithium-air battery and Resumen a manufacturing method therefor. The cathode for a lithium-air battery according to the present invention can advantageously improve the electrical conductivity and mechanical strength of an electrode and increase the loading level of the electrode. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911604A1 11/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system (100) includes: a fuel cell (10) that includes a membrane electrode assembly (20) clipping an electrolyte Resumen membrane (14) with an anode (16) and a cathode (18); a fuel gas supplier (48) that supplies an anode gas to the anode via an anode gas supply passage (40) in accordance with a power generation request for the fuel cell; a circulation pump (54) that circulates an exhaust gas discharged from the anode to the anode gas supply passage; a judger (36) that judges whether any one of a temperature of the circulation pump and a temperature associated with the temperature of the circulation pump is equal to or less than a prescribed temperature; and a drive controller (38) that drives the circulation pump at a prescribed rotation number when the judger judges that any one of the temperature of the circulation pump and the temperature associated with the temperature of the circulation pump is equal to or less than the prescribed temperature, and there is no power generation request for the fuel cell. FUEL CELL DEVICE Nº publicación EP3018748A1 11/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell device includes: a cell stack (102S); a case (500) including a cover portion (503) that covers one of side surfaces of the Resumen cell stack (102S) along a stacking direction; an end plate (190) connected to one end portion of the cover portion (503) in the stacking direction; and a fastening member (300) that extends in parallel with the stacking direction on an opposite side of the cell stack (102S) from the cover portion (503), that includes one end portion in the stacking direction connected to the end plate (190) and another end portion in the stacking direction connected to the case (500), and that fastens the cell stack (102S), the end plate (190), and the case (500) to each other. A thermal expansion coefficient of the cover portion (503) is larger than a thermal expansion coefficient of the fastening member (300). Alertas Tecnológicas - 95 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, CONTINUOUS DISSOLVING DEVICE, ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYER, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación EP3018742A1 11/05/2016 ASAHI KASEI E MATERIALS CORP [JP] Solicitantes DAIKIN IND LTD [JP] A method for manufacturing an electrolyte solution comprises: a Resumen supplying step of continuously supplying an emulsion containing a polymer electrolyte and a solvent into dissolving equipment; and a dissolving step of heating the inside of the dissolving equipment and continuously dissolving the polymer electrolyte in the solvent to obtain an electrolyte solution. REINFORCING MATERIAL FOR PROTON-CONDUCTING FILM, PROTON-CONDUCTING FILM COMPRISING SAME, AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL Nº publicación EP3018246A1 11/05/2016 NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Provided is a reinforcing material for proton-conducting films for which acid resistance and dimensional stability can be Resumen improved. A reinforcing material obtained from an arylene group-comprising nonwoven glass fiber fabric for proton-conducting films, wherein a resin binder comprising arylene groups is used as the binding component for the glass fibers configuring the nonwoven glass fiber fabric. METHOD OF PRODUCING DISPERSION LIQUID OF GELATINOUS ELECTROLYTE Nº publicación EP3018746A1 11/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A method of producing a dispersion liquid of a gelatinous electrolyte includes a water content reduction process of concentrating Resumen an aqueous dispersion liquid of an electrolyte at a temperature of 50 DEG C or less and reducing a water content in a concentrate of the electrolyte to 5% by mass or less based on the total mass of the concentrate of the electrolyte, and an alcohol addition process of adding an alcohol to the concentrate of the electrolyte obtained in the water content reduction process to form the dispersion liquid of the gelatinous electrolyte. FUEL CELL MODULE Nº publicación EP3018749A1 11/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell module is disposed below a floor of a vehicle (10). The fuel cell module includes: a high-voltage portion including a Resumen fuel cell (110); a case (120) that is formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and that accommodates at least a part of the high-voltage portion; and a gasket (160) sandwiched between the case (120) and another component (170), which is different from the case (120). An anodic oxide coating is formed on at least a surface that comes into contact with the gasket (160) in a surface of the case (120). Alertas Tecnológicas - 96 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica END PLATE FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación EP3018743A1 11/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An end plate includes a first surface (17) including a heat generator contact region (175) set such that a heat generator contacts Resumen the heat generator contact region (175), the heat generator being included in a fuel cell system that includes the fuel cell; and a second surface (18) opposite to the first surface (17), the second surface (18) including a cooling medium flow path (177) through which a cooling medium flows, and at least one flow path rib portion (179) provided inside the cooling medium flow path (177). CN205231185U Nº publicación CN205231185U 11/05/2016 CN205231184U Nº publicación CN205231184U 11/05/2016 CN205231182U Nº publicación CN205231182U 11/05/2016 CN205231181U Nº publicación CN205231181U 11/05/2016 CN205231180U Nº publicación CN205231180U 11/05/2016 CN205231176U Nº publicación CN205231176U 11/05/2016 CN205231175U Nº publicación CN205231175U 11/05/2016 CN205222680U Nº publicación CN205222680U 11/05/2016 CN205215258U Nº publicación CN205215258U 11/05/2016 Alertas Tecnológicas - 97 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica DUMMY CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación CN105580182A 11/05/2016 A dummy cell (200) laminated on a fuel cell stack (10) and configured Resumen not to perform power generation includes: a common appearance portion having an appearance common with an appearance of a power generation cell used in the fuel cell stack and configured to perform power generation; and a non-common appearance portion having an appearance different from the appearance of the power generation cell. REDOX FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM INCLUDING AN ANODE ELECTRODE HAVING A SUBSURFACE ALLOY Nº publicación CN105580181A 11/05/2016 A hydrogen/bromine reduction-oxidation flow battery system includes Resumen a bromine electrode, a hydrogen electrode, a membrane, a first catalyst, and a second catalyst. The membrane is positioned between the bromine electrode and the hydrogen electrode. The first catalyst is associated with the bromine electrode. The second catalyst is associated with the hydrogen electrode and at least partially formed from a subsurface alloy configured (i) to promote facile dissociation of H2, and (ii) to prevent bromide from adsorbing onto the hydrogen electrode. Alertas Tecnológicas - 98 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME, AND MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME Nº publicación CN105580180A 11/05/2016 The present invention provides a polymer electrolyte membrane, a Resumen method for fabricating the same, and a membrane-electrode assembly comprising the same, the polymer electrolyte membrane comprising: a porous support comprising a web of nanofibers of a first hydrocarbon-based ion conductor which is arranged irregularly and discontinuously; and a second hydrocarbon-based ion conductor filled in the pores of the porous support, wherein the first hydrocarbon-based ion conductor is one in which at least a portion of a protecting group (Y) within a precursor of the first hydrocarbon-based ion conductor having formula (1) is deprotected. Formula (1) is as defined in the specification. CN105580179A Nº publicación CN105580179A 11/05/2016 Alertas Tecnológicas - 99 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica A RECIRCULATION ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR A HIGH TEMPERATURE CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CN105580178A 11/05/2016 The object of the invention is a recirculation arrangement for a high Resumen temperature fuel cell system or electrolysis cell system, each cell in the system comprising an anode (100), a cathode (102), and an electrolyte (104) between the anode and the cathode. The recirculation arrangement comprises at least one ejector (110) for recirculating a fraction of gas exhausted from the anode (100) side. The recirculation arrangement comprises the ejector (110) for accomplishing desired flow rate of the recirculated flow, the ejector (110) comprising at least one nozzle (114), and the recirculation arrangement comprises means (116) for providing at least one primary feedstock fluid to said nozzle (114) of the ejector (110), and means (118) for providing at least one supplementary fluid to said nozzle (114) of the ejector (110). The recirculation arrangement comprises means (120) for regulating respective ratio of at least part of the fluids of the ejector (110) to maintain required motive flow and pressure at the nozzle (114) of said ejector in order to accomplish said desired recirculated flow rate. FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105580177A 11/05/2016 A fuel cell includes a power generating body that includes an Resumen electrolyte membrane; a separator provided along the power generating body; a flow path through which a fluid to be supplied to the fuel cell flows; a first seal portion that surrounds the flow path in a surface of the separator, and inhibits the fluid from flowing out of the fuel cell; and an electrolytic corrosion inhibiting portion provided between the flow path and the first seal portion. Alertas Tecnológicas - 100 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica COMPOSITION FOR ANODE IN FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105580176A 11/05/2016 In some examples, a fuel cell comprising a cathode; an electrolyte; Resumen and an anode separated from the cathode by the electrolyte. The active, as-reduced anode includes Ni, La, Sr, Mn, and O, where the reduced anode includes a Ni phase constitution and a (La1-xSrx)n+1MnnO3n+1 compound having a Mn-based Ruddlesden-Popper (R-P) phase constitution, wherein n is greater than zero, and wherein the anode, cathode, and electrolyte are configured to form an electrochemical cell. CATHODE COMBUSTION FOR ENHANCED FUEL CELL SYNGAS PRODUCTION Nº publicación CN105579392A 11/05/2016 Molten carbonate fuel cells are operated with a cathode inlet stream Resumen that contains a portion of a combustible gas which may be a hydrocarbon, hydrogen, or other gas that will combine with oxygen to form heat on the cathode catalyst surface. The combustible gases can be reacted in the cathode and/or in a stage that is heat integrated with the cathode. The heat generated by the combustion reaction in the cathode can be used, for example, to allow additional endothermic reactions (such as reforming) to take place in the anode portion of the fuel cell while still maintaining a desirable temperature gradient across the fuel cell. Optionally, the cathode of the fuel cell can be modified to further enhance or control the combustion within the cathode, such as by introducing an additional catalytic surface in the cathode. Alertas Tecnológicas - 101 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica PROTON EXCHANGE MATERIAL AND METHOD THEREFOR Nº publicación CN105579142A 11/05/2016 A proton exchange material includes a linear perfluorinated carbon backbone chain and a side chain extending off of the linear Resumen perfluorinated carbon backbone chain. The side chain includes at least one sulfonimide group, -SO2-NH-SO2-, and a carbon chain link between the at least one sulfonimide group and the linear perfluorinated carbon backbone chain. The carbon chain link has less than three carbon atoms. NOBLE METAL-FREE CATALYST SYSTEM FOR A FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105579133A 11/05/2016 The invention relates to a noble metal-free catalyst system comprising Resumen a carbon-based carrier material and a polyaniline-metal catalyst bound to the carrier material. The invention further relates to a fuel cell containing said catalyst system. The polyaniline-metal catalyst is characterized by containing iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn). FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación CN105576275A 11/05/2016 A fuel cell stack is provided in which a plurality of single cells each Resumen including a membrane electrode assembly are stacked in a stacking direction. The fuel cell stack includes a plurality of electrical insulation members each connected to an outer peripheral portion of a corresponding one of the membrane electrode assemblies. The fuel cell stack further includes a first displacement absorbing member disposed between each insulation member and an adjacent insulation member. Alertas Tecnológicas - 102 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica VEHICLE Nº publicación CN105576274A 11/05/2016 A vehicle includes a fuel cell having a cell stack and an end plate Resumen provided to receive pressing force, the end plate having such a strength as to resist the pressing force; and a vehicle-side stack frame on which the fuel cell is mounted in a vehicle underfloor region in such a mounting posture that fuel-cell unit cells are stacked horizontally. The vehicle-side stack frame is built over a range from an end plate side to the other end side of the cell stack in the stacking direction of the fuel-cell unit cells in an occupation area occupied by the fuel cell in the mounting posture in the vehicle underfloor region. In a region where it is assumed that external force can reach the occupation area in the vicinity of the end plate, the vehicle-side stack frame has a shortest distance to the end plate that is smaller than a shortest distance to any other members in the vicinity of the end plate. CN105576273A Nº publicación CN105576273A 11/05/2016 Device for Monitoring Electricity Generation and Method for Monitoring Electricity Generation Nº publicación CN105576272A 11/05/2016 A device for monitoring electricity generation comprising: an acquirer Resumen that acquires a total value of cell voltage from multiple cells including fuel cells; an increaser that increases the anode gas now rate to the multiple cells when the total value shows a possibility of negative voltage occurring in some of the multiple cells; and a judger that judges if negative voltage occurred in some of the multiple cells based on the total value following the increase of the anode gas flow rate. Alertas Tecnológicas - 103 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND MAXIMUM POWER CALCULATION METHOD Nº publicación CN105576271A 11/05/2016 The fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell 40 that receives supply of Resumen reactant gas to generate power; output characteristic updating means for updating an output characteristic of the fuel cell 40 based on output current and output voltage measured by a current sensor 140 and a voltage sensor 150; maximum power calculation means for calculating, using the output characteristic, the maximum power available at the fuel cell 40; and determination means for determining whether a value of the output characteristic is in an assumed situation where the output characteristic value is assumed to be temporarily lowered, wherein while the output characteristic value is determined by the determination means to be in the assumed situation, the maximum power calculation means calculates the maximum power using the output characteristic updated by the output characteristic updating means just before transition to the assumed situation. MANIFOLD DEVICE OF FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación CN105576270A 11/05/2016 A manifold device of a fuel cell stack is provided which prevents Resumen moisture condensed in gases supplied to the fuel cell stack from excessively flowing into specific cells of the stack by heating gases supplied into the stack using heat of the stack. The manifold device also prevents flooding that is caused by liquid generated in cells disposed away from a gas inlet by removing a flow rate difference of gases generated in respective cells based on distances from the gas inlet of the stack. CN105576269A Nº publicación CN105576269A 11/05/2016 Alertas Tecnológicas - 104 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica CN105576267A Nº publicación CN105576267A 11/05/2016 CN105576266A Nº publicación CN105576266A 11/05/2016 CN105576265A Nº publicación CN105576265A 11/05/2016 CN105576255A Nº publicación CN105576255A 11/05/2016 CN105576252A Nº publicación CN105576252A 11/05/2016 CN105576251A Nº publicación CN105576251A 11/05/2016 INSULATOR AND FUEL CELL DEVICE Nº publicación CN105576166A 11/05/2016 In order to prevent a reduction in workability when inserting an insulator, the insulator is to be disposed between a stacked body Resumen having a cell stack including a plurality of stacked unit cells and an end member to be disposed outward from the cell stack in stacking directions of the plurality of unit cells, and a covering to be disposed so as to separate in a perpendicular direction to the stacking directions from a side face of the stacked body parallel to the stacking directions. In a state where an end portion of the end member in the perpendicular direction is closer to the covering than an end portion of the cell stack in the perpendicular direction, and the insulator is disposed between the stacked body and the covering, the insulator includes a planar portion for covering at least a part of the side face, and a protruded portion disposed in the planar portion and protruded toward one or more unit cells near the end member among the plurality of unit cells constituting the cell stack. SOLID ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL Nº publicación CN105575461A 11/05/2016 In a solid electrolyte fuel cell, MgO is scattered about the grain Resumen boundaries of LSGM that constitutes a solid electrolyte layer. An Ni component that diffuses from a fuel electrode formed on the opposite side from the LSGM with LDC therebetween is trapped by these scattered MgO particles, suppressing diffusion thereof toward the air electrode side within the electrolyte layer. Alertas Tecnológicas - 105 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica PROCESS FOR SEPARATING ELECTRODE FOR MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY OF FUEL CELL AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Nº publicación CN105572034A 11/05/2016 Disclosed are a process for separating an electrode for Resumen membrane-electrode assemblies of fuel cells from the decal transfer film and an apparatus for separating the electrode. In particular, during the electrode separating process, only an electrode is separated from the decal transfer film on which the electrode is coated, without any damage, by a freezing method for freezing the specimen on the deionized water surface, and thus, wasting the expensive MEA is prevented. Thus, mechanical properties of the pristine electrode can be rapidly quantified in advance, and therefore, long term durability evaluation period during developing MEA having excellent durability is substantially reduced. CN105565512A Nº publicación CN105565512A 11/05/2016 CN105565495A Nº publicación CN105565495A 11/05/2016 CN105565494A Nº publicación CN105565494A 11/05/2016 CN105565473A Nº publicación CN105565473A 11/05/2016 CN105562698A Nº publicación CN105562698A 11/05/2016 Alertas Tecnológicas - 106 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación EP3018744A1 11/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes This fuel cell system generates power according to a load and supplies Resumen anode gas and cathode gas to a fuel cell. The fuel cell system includes a cathode-gas control unit for controlling the pressure of the cathode gas on the basis of the load, and an anode-gas control unit for causing the pressure of the anode gas to pulsate on the basis of a pulse width determined on the basis of the state of operation of the fuel cell and the pressure of the cathode gas. The fuel cell system also includes an anode-gas-partial-pressure-retention control unit for increasing the pressure of the anode gas according to the state of impurities inside the fuel cell. The cathode-gas control unit increases the pressure of the cathode gas when there is a large pressure difference between the anode-gas pressure and the cathode-gas pressure, in comparison to when the pressure difference is small. METAL GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL CELLS, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF Nº publicación EP3018741A1 11/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes [Problem] To provide a low-cost metal gas diffusion layer for fuel Resumen cells which has excellent electron conductivity and water repellency, and to provide a production method thereof. [Solution] This production method of a metal gas diffusion layer for fuel cells which comprises a porous metal body arranged between a polymer electrolyte membrane and a separator involves a conductive layer forming step in which a conductive layer comprising a carbon coating layer is formed on a porous metal body, and a water repellent layer forming step in which a water repellent layer is formed on the porous metal body where the conductive layer is formed. The water repellent layer forming step involves an immersion step in which the porous metal body is coated with a liquid solution containing a fluororesin which will form the water repellent layer, and a heat treatment step in which the porous metal body coated with the liquid solution is heat treated at a temperature that is less than the destruction temperature of the conductive layer and greater than or equal to the evaporation temperature of the volatile components that are contained in the liquid solution and do not configure the water repellent layer, and the water repellent layer configured from the fluororesin is formed. Alertas Tecnológicas - 107 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD FOR STARTING UP A FUEL CELL Nº publicación EP3017493A1 11/05/2016 BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE] Solicitantes The invention relates to a method (40) for starting up a fuel cell (11), Resumen wherein hydrogen is introduced into an anode chamber (15) of the fuel cell (11), and at the beginning of the start-up process oxygen is present in the anode chamber (15) of the fuel cell (11). According to the invention, at the beginning of the hydrogen introduction stage enough hydrogen is introduced to ensure that upon entry into the anode chamber (15) hydrogen and oxygen are present in no more than a stoichiometric ratio. METHOD FOR SHUTTING DOWN A SYSTEM COMPRISING A FUEL CELL STACK AND SYSTEM COMPRISING A FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación EP3017492A1 11/05/2016 CIE G\u00C9N\u00C9RALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN [FR] Solicitantes MICHELIN RECH TECH [CH] The invention relates to a method for shutting down a polymer Resumen electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack and a system comprising a fuel cell stack implementing such a method. The system comprises a stack of electrochemical cells forming a fuel cell stack comprising a polymer ion exchange membrane and a gas circuit, said circuit comprising: a circuit (11) for supplying fuel gas connecting a fuel gas tank to the anode of the fuel cell stack; a circuit (12b) for supplying oxidant gas connecting an oxidant gas tank, or atmospheric air, to the cathode of the fuel cell stack, characterised in that the system furthermore comprises means able to make the hydrogen present at the anode of the fuel cell stack disappear. WEARABLE DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Nº publicación EP3018747A1 11/05/2016 SONY CORP [JP] Solicitantes The present technique relates to a wearable device and a power supply Resumen system capable of reducing the stress on a user in relation to power supply. A power generator is provided on the outer-side surface or eye-side surface of a contact lens type wearable device. The power generator generates power by chemical reaction with a substance contained in a secretion or body fluid of the user wearing the wearable device, and a power management unit supplies each part of the wearable device with the power generated by the power generator. As such, the power generator generates power using the secretion or body fluid of the user as fuel, and thus can stably supply power while reducing the stress on the user in relation to power supply. The present technique can be applied to a contact lens type wearable device. Alertas Tecnológicas - 108 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Nº publicación BR112013001562A2 10/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell stack (S) formed by stacking Resumen multiple unit cells (C) horizontally and having, in the stacked body, manifolds through which to supply and discharge reaction gases to and from each of the unit cells (C); and drainage paths (1A, 1B) extending from an anode-off-gas discharge manifold (M), on both end sides of the fuel cell stack (S) in the stacking direction of the unit cells, respectively. FLOW CONTROL METHOD OF COOLING MEDIUM IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND A FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2908270A1 10/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The method comprises: determining whether or not an inlet Resumen temperature is equal to or above a lower-limit temperature of a temperature range in which generated water does not freeze within the fuel cell; and adjusting the flow rate of the cooling medium in the circulation flow path to become more than the normal flow rate when it is determined that the inlet temperature is equal to or above the lower-limit temperature, and adjusting the flow rate of the cooling medium in the circulation flow path to be equal to or below the normal flow rate when it is determined that the inlet temperature is not equal to or above the lower-limit temperature. Alertas Tecnológicas - 109 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica OPERATION CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL AND OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS OF FUEL CELL Nº publicación CA2909836A1 10/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The operation control method of a fuel cell includes acquiring a Resumen startup temperature of the fuel cell; acquiring a present temperature of the fuel cell; setting a present target operation point of the fuel cell that is identified by an output voltage value and an output current value based on the startup temperature, or based on the startup temperature and the present temperature; controlling at least one of the flow of the reaction gas supplied to the fuel cell, and an output voltage of the fuel cell so that the operation point of the fuel cell becomes the target operation point, and setting the target operation point includes a process of setting an operation point having a low output voltage value as the target operation point when the startup temperature is low as compared to the case when the startup temperature is high, if the present temperature is the same. FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación CA2909837A1 10/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell stack 11 includes a cell laminate 21 composed of a Resumen plurality of stacked cells 20, and air is introduced from an anode end part 21a of the cell laminate 21. The cell laminate 21 has two end cells 24 installed adjacently to a cathode end part 21b side, thereby providing the cathode end part 21b with high thermal insulation properties. Alertas Tecnológicas - 110 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL MODULE Nº publicación CA2911601A1 10/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell module is disposed below a floor of a vehicle (10). The Resumen fuel cell module includes: a high-voltage portion including a fuel cell (110); a case (120) that is formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and that accommodates at least a part of the high-voltage portion; and a gasket (160) sandwiched between the case (120) and another component (170), which is different from the case (120). An anodic oxide coating is formed on at least a surface that comes into contact with the gasket (160) in a surface of the case (120). FUEL BATTERY Nº publicación CA2909816A1 10/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel battery 11 includes a cell laminated body 21 including Resumen lamination of a plurality of cells 20, a current-collecting plate 22 disposed at an end of the cell laminated body 21, the current-collecting plate being made of a metal material, and an anti-rust plate 23 disposed between the cell laminated body 21 and the current-collecting plate 22, the anti-rust plate being made of a metal material that is different from the metal material of the current-collecting plate 22. The anti-rust plate 23 includes a protrusion 31, and the current-collecting plate 22 includes a fitting hole 41, into which the protrusion 31 is fitted. Alertas Tecnológicas - 111 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911227A1 10/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell outputting a current; a supply Resumen unit supplying oxidant gas; a flow-amount measurement unit measuring a flow amount of the oxidant gas; and a controller that feed-back controls the supply unit such that a measured flow-amount value converges toward a target flow-amount value, wherein the controller determines an acceptable current value in accordance with the measured flow-amount value, restricts the current to the acceptable current value or less, controls the current in accordance with a requested current value of the fuel cell; and performs a changing-suppression processing, when a condition continues for a predetermined period, the condition including that a changing width of the requested current value is equal to or less than a first value and a difference between the requested current value and the acceptable current value is equal to or less than a second value. ¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072133A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿3¿,¿¿¿¿64¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿65¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿66¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿65¿¿¿;¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016071985A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿11¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿2¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿111¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿111¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿1 Resumen ¿1 ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072056A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿40¿,¿¿¿¿12¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿60b¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿60¿,¿¿¿¿60¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿ Resumen ¿2 ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016071948A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿/¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072000A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿30¿m¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿28,48,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1000Pa¿s¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿30,50¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿-¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072014A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿1¿¿¿¿,¿¿11¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿12¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿12¿,¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016071947A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1¿,¿¿¿¿2¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿3¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿3¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿3¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿4¿¿ Resumen Alertas Tecnológicas - 112 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072111A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿2¿,¿¿¿¿15,¿¿¿¿15¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿16,¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿15¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿;¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016070799A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿5¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿7¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿7a¿¿¿¿¿¿7b¿¿¿¿¿7c¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016068017A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016067982A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿38¿,¿¿38¿¿¿¿¿¿40¿¿¿¿¿42¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿44¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿48¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿;¿ Resumen FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTILAYER INTERCONNECT Nº publicación JP2016512916A 09/05/2016 In some examples, a fuel cell comprising a first electrochemical cell Resumen including a first anode and a first cathode; a second electrochemical cell including a second anode and a second cathode; and an interconnect configured to conduct a flow of electrons from the first anode to the second cathode, wherein the interconnect comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is closer to the anode than the second portion, and the second portion is closer to the cathode than the first portion, wherein the first portion comprises one or more of doped ceria, doped lanthanum chromite, and doped yttrium chromite, and wherein the second portion comprises one or more of a Co-Mn spinel and a ABO3 perovskite. Alertas Tecnológicas - 113 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica CATALYSTS FOR HYDROCARBON REFORMING Nº publicación JP2016512787A 09/05/2016 In some examples, a method for treating a reforming catalyst, the Resumen method comprising heating a catalyst metal used for reforming hydrocarbon in a reducing gas mixture environment. The reducing gas mixture comprises hydrogen and at least one sulfur-containing compound. The at least one sulfur-containing compound includes one or more of hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl sulfide, carbonyl disulfide and organic sulfur-containing compounds such as thiophenes, thiophanes, sulfides (RSH), disulfides (RS2R'), tri-sulfides (RS3R') and mercaptans (RSR'). ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072099A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿10¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿6,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿7¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿8,9¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016073027A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿32¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿44¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿10¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿A¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072214A 09/05/2016 (¿¿) Resumen ¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072238A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)MEA¿¿MEA¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿21¿23¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿2¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿21,23¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ME Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072213A 09/05/2016 (¿¿) Resumen ¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Alertas Tecnológicas - 114 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING OXYGEN CONCENTRATION IN A CATHODE OF A FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación JP2016072242A 09/05/2016 Systems and methods for improving conditions for anion contaminant Resumen removal in a cathode of a PEMFC system are presented. A fuel cell system consistent with certain embodiments may include a cathode compartment having a compressor coupled thereto. The compressor may be configured to receive an input cathode gas via a compressor input and supply the input cathode gas to the cathode compartment via a compressor output. The fuel cell system may further include a cathode gas recirculation value coupled to the cathode compartment configured to receive a cathode exhaust gas output and to selectively provide at least a portion of the cathode exhaust gas output to the compressor input. Consistent with certain embodiments disclosed herein, the compressor may be further configured to supply at least a portion of the cathode exhaust gas output to the cathode compartment via the compressor output. FUEL CELL STACK Nº publicación JP2016072082A 09/05/2016 A first end plate that constitutes a fuel cell stack is provided with an oxidant gas supply manifold member that connects an Resumen oxidant gas inlet communication hole and a circular external pipe. The oxidant gas supply manifold member has a non-circular opening portion that communicates with the oxidant gas inlet communication hole and a circular opening portion that communicates with the circular external pipe. The non-circular opening portion is disposed within an area covered by the circular opening portion. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072081A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,MEA¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072090A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1¿¿¿102¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1,¿2¿¿¿121a,121b¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿1¿¿¿102¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1,¿2¿¿¿121a,121b¿¿¿¿1,¿2¿¿¿¿120a Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072251A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿10¿¿,¿¿;¿¿¿120¿¿¿¿1 Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016071930A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072167A 09/05/2016 (¿¿) ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿80¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿90¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Alertas Tecnológicas - 115 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016071983A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿(A)¿,¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016071961A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072054A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿43a¿¿¿¿¿¿44¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿30¿¿¿50¿,¿¿¿44¿¿¿;¿¿¿ Resumen ¿6 ¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072080A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿5¿,¿¿¿¿6¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿7¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿5¿ Resumen ¿7 ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016070194A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿25mm¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1cm3/cm2¿sec¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1N¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016069606A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿/¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016069237A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016069238A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016067964A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.¿¿,¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen Alertas Tecnológicas - 116 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica Integration of molten carbonate fuel cells in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis Nº publicación JP2016512809A 09/05/2016 In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for integration Resumen of molten carbonate fuel cells with a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process. The molten carbonate fuel cells can be integrated with a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process in various manners, including providing synthesis gas for use in producing hydrocarbonaceous carbons. Additionally, integration of molten carbonate fuel cells with a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process can facilitate further processing of vent streams or secondary product streams generated during the synthesis process. Integration of molten carbonate fuel cells in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis Nº publicación JP2016512917A 09/05/2016 In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for integration of molten carbonate fuel cells with a Fischer-Tropsch Resumen synthesis process. The molten carbonate fuel cells can be integrated with a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process in various manners, including providing synthesis gas for use in producing hydrocarbonaceous carbons. Additionally, integration of molten carbonate fuel cells with a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process can facilitate further processing of vent streams or secondary product streams generated during the synthesis process. ¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016073017A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿101¿,¿¿¿11¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1¿¿¿¿¿1¿;,¿¿¿11 Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072199A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿(¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿4¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿10¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072217A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿301¿¿¿¿¿¿¿302,¿¿¿¿¿304,¿¿¿305¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿303¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿30 Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072191A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿12,13¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿11¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿12,13¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿21 Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072047A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072046A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen Alertas Tecnológicas - 117 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072045A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072173A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿FC¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿CS¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿C Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072037A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,(I)¿¿¿¿13¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿100¿1000[deg.C]¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072215A 09/05/2016 (¿¿) Resumen ¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ METHOD FOR TESTING FEEDING FUEL CELL STACK AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FUEL CELL STACK USING THE SAME Nº publicación JP2016072206A 09/05/2016 A producing method of a fuel cell stack includes a transfer robot configured to clamp and to transfer a membrane electrode Resumen assembly (MEA) and a gas diffusion layer (GDL) component. A feeding testing unit is configured to check a stacked status of the MEA and the GDL component while the MEA and the GDL component are transferred and stacked by the transfer robot. A control unit is configured to receive a signal of the feeding test unit and to transmit an error signal when it is determined that the MEA and the GDL component are erroneously stacked. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072149A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072183A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿100¿,¿¿¿¿110¿¿¿¿¿¿1¿¿¿104¿¿2¿¿¿102¿¿¿¿¿.¿1¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿122 Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072218A 09/05/2016 (¿¿) Resumen ¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072106A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿,¿¿¿1b2¿,¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072083A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿10¿¿¿¿¿¿2¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿18b¿¿, Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072148A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072057A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿.(¿¿¿¿)¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿40¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿41a1¿¿¿¿¿¿¿41a,¿¿¿,¿¿¿41a1¿¿¿¿¿;4 Resumen ¿3 ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Nº publicación JP2016072121A 09/05/2016 (¿¿)¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿,¿¿¿¿¿¿;¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Resumen Alertas Tecnológicas - 118 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Nº publicación CA2908258A1 07/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes The method of manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly that Resumen has an electrode catalyst layer formed on a surface of an electrolyte membrane comprises (a) producing an electrode catalyst layer by drying a catalyst ink that includes catalyst-supported particles having a catalyst metal supported thereon, a solvent and an ionomer; and (b) selecting a produced electrode catalyst layer that contains an amount of sulfate ion equal to or less than a specified reference value, and manufacturing the membrane electrode assembly by using the selected electrode catalyst layer. A FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2908283A1 07/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a tank, a 1st pressure sensor Resumen that measures a fill-time pressure, a 2nd pressure sensor that measures a supply piping pressure, a temperature sensor that measures an internal temperature of the tank; and a controller that, when the fuel cell starts, derives an estimated pressure value of the supply piping pressure based on a 1st pressure value that shows the fill-time pressure, the internal temperature when the 1st pressure value was measured, and the internal temperature when the supply piping pressure was measured, and that detects as the supply piping pressure the lower value among the estimated pressure value and the 2nd pressure value that shows the measured supply piping pressure. Alertas Tecnológicas - 119 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Nº publicación CA2908102A1 07/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes There is provided a method of manufacturing a membrane electrode Resumen assembly that has an electrode catalyst layer formed on a surface of an electrolyte membrane. The electrode catalyst layer formed in the membrane electrode assembly is produced by a drying process that dries a catalyst ink which includes catalyst-supported particles having a catalyst metal supported thereon, a solvent and an ionomer, at a predetermined temperature. The catalyst ink includes a plurality of different solvents having different boiling points. The predetermined temperature is set to be lower than the boiling point of the solvent having the lowest boiling point among the plurality of different solvents. RESIDUAL WATER SCAVENGING PROCESSING METHOD IN FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2908231A1 07/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A method includes predicting, while fuel cell system is operated, Resumen whether or not the outside temperature becomes equal to or less than a first predetermined temperature; performing, when it is predicted that the outside temperature becomes equal to or less than the first predetermined temperature, residual water scavenging processing on only an oxidizer gas supply/discharge mechanism and thereafter stopping the operation of the fuel cell system; predicting, after the stop of the operation of the fuel cell system, whether or not the temperature of a predetermined component included in the fuel cell system becomes equal to or less than a second predetermined temperature; and performing the residual water scavenging processing on the fuel gas supply/discharge mechanism when it is predicted that the temperature of the predetermined component becomes equal to or less than the second predetermined temperature. Alertas Tecnológicas - 120 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica ELECTROLYTE FOR STABLE CYCLING OF HIGH-ENERGY LITHIUM SULFUR REDOX FLOW BATTERIES Nº publicación WO2016069934A1 06/05/2016 BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE [US] Solicitantes A device comprising: a lithium sulfur redox flow battery comprising an electrolyte composition comprising: (i) a dissolved Li2Sx Resumen electroactive salt, wherein x>=4; (ii) a solvent selected from dimethyl sulfoxide, tetrahydrofuran, or a mixture thereof; and (iii) a supporting salt at a concentration of at least 2 M, as measured by moles of supporting salt divided by the volume of the solvent without considering the volume change of the electrolyte after dissolving the supporting salt. A LAYERED STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación WO2016066882A1 06/05/2016 CONVION OY [FI] Solicitantes The focus of the invention is a layered structure of high temperature fuel cell system, each fuel cell in the fuel cell system Resumen comprising an anode side (100), a cathode side (102), and an electrolyte (104) between the anode side and the cathode side, the fuel cell system comprising the cells in cell stacks (103), air feed-in ducting (120) for feeding air to the cell stacks (103), fuel feed-in ducting (122) for feeding fuel to the cell stacks (103), an afterburner (123) for performing burning of residual gas from the anode side (100), and the fuel cell system comprising potential sources (131) of leakage of explosive gas. The layered fuel cell system structure comprises at least channeling (200) of an exhaust gas containing oxygen, and an ejector structure (127) as nested layers, the ejector structure (127) being innermost, and said ejector structure comprises motive flow nozzle ( 117), suction channeling (150), discharge channeling (151) and a mixing portion (153), said ejector suction channeling being in restricted fluid communication with said channeling (200) of exhaust gas containing oxygen, and the layered fuel cell system structure comprises reactant channeling (105) from anode side (100) outlet to the ejector suction channeling (150) being contained within structures conveying cathode gas. FLUORINE-BASED COMPOUND FOR BRANCHER, POLYMER USING SAME, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE USING SAME Nº publicación WO2016068605A1 06/05/2016 LG CHEMICAL LTD [KR] Solicitantes The present description relates to a fluorine-based compound for a brancher, polymer using same, a polymer electrolyte Resumen membrane using same, a fuel cell using same, and a redox flow battery comprising same. LIQUID FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE Nº publicación WO2016068358A1 06/05/2016 PRO POWER CO LTD [KR] Solicitantes A liquid fuel supply device is provided. A liquid fuel supply device (100), according to one embodiment of the present invention, Resumen is a device for supplying liquid fuel to a liquid fuel tank (200), which is included in a power pack of a fuel cell system generally using liquid fuel, and can include a storage module (110), a pump module (120), an injection module (130), a return valve (140), a driving module (150), an air inlet (160) and a sensor connector (170). According to the liquid fuel supply device of the embodiment of the present invention, the liquid fuel can be continuously and stably supplied to the liquid fuel tank for a fuel cell, the supply of the liquid fuel can be controlled by sensing the full level of the liquid fuel tank and, when the liquid fuel supply device separates from the liquid fuel tank, the leakage of the liquid fuel can be prevented by collecting all the liquid fuel, remaining in a pipe, by opening the return valve. CELL, CELL STACK DEVICE, MODULE, AND MODULE STORAGE DEVICE Nº publicación WO2016068200A1 06/05/2016 KYOCERA CORP [JP] Solicitantes [Problem] To provide a cell, a cell stack device, a module, and a module storage device that enable reduction in the possibility of Resumen occurrence of damage. [Solution] The present invention comprises: a support body 1 which has a column shape, contains nickel, has gas passages 2 penetrating the inside of the support body 1 along the longitudinal direction, and has one end portion at which the outlets of the gas passages 2 are provided and the other end portion at which the inlets of the gas passages 2 are provided; a first electrode layer 3 positioned on the support body 1; a solid electrolyte layer 4 positioned on the first electrode layer 3; and a second electrode layer 6 positioned on the solid electrolyte layer 4, wherein in the support body 1, the metal nickel content in the one end portion is less than that in the center portion in the longitudinal direction. Thus, a cell 10 that enables suppression of occurrence of damage is obtained. COLLECTOR FOR ELECTRODES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLLECTOR FOR ELECTRODES, ELECTRODE, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, REDOX FLOW BATTERY AND ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR Nº publicación WO2016068156A1 06/05/2016 SHOWA DENKO KK [JP] Solicitantes A collector for electrodes according to one embodiment of the present invention is obtained by forming a coating layer on a metal Resumen foil, and a surface of the coating layer, said surface being on the reverse side of the metal foil side, has a contact angle with pure water of 30 DEG or more. Alertas Tecnológicas - 121 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica ELECTRODE CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Nº publicación WO2016068116A1 06/05/2016 MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO [JP] Solicitantes This electrode catalyst is formed by carrying platinum on the surface of tin oxide particles. The platinum present is alloyed with Resumen tin, wherein the molar ratio between the platinum and tin in the alloy is 1:1. The tin oxide particles optimally contain at least one type of additive element selected from the group consisting of Ta, Nb, Sb, In, W, and V. The electrode catalyst is optimally produced by a method in which platinum fine particles are deposited on the surface of tin oxide particles, and then the tin oxide particles are subjected to heat treatment in a reducing atmosphere at a temperature of more than 300 DEG C but at most 500 DEG C to generate an alloy in which the molar ratio between platinum and tin is 1:1. ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, FUEL CELL ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYER CONTAINING SAID CATALYST, FUEL CELL MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY USING SAID CATALYST OR CATALYST LAYER, AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación WO2016067881A1 06/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes Provided is a fuel cell catalyst that has high catalytic activity and that can maintain high catalytic activity. This fuel cell electrode Resumen catalyst comprises a catalyst carrier composed mainly of carbon, and a catalyst metal supported on said catalyst carrier. The catalyst has a 0.6 or lower ratio R' (D'/G intensity) of the D' band peak intensity (D' intensity) measured near 1620 cm-1 to a peak intensity (G intensity) of the G band measured near 1580 cm-1 with Raman spectroscopy, and a 0.15-0.30 volume ratio of the amount of water vapor adsorption to the amount of nitrogen adsorption at a 0.5 relative pressure on an adsorption isotherm. ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYER FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL USING SAID CATALYST LAYER Nº publicación WO2016067879A1 06/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes The present invention provides a catalyst layer for a fuel cell, said catalyst layer having high catalytic activity and making it Resumen possible to maintain high catalytic activity. Provided is an electrode catalyst layer for a fuel cell, said catalyst layer including a catalyst, which comprises a catalyst carrier having carbon as a main component and a catalyst metal being carried by said catalyst carrier, and a polyelectrolyte, which has a sulfonic acid group (-SO3H), wherein: in the catalyst, the ratio R' (D'/G strength ratio) of the peak strength (D' strength) of a D' band measured by Raman spectroscopy in the vicinity of 1620 cm-1 to the peak strength (G strength) of a G band measured in the vicinity of 1580 cm-1 is at most 0.6; the BET specific surface area of the catalyst is at least 900 m2/g of the catalyst carrier; and the number of moles of sulfonic acid groups in the polyelectrolyte with respect to the weight of the catalyst carrier is 0.7-1.0 mmol/g, inclusive. ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYER FOR FUEL CELL, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME, AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL USING SAME Nº publicación WO2016067878A1 06/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes This electrode catalyst layer for a fuel cell contains an electrolyte and a catalyst that comprises a catalyst carrier and a catalyst Resumen metal supported on the catalyst carrier. The catalyst is partially coated with the electrolyte. The specific surface area of the catalyst metal where gas can reach the electrolyte, regardless of whether the gas passes through the electrolyte, is at least 50% of the total specific surface area of the catalyst metal. As a result, an electrolyte catalyst layer having excellent gas transportability is provided. ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYER FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL USING CATALYST LAYER Nº publicación WO2016067876A1 06/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes The present invention relates to an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, the electrode catalyst comprising a catalyst carrier the main Resumen component of which is carbon and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst carrier, wherein according to Raman spectroscopy, a ratio R' (D'/G intensity ratio) of the D' band peak intensity (D' intensity) as measured at approximately 1620 cm-1 to the G band peak intensity (G intensity) as measured at approximately 1580 cm-1 is more than 0.6 but 0.8 or less, and the electrode catalyst satisfies at least one of (a) through (d). The present invention provides the electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, the electrode catalyst having superior gas transportability. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD Nº publicación WO2016067830A1 06/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes This fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell stack, a refrigerant circulation path wherein a refrigerant for cooling the fuel cell stack Resumen circulates, a cathode gas supply flow path which is connected to the inlet of the fuel cell stack and has a compressor disposed for supplying a cathode gas to the fuel cell stack, an intercooler which is disposed between the compressor outlet and the fuel cell stack inlet in the cathode gas supply flow path, is connected to the refrigerant circulation path, and cools the cathode gas discharged from the compressor via the refrigerant, and a pressure regulation valve which is disposed in the cathode gas supply flow path and adjusts the pressure between the compressor outlet and the fuel cell stack inlet. Alertas Tecnológicas - 122 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Nº publicación WO2016067789A1 06/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system is provided with: a supply valve that controls the supply of an anode gas into an anode system; a purge valve Resumen that discharges off-gas from within the anode system; a pressure detection unit that estimates or measures the pressure within the anode system; and a purge amount estimation unit that estimates the purged amount of off-gas discharged from within the anode system via the purge valve on the basis of the change in pressure within the anode system during a period in which the purge valve is closed while the supply valve is open and the change in pressure within the anode system during a period in which the purge valve is closed while the supply valve is closed. FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Nº publicación WO2016067788A1 06/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell system is provided with: a hydrogen supply valve that controls the supply of an anode gas into an anode system; a Resumen purge valve that discharges off-gas from within the anode system; an anode pressure sensor that measures the pressure within the anode system; and a hydrogen concentration estimation unit that estimates the hydrogen concentration within the anode system on the basis of the decrease in pressure during a period in which the hydrogen supply valve is closed and the purge valve is open. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación WO2016067782A1 06/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes DAIMLER AG [DE] A fuel cell system is provided with: a supply valve for supplying an anode gas into an anode system; a purge valve for Resumen discharging off-gas from within the anode system; a pressure detection unit that estimates or measures the pressure within the anode system; a supply valve control unit that controls the opening and closing of the supply valve on the basis of the fuel cell load; a purge amount estimation unit that estimates the purged amount of off-gas discharged from within the anode system via the purge valve on the basis of the decrease in pressure within the anode system while the supply valve is closed; and a purge valve control unit that opens the purge valve while the supply valve is closed. FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación WO2016067781A1 06/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes DAIMLER AG [DE] A fuel cell system is provided with: a hydrogen supply valve that controls the supply of an anode gas into an anode system; a Resumen purge valve that discharges off-gas from within the anode system; a pressure detection unit that measures the pressure within the anode system; and a purge flow rate estimation unit that estimates the purge flow rate of the off-gas discharged from within the anode system via the purge valve on the basis of the decrease in pressure when the purge valve is open and the decrease in pressure when the purge valve is closed while the supply of the anode gas into the anode system is stopped. MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL Nº publicación WO2016067759A1 06/05/2016 NITTO DENKO CORP [JP] Solicitantes This membrane-electrode assembly is provided with: an anion exchange membrane; and a fuel-side electrode to which a fuel is Resumen supplied and an oxygen-side electrode to which oxygen is supplied, said electrodes being arranged so as to face each other with the anion exchange membrane being interposed therebetween. The fuel-side electrode contains an anode catalyst and an anion exchange resin. The anode catalyst is composed of catalyst particles that are formed of a non-noble metal or an alloy thereof, and the mass ratio of the anion exchange resin to the anode catalyst is from 0.03 to 0.10 (inclusive). The oxygen-side electrode contains a cathode catalyst and an anion exchange resin. The ion exchange capacity of the anion exchange resin contained in the fuel-side electrode is lower than the ion exchange capacity of the anion exchange resin contained in the oxygen-side electrode. ELECTRODE, AND MICROBIAL FUEL CELL AND WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS EACH OF WHICH USES SAME Nº publicación WO2016067608A1 06/05/2016 PANASONIC CORP [JP] Solicitantes UNIV TOKYO [JP] This electrode is provided with: an electrode base (11); and amorphous carbon fine particles (12) that are arranged on the surface Resumen of the electrode base and transfer electrons, which are produced when a microorganism (9) decomposes an organic compound, to the electrode base by coming into contact with the microorganism. Each of this microbial fuel cell (100) and this water treatment apparatus is provided with: a negative electrode (1) that is the above-described electrode and holds a microorganism; an ion transfer layer (3) having proton permeability; and a positive electrode (2) that is separated from the negative electrode with the ion transfer layer being interposed therebetween. With respect to this electrode, since amorphous carbon fine particles are arranged on the negative electrode surface, a microbial fuel cell is able to have higher output power by a simplified mass production technique. Alertas Tecnológicas - 123 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación WO2016067589A1 06/05/2016 PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes Provided is a hydrogen generation device (50) that comprises a reforming unit (1) which generates a hydrogen-containing gas by Resumen reforming a feedstock, a feedstock supplier (2) which supplies the feedstock to reforming unit (1), and a hydrogen generation amount detection unit which detects the amount of generation of the hydrogen-containing gas. The device (50) further comprises a controller (4) which is configured to operate the feedstock supplier (2) under a control parameter corresponding to a relatively low calorie gas when the amount of generation of the hydrogen-containing gas decreases, and to operate the feedstock supplier (2) under a control parameter corresponding to a relatively high calorie gas when the amount of generation of the hydrogen-containing gas increases. FUEL CELL STATE ESTIMATION DEVICE, STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación WO2016067430A1 06/05/2016 NISSAN MOTOR [JP] Solicitantes Provided is a device for estimating the state of a fuel cell that generates electricity by receiving a supply of anode gas and cathode Resumen gas, the state estimation device comprising: an internal impedance measurement means for measuring the internal impedance of the fuel cell on the basis of an alternating current signal of a predetermined frequency output from the fuel cell; a state quantity predictive estimation value calculation means for calculating a first predictive estimation value for the electrode state quantity determined from the real number component of the internal impedance measurement value, and a second predictive estimation value for the electrode state quantity determined from the imaginary number component of the internal impedance measurement value; and a state quantity final estimation value determination means for determining the final estimation value for the fuel cell state quantity on the basis of the first predictive estimation value and the second predictive estimation value that have been calculated. SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL H2O2 LEVEL IN ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES Nº publicación WO2016066648A1 06/05/2016 UNIV DANMARKS TEKNISKE [DK] Solicitantes The present invention relates to a bio-electrochemical system (BES) and a method of in-situ production and removal of H2O2 Resumen using such a bio-electrochemical system (BES). Further, the invention relates to a method for in-situ control of H2O2 content in an aqueous system of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) involving in-situ generation of hydroxyl radical (OH) by using such a bio-electrochemical system (BES) and to a method for treatment of wastewater and water disinfection. The bio-electrochemical system (BES) according to the invention comprises: - an aqueous cathode compartment comprising a first cathode and a second cathode, - an aqueous anode compartment comprising an anode at least partly covered in biofilm, wherein the first cathode is connected to a first circuit and the second cathode is connected to a second circuit, wherein the first and the second circuit are connected to the system by an external switch. Alertas Tecnológicas - 124 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL SEPARATOR, FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL BATTERY Nº publicación CA2908267A1 06/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell separator 10 includes a power generation section 10B Resumen provided in a central region on a surface of the separator formed into a plate, a plurality of manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B provided in a region closer to the outer periphery than the power generation section 10B, and a reinforcing portion 14A provided so as to extend from a manifold beam portion 15 formed between the plurality of manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B to a gap region 13 formed between the power generation section 10B and the manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B END PLATE FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nº publicación CA2911072A1 06/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes An end plate includes a first surface (17) including a heat generator contact region (175) set such that a heat generator contacts Resumen the heat generator contact region (175), the heat generator being included in a fuel cell system that includes the fuel cell; and a second surface (18) opposite to the first surface (17), the second surface (18) including a cooling medium flow path (177) through which a cooling medium flows, and at least one flow path rib portion (179) provided inside the cooling medium flow path (177). Alertas Tecnológicas - 125 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE Departamento de Patentes e Información Tecnológica Unidad de Información Tecnológica FUEL CELL DEVICE Nº publicación CA2911024A1 06/05/2016 TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP] Solicitantes A fuel cell device includes: a cell stack (102S); a case (500) including Resumen a cover portion (503) that covers one of side surfaces of the cell stack (102S) along a stacking direction; an end plate (190) connected to one end portion of the cover portion (503) in the stacking direction; and a fastening member (300) that extends in parallel with the stacking direction on an opposite side of the cell stack (102S) from the cover portion (503), that includes one end portion in the stacking direction connected to the end plate (190) and another end portion in the stacking direction connected to the case (500), and that fastens the cell stack (102S), the end plate (190), and the case (500) to each other. A thermal expansion coefficient of the cover portion (503) is larger than a thermal expansion coefficient of the fastening member (300). PILE A COMBUSTIBLE PRESENTANT UN SYSTEME DE REFROIDISSEMENT AMELIORE Nº publicación FR3028097A1 06/05/2016 SNECMA [FR] Solicitantes Pile à combustible comprenant un empilement de plaques bipolaires (1, 2) superposées, et des membranes (3) échangeuses de Resumen protons disposées entre deux plaques successives, la pile à combustible comprenant un système de refroidissement, caractérisée en ce que le système de refroidissement comprend deux circuits disjoints d'écoulement de fluide caloporteur (4, 5) aménagés dans la pile à combustible, chaque plaque bipolaire (1, 2) étant reliée à l'un ou l'autre desdits circuits d'écoulement de fluide caloporteur (4, 5), définissant ainsi - un premier type de plaques bipolaires (1), reliées chacune au premier circuit d'écoulement de fluide caloporteur (4), - un second type de plaques bipolaires (2), reliées chacune au second circuit d'écoulement de fluide caloporteur (5), lesdits circuits d'écoulement de fluide caloporteur (4, 5); définissant des flux de fluide caloporteur ayant des sens d'écoulement distincts. POLYMERIZATION COMPOSITION, POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE USING POLYMER USING POLYMERIZATION COMPOSITION, AND POLYMER Nº publicación WO2016068606A1 06/05/2016 LG CHEMICAL LTD [KR] Solicitantes The present specification relates to a polymerization composition, a polymer using the polymerization composition, a polymer Resumen electrolyte membrane using the polymer, a fuel cell including the polymer electrolyte membrane, and a redox flow battery including the polymer electrolyte membrane. Alertas Tecnológicas - 126 de 126 - PILAS DE COMBUSTIBLE
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