AU2001260867A1 - A method and a system for humidifying membranes in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell assembly - Google Patents

A method and a system for humidifying membranes in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell assembly

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AU2001260867A1
AU2001260867A1 AU2001260867A AU6086701A AU2001260867A1 AU 2001260867 A1 AU2001260867 A1 AU 2001260867A1 AU 2001260867 A AU2001260867 A AU 2001260867A AU 6086701 A AU6086701 A AU 6086701A AU 2001260867 A1 AU2001260867 A1 AU 2001260867A1
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fuel cell
polymer electrolyte
electrolyte membrane
cell assembly
membrane fuel
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Stefan Backa
Jari Ihonen
Frederic Jaouen
Bertil Nygren
Markku Rissanen
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Priority claimed from SE0001634A external-priority patent/SE0001634D0/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04291—Arrangements for managing water in solid electrolyte fuel cell systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04082—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
    • H01M8/04119—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants with simultaneous supply or evacuation of electrolyte; Humidifying or dehumidifying
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2300/00—Electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0017—Non-aqueous electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0065—Solid electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0082—Organic polymers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04082—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
AU2001260867A 2000-05-04 2001-05-04 A method and a system for humidifying membranes in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell assembly Abandoned AU2001260867A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US56384300A 2000-05-04 2000-05-04
SE0001634 2000-05-04
SE0001634A SE0001634D0 (en) 2000-05-04 2000-05-04 Polymer fuel cells
US09563843 2000-05-04
PCT/SE2001/000977 WO2001084658A1 (en) 2000-05-04 2001-05-04 A method and a system for humidifying membranes in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell assembly

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AU2001260867A1 true AU2001260867A1 (en) 2001-11-12

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3146541B2 (en) * 1991-07-29 2001-03-19 石川島播磨重工業株式会社 Fuel cell
JP3648297B2 (en) * 1995-10-18 2005-05-18 本田技研工業株式会社 Humidity control device for solid polymer electrolyte membrane
DE19821766C1 (en) * 1998-05-14 1999-06-24 Siemens Ag Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack
JP3561832B2 (en) * 1998-09-07 2004-09-02 株式会社豊田中央研究所 Humidifier for fuel cell, water management device for fuel cell system, and fuel cell system

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