AU2001289818A1 - Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell system comprising a cooling medium distribution space and cooling medium collection space, and with cooling effected by fluidic media - Google Patents

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell system comprising a cooling medium distribution space and cooling medium collection space, and with cooling effected by fluidic media

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AU2001289818A1
AU2001289818A1 AU2001289818A AU8981801A AU2001289818A1 AU 2001289818 A1 AU2001289818 A1 AU 2001289818A1 AU 2001289818 A AU2001289818 A AU 2001289818A AU 8981801 A AU8981801 A AU 8981801A AU 2001289818 A1 AU2001289818 A1 AU 2001289818A1
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cooling medium
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fuel cell
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cell system
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Andreas Schiegl
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Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH
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    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0271—Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes
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    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0258—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
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    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0267—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • 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
    • H01M8/04007—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
    • H01M8/04067—Heat exchange or temperature measuring elements, thermal insulation, e.g. heat pipes, heat pumps, fins
    • H01M8/04074—Heat exchange unit structures specially adapted for fuel cell
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/241—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
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    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2457—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with both reactants being gaseous or vaporised
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    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2465—Details of groupings of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2483—Details of groupings of fuel cells characterised by internal manifolds
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    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04007—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
    • H01M8/04029—Heat exchange using liquids
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/1016—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes characterised by the electrolyte material
    • H01M8/1018—Polymeric electrolyte materials
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2465—Details of groupings of fuel cells
    • H01M8/247—Arrangements for tightening a stack, for accommodation of a stack in a tank or for assembling different tanks
    • H01M8/2475—Enclosures, casings or containers of fuel cell stacks
    • 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
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Abstract

The invention relates to a fuel cell system comprising a plurality of individual polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (2) arranged one on top of the other in the form of a stack (3) wherein, between adjacent individual fuel cells (2) of the stack (3), there is provided one intermediate space (10) each for receiving a cooling medium (13), or adjacent individual fuel cells (2) are confined by bipolar plates (7) having passages (12) for receiving a cooling medium, and cooling medium distribution spaces (15) and cooling medium collection spaces (18) being provided on lateral faces (23) of the stack. For cooling the fuel cell stack (1), cooling medium flows into a cooling medium distribution space (15) through the intermediate spaces between the individual fuel cells or the passages in the bipolar plates and finally into a cooling medium collection space from where it leaves the fuel cell system.
AU2001289818A 2000-08-21 2001-08-20 Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell system comprising a cooling medium distribution space and cooling medium collection space, and with cooling effected by fluidic media Abandoned AU2001289818A1 (en)

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PCT/EP2001/009582 WO2002017423A1 (en) 2000-08-21 2001-08-20 Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell system comprising a cooling medium distribution space and cooling medium collection space, and with cooling effected by fluidic media

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