CA2214926A1 - Method for excluding a malfunctioning elementary cell in a membrane electrolyzer or electrochemical generator - Google Patents

Method for excluding a malfunctioning elementary cell in a membrane electrolyzer or electrochemical generator Download PDF

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CA2214926A1
CA2214926A1 CA002214926A CA2214926A CA2214926A1 CA 2214926 A1 CA2214926 A1 CA 2214926A1 CA 002214926 A CA002214926 A CA 002214926A CA 2214926 A CA2214926 A CA 2214926A CA 2214926 A1 CA2214926 A1 CA 2214926A1
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gaskets
perforations
bipolar plates
malfunctioning
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Massimo Brambilla
Claudio Mantegazza
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Nuvera Fuel Cells Europe SRL
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25B—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25B15/00—Operating or servicing cells
    • 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
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0271—Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes
    • 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
    • H01M8/04223—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids during start-up or shut-down; Depolarisation or activation, e.g. purging; Means for short-circuiting defective fuel cells
    • 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
    • H01M8/24—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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y02E60/36—Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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CA002214926A 1996-10-03 1997-09-08 Method for excluding a malfunctioning elementary cell in a membrane electrolyzer or electrochemical generator Abandoned CA2214926A1 (en)

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ITMI96/A002037 1996-10-03
IT96MI002037A IT1284887B1 (it) 1996-10-03 1996-10-03 Metodo di esclusione di una cella elementare malfunzionante di un elettrolizzatore o di un generatore elettrochimico a membrana

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EP (1) EP0834947B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPH10121284A (enExample)
KR (1) KR100449932B1 (enExample)
AT (1) ATE221258T1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU711670B2 (enExample)
BR (1) BR9704967A (enExample)
CA (1) CA2214926A1 (enExample)
DE (1) DE69714176T2 (enExample)
DK (1) DK0834947T3 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2180870T3 (enExample)
ID (1) ID17692A (enExample)
IT (1) IT1284887B1 (enExample)
SG (1) SG60117A1 (enExample)
TR (1) TR199701112A2 (enExample)

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TR199701112A2 (xx) 1998-04-21
JPH10121284A (ja) 1998-05-12
SG60117A1 (en) 1999-02-22
EP0834947A1 (en) 1998-04-08
ATE221258T1 (de) 2002-08-15
AU3687597A (en) 1998-04-09
EP0834947B1 (en) 2002-07-24
BR9704967A (pt) 1998-12-29
KR100449932B1 (ko) 2005-01-13
AU711670B2 (en) 1999-10-21
DK0834947T3 (da) 2002-11-18
ID17692A (id) 1998-01-22
DE69714176D1 (de) 2002-08-29
IT1284887B1 (it) 1998-05-22
ES2180870T3 (es) 2003-02-16
DE69714176T2 (de) 2003-03-27
US5876583A (en) 1999-03-02
ITMI962037A1 (it) 1998-04-03

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