CA2629087A1 - Method of operating a fuel cell stack at low pressure and low power conditions - Google Patents

Method of operating a fuel cell stack at low pressure and low power conditions Download PDF

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CA2629087A1
CA2629087A1 CA002629087A CA2629087A CA2629087A1 CA 2629087 A1 CA2629087 A1 CA 2629087A1 CA 002629087 A CA002629087 A CA 002629087A CA 2629087 A CA2629087 A CA 2629087A CA 2629087 A1 CA2629087 A1 CA 2629087A1
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flow field
fuel cell
anode
field plate
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Boguslaw M. Wozniczka
Alfred N.F. Wong
Kevin M. Colbow
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Ballard Power Systems Inc
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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
    • H01M8/04007—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
    • 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
    • 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
    • H01M8/04156—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants with simultaneous supply or evacuation of electrolyte; Humidifying or dehumidifying with product water removal
    • 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
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M2008/1095—Fuel cells with polymeric electrolytes
    • 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
CA002629087A 2005-11-18 2005-11-18 Method of operating a fuel cell stack at low pressure and low power conditions Abandoned CA2629087A1 (en)

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PCT/US2005/041863 WO2007058657A1 (en) 2005-11-18 2005-11-18 Method of operating a fuel cell stack at low pressure and low power conditions

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JP (1) JP2009516351A (ja)
CA (1) CA2629087A1 (ja)
WO (1) WO2007058657A1 (ja)

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US6054228A (en) * 1996-06-06 2000-04-25 Lynntech, Inc. Fuel cell system for low pressure operation
JP2002270197A (ja) * 2001-03-08 2002-09-20 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd 高分子電解質型燃料電池
US6811905B1 (en) * 2002-05-21 2004-11-02 Giner Electro Chemical Systems, Llc Direct organic fuel cell having a vapor transport member
US20040247967A1 (en) * 2003-06-06 2004-12-09 Gennady Resnick Maintaining PEM fuel cell performance with sub-freezing boot strap starts
JP4385773B2 (ja) * 2004-01-19 2009-12-16 株式会社日本自動車部品総合研究所 燃料電池システム

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