CA2717540A1 - Method for operating a fuel cell - Google Patents

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CA2717540A1
CA2717540A1 CA2717540A CA2717540A CA2717540A1 CA 2717540 A1 CA2717540 A1 CA 2717540A1 CA 2717540 A CA2717540 A CA 2717540A CA 2717540 A CA2717540 A CA 2717540A CA 2717540 A1 CA2717540 A1 CA 2717540A1
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    • H01M8/04223Auxiliary 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
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    • H01M8/04223Auxiliary 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
    • H01M8/04228Auxiliary 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 during shut-down
    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01M8/04Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04298Processes for controlling fuel cells or fuel cell systems
    • H01M8/043Processes for controlling fuel cells or fuel cell systems applied during specific periods
    • H01M8/04303Processes for controlling fuel cells or fuel cell systems applied during specific periods applied during shut-down
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    • H01M8/1018Polymeric electrolyte materials
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    • H01M8/1027Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the chemical structure of the main chain of the ion-conducting polymer having carbon, oxygen and other atoms, e.g. sulfonated polyethersulfones [S-PES]
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    • H01M8/1018Polymeric electrolyte materials
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    • H01M8/103Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the chemical structure of the main chain of the ion-conducting polymer having nitrogen, e.g. sulfonated polybenzimidazoles [S-PBI], polybenzimidazoles with phosphoric acid, sulfonated polyamides [S-PA] or sulfonated polyphosphazenes [S-PPh]
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    • H01M8/1018Polymeric electrolyte materials
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    • H01M8/1032Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the chemical structure of the main chain of the ion-conducting polymer having sulfur, e.g. sulfonated-polyethersulfones [S-PES]
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    • H01M8/1041Polymer electrolyte composites, mixtures or blends
    • H01M8/1046Mixtures of at least one polymer and at least one additive
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    • YGENERAL 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
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    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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CA2717540A 2008-04-11 2009-04-08 Method for operating a fuel cell Abandoned CA2717540A1 (en)

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EP08007168 2008-04-11
EP08007168.1 2008-04-11
PCT/EP2009/002585 WO2009124737A1 (de) 2008-04-11 2009-04-08 Verfahren zum betrieb einer brennstoffzelle

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EP (1) EP2277226A1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP2011517037A (enExample)
KR (1) KR20110021717A (enExample)
CN (1) CN102067369A (enExample)
CA (1) CA2717540A1 (enExample)
RU (1) RU2010145736A (enExample)
WO (1) WO2009124737A1 (enExample)

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WO2009124737A9 (de) 2009-12-03
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US20110033759A1 (en) 2011-02-10
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