DK180671B1 - Fuel cell system, use of it, and method of its operation - Google Patents

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DK180671B1
DK180671B1 DKPA202000398A DKPA202000398A DK180671B1 DK 180671 B1 DK180671 B1 DK 180671B1 DK PA202000398 A DKPA202000398 A DK PA202000398A DK PA202000398 A DKPA202000398 A DK PA202000398A DK 180671 B1 DK180671 B1 DK 180671B1
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Abstract

Fuel cell system (1) comprising a fuel cell cooling circuit (2) coupled to a battery cooling circuit (3) through a coolant/coolant heat exchanger (4) for removing heat from the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) through the battery cooling circuit (3) during normal steady state operation of the fuel cell system (1).

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DK 180671 B1 1 Title: Fuel cell system, use of it, and method of its operation
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to cooling of fuel cells, especially high temperature pol- ymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. In particular, it relates to a fuel cell system and method of its operation as well as use of it.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Fuel cells generate heat during their operation, which has to be removed in order to keep the temperature in an optimum range. For example, high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells, also called polymer exchange membrane fuel cells have operation temperatures in the temperature range of 120-200 C, for ex- ample around 170°C. For controlling the temperature, especially when used in vehi- cles, radiators are often used as heat exchangers where an ambient air flow is cooling the fuel cell coolant.
In vehicles, another problem occurs, which is the low performance of batteries at low temperatures, especially at freezing temperatures. A solution to this problem is proposed in US9136549, where the fuel cell is cooled by one cooling circuit with corresponding radiator, and the batteries are cooled by a sec- ond, independent cooling circuit with corresponding radiator, and where the two cool- ing circuits are coupled when there is a necessity for warming the batteries, in which case heat is transferred through a heat exchanger from the fuel cell cooling circuit to the battery cooling circuit. When the battery needs no heating, the flow through the heat exchanger is discontinued by closing a shut off valve.
Also, WO2017/092853 discloses a thermal coupling of the fuel cell cooling circuit with the battery cooling circuit in order to heat the battery in case of low ambient tem-
DK 180671 B1 2 peratures.
However, after startup, flow of battery coolant through the thermally cou- pling heat exchanger is stopped.
Other combinations of cooling circuits for fuel cells and batteries are discussed in WO2017/102449, US2019/0123406, and US2013/0078486. In vehicles, it is important that the cooling system is kept relatively compact and min- imizes weight.
This is discussed in WO2017/148487 by SerEnergy for HT-PEM fuel cells, in particular in vehicles, wherein a minor side branch of the fuel cell cooling circuit is used to cool down a portion of the coolant.
The side branch includes a radia- tor and an adjustment valve.
The remaining part of the coolant, that is not flowing through the side branch, flows into a fuel evaporator upstream of the fuel cell, which also reduces the temperature of the coolant in the by-pass branch.
Due to the fact that the coolant needs only to be cooled down from 170 to 160 degrees, the side branch can be dimensioned relatively small with only a minor portion of the coolant flowing through the side branch and then into the fuel cell after recombination of that major portion that flows through the evaporator and is cooled therein by heat transfer for fuel evaporation.
As illustrated by the examples above, there are ongoing efforts and needs for im- provements of fuel cells systems for automobiles.
DESCRIPTION / SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an improvement in the art.
In par- ticular, it is an objective to provide a compact fuel cell system, for example for a vehi- cle.
Another objective is to provide a compact cooling circuit for fuel cells operating at high temperature, for example a HT-PEM fuel cell system.
One or more of these objectives are obtained by a fuel cell system and its method of operation as described in the claims and in more detail in the following.
In short, the fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell cooling circuit coupled to a separate battery cooling circuit through a coolant/coolant heat exchanger for removing heat from the fuel cell cooling circuit through the battery cooling circuit.
In contrast to the
DK 180671 B1 3 above cited prior art, this heat transfer is done after the startup phase during normal steady state operation of the fuel cell system. The fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, typically a fuel cell stack. Herein, the term fuel cell is used for a single fuel cell as well as for multiple fuel cells, for example a fuel cell stack. The fuel cell comprises an anode side and a cathode side and a proton exchange membrane therein between for transport of hydrogen ions from the anode side to the cathode side through the membrane during operation. The fuel cell system is used to create electricity, for example for driving a vehicle, such as an automobile.
In order to provide a buffer for the produced electricity, a battery system is provided in electrical connection with the fuel cell. The battery system is also used for deliver- ing the necessary electricity in startup situations.
The fuel cell is of the type that operates at a high temperature. The term "high temper- ature” is a commonly used and understood term in the technical field of fuel cells and refers to operation temperatures above 120°C in contrast to low temperature fuel cells operating at lower temperatures, for example at 70°C. Typically, the fuel cell operates in the temperature range of 120-200°C, for example in the range of 160 to 185°C.
For example, the fuel cell in the fuel cell system is a high temperature polymer elec- trolyte membrane fuel cell, (HT-PEM). The normal operating temperature of HT-PEM fuel cells is the range of 120°C to 200°C, for example in the range of 160°C to 185°C. The polymer electrolyte membrane PEM in the HT-PEM fuel cell is mineral acid based, typically a polymer film, for example polybenzimidazole doped with phosphor- ic acid. HT-PEM fuel cells are advantageous in being tolerant to relatively high CO concentration and are therefore not requiring PrOx reactors between the reformer and the fuel cell stack, why simple, lightweight and inexpensive reformers can be used, which minimizes the overall size and weight of the system in line with the purpose of providing compact fuel cell systems, especially for automobile industry.
Optionally, alcohol is used as part of the fuel for the fuel cell, for example a mix of methanol and water. In an evaporator, the fuel is evaporated before entering a heated reformer, in which the fuel is catalytically reacted into syngas for the fuel cell for providing the necessary hydrogen gas to the anode side of the fuel cell. As source for
DK 180671 B1 4 oxygen gas in the fuel cell, air is typically used and provided to the cathode side. The use of air is convenient for fuel cell systems for vehicles. As the fuel cell operates at high temperatures, a coolant/coolant heat exchanger that takes heat from the fuel cell coolant is very efficient if the secondary coolant that takes up that heat operates at much lower temperature. In this case, there is only a ne- cessity of a minor portion of the fuel cell coolant flowing through the heat exchanger. This is why radiators are typically used for cooling the coolant with a flow of ambient air, such as disclosed in WO2017/148487 and discussed therein for vehicles.
In the present invention, a minor portion of the fuel cell coolant is flowing through a coolant/coolant heat exchanger that is thermally coupled to a cooling circuit for the battery for heat transfer from the fuel cell coolant to the battery coolant. The cool- ant/coolant heat exchanger comprises a first flow area and a second flow area with a heat conducting separation wall in between. Accordingly, the first flow area is flow- connected to the fuel cell cooling circuit for flow of fuel cell coolant there through, and the second flow area is flow-connected to the battery cooling circuit for flow of battery coolant there through.
The battery cooling circuit and the battery coolant are separate from the fuel cell cool- ing circuit and the fuel cell coolant. The cooling circuit of the battery includes a ther- mal-energy-remover, typically comprising or being a radiator heat exchanger, for re- moving thermal energy from the battery coolant and thus for maintaining the steady state temperature Tra of the battery during steady state normal operation after startup.
The battery operates at a normal operation steady state temperature Tra, for example in the range of 20°C to 60°C, optionally 20°C to 40°C or 40°C to 60°C.The fuel cell operates during normal operation at a steady state temperature Trc, for example at 175°C, in which case the battery coolant downstream of the battery at a normal opera- tion steady state temperature TBa, which is substantially lower than Trc, can be used efficiently to cool the fuel cell coolant down to a temperature which is typically 10-20 degrees lower than Trc, for example 160°C. In order to achieve this, a minor portion of the fuel cell coolant flows through one side of the coolant/coolant heat exchanger, and the battery coolant through the other side of the coolant/coolant heat exchanger and takes up heat from the fuel cell coolant through the coolant-separating heat con-
DK 180671 B1 ducting wall in order to cool the fuel cell coolant. The minor portion of the fuel cell coolant that has the reduced temperature, for example close to TB, is recombined with the remaining fuel cell coolant and mixed, before the fuel cell coolant is flowing into the fuel cell. In some embodiments, this is combined upstream of the pump that 5 pumps the fuel cell coolant through the fuel cell cooling circuit and the minor portion through the heat exchanger. Downstream of the pump, the fuel cell coolant has the correct temperature for the fuel cell, and a portion is diverted through the heat ex- changer to be cooled further down.
In steady state operation after startup, the steady state temperature Trc of the fuel cell is maintained by removing thermal energy from the fuel cell by transfer of thermal energy from the fuel cell coolant to the battery coolant continuously during normal operation after startup and removing the thermal energy from the battery coolant by the thermal-energy-remover, which also maintains the steady state temperature Tsarin the battery.
Notice in comparison with the prior art, that US9136549 emphasizes in column 6 lines 23-24 that that the battery cooling circuit is not heated continuously by the fuel cell coolant. This is so because US9136549 only applies the heat transfer for heating the battery in startup situations or when the temperature of the battery falls under a certain temperature limit. However, once the battery is heating itself, the flow from the fuel cell cooling circuit through the heat exchanger is stopped. This is different from the system described herein.
In some concrete embodiments, the thermal-energy-remover, for example radiator heat exchanger, is located in the battery cooling circuit downstream of the cool- ant/coolant heat exchanger and upstream of the battery and in flow direction between the coolant/coolant heat exchanger and the battery. This configuration is useful for cooling down the battery coolant downstream of the coolant/coolant heat exchanger by the thermal-energy-remover, for example radiator heat exchanger, before the bat- tery coolant entering the battery.
In practice, during steady state operation of the fuel cell system, in a cooling cycle of the battery coolant in the battery cooling circuit, thermal energy is transferred from the
DK 180671 B1 6 battery to the battery coolant for maintaining the steady state temperature TBa in the battery. For example, at this stage, just downstream of the battery, the coolant has a temperature Tpa in the range of 25°C to 50°C, depending on the temperature of the battery during normal operation. Subsequently, further thermal energy is transferred from the fuel cell coolant to the battery coolant in the coolant/coolant heat exchanger, raising the temperature of the battery coolant, for example up to a temperature Tcc in the range of 60°C to 80°C. The battery coolant is then cooled down to reach a cooling temperature Tcool, for example a temperature Teool in the range of 20°C to 30°C, by removing the thermal energy that has been taken up by the battery coolant from the battery and from the fuel cell coolant by using the thermal-energy-remover, for exam- ple radiator heat exchanger. This cooling down is done before the battery coolant with the cooling temperature Tcoot enters the battery again.
Obviously, the cooling temperature Tcoot is lower than Tpa in order for the coolant to take up thermal energy from the battery. Typically, Tcoot 1s at least 5 degrees, for ex- ample at least 10 degrees, lower than Tra, for example between 5 and 30 degrees low- er, such as between 5 and 20 or 10 and 20 degrees lower For example, the thermal-energy-remover comprises or consists of a radiator heat ex- changer for removal of thermal energy from the battery coolant by heat exchanger with ambient air. The release of thermal energy to ambient air is useful for vehicles, in particular. For example, if the outside temperature is below 20°C, the battery coolant can conveniently be cooled down to approximately such temperature.
For vehicles, it is also useful that the number of components is kept small due to weight and costs. For this reason, it is especially useful that only the battery cooling circuit but not the fuel cell cooling circuit comprises a radiator heat exchanger, so that thermal energy is removed from the fuel cell coolant by the battery coolant through the coolant/coolant heat exchanger. The steady state temperature Trc of the fuel cell is, thus, maintained by removing sufficient thermal energy from the fuel cell cooling circuit to the battery cooling circuit and by release of thermal energy from the battery cooling circuit through the thermal-energy-remover of the battery cooling circuit, for example the radiator heat exchanger.
DK 180671 B1 7 The fuel cell cooling circuit comprises a pump for pumping the fuel cell coolant through the fuel cell cooling circuit. In practical embodiments, the fuel cell cooling circuit comprises a main circuit and a side branch that are connected at a split point and a merge point, which is explained in more detail below. The main branch comprises serial flow in the following order: from the pump to a split point, from the split point to the fuel cell, from the fuel cell to a merge point, from the merge point back to the pump. The side branch comprises serial flow in the following order: from the split point to the coolant/coolant heat ex- changer and from the coolant/coolant heat exchanger to the merge point. It is pointed out, that the stated components are a minimum requirement and that there may be ad- ditional components in the coolant circuits, for example a fuel evaporator in the fuel cell cooling circuit. In practice, the fuel cell coolant is split into two portions at the split point with a first portion through the fuel cell and second portion through the heat exchanger. For example, the first portion is less than half of the second portion In some embodiment, a fuel evaporator is thermally coupled to the fuel cell cooling circuit at a location in the fuel cell cooling circuit downstream of the fuel cell but up- stream of the coolant/coolant heat exchanger for utilizing the region in the fuel cell cooling circuit with the highest temperature. The temperature of the fuel cell coolant flowing from the fuel cell is then reduced by flow through the evaporator first and then further reduced by subsequent flow through in the coolant/coolant heat exchang- er.
Notice in relation to the prior art that the serial flow of the fuel cell coolant through the evaporator first and then through the heat exchanger is different from the disclo- sure of the above-mentioned WO2017/148487 where the flow through the side branch and the by-passing flow through the evaporator are in parallel and not serial. Also, the evaporator in WO2017/148487 is located between the fuel cell coolant pump and the fuel cell, downstream of the fuel cell coolant pump and upstream of the fuel cell. This is a different configuration.
Optionally, in the case with a main circuit and side branch and a split point and merge point, the fuel evaporator is thermally coupled to the fuel cell cooling circuit at a loca-
DK 180671 B1 8 tion in the fuel cell cooling circuit between the fuel cell and the merge point, down- stream of the fuel cell but upstream of the merge point. The temperature of the fuel cell coolant downstream of the fuel cell is then first reduced by heat exchange with the evaporator prior to mixing the coolant from the fuel cell with the portion of coolant arriving from the coolant/coolant heat exchanger at lower temperature at the merge point. In further embodiments, the side branch comprises an adjustment valve that regulates the flow through the side branch. In some embodiments, the adjustment valve is ad- justable between a maximum flow level and a minimum flow level that is larger than zero through the adjustment valve and through the side branch. If the flow of fuel cell coolant cannot be closed off by such valve, it is safeguarded that there is always a minimum flow through the side branch, which is a safety measure against sudden overheating of the fuel cell.
Notice in comparison with the prior art, that US9136549 emphasizes in column 8 line 6 that the shutoff valve can be closed. This is so because US9136549 only uses the heat transfer for heating the battery in startup situations or when the temperature of the battery falls under a limit. However, once the battery is heating itself in the system of US9136549, the flow from the fuel cell cooling circuit through the heat exchanger is stopped. As the fuel cell system typically comprises a controller for controlling the operation of the fuel cell system, including the temperature of the fuel cell, the adjustment valve is advantageously functionally connected to the controller. This is advantageous whether the valve can be closed or whether it can only be adjusted between a minimum level larger than zero and a maximum flow. In the latter case, the automated operation of such valve, the flow is adjusted between the minimum and maximum flow level au- tomatically by the adjustment valve under control by the controller as a measure for controlling the temperature Tmix of the fuel cell coolant in the main circuit upstream of the fuel cell and the steady state fuel cell temperature Trc. For example, Tmix is in the range of 10-20 degrees lower than Trc.
DK 180671 B1 9 Although, the singular terms of fuel cell and battery and other components have been used in general, it also includes more than one thereof. For example, it is typical that more than one battery is used in such systems, and more than one fuel cell, namely rather a fuel cell stack.
In some embodiments, the battery circuit comprises additional components. For ex- ample, the battery cooling circuit is also used to cool a compressor that is used to pump pressurized air through the fuel cell. Other examples of such components cooled by the battery coolant are electrical converters between direct currents (DC) or be- tween direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC), such a DC/DC converter for converting the DC power from the fuel cell to the correct voltage for the power con- suming components, for example the electrical motors of a vehicle for the propulsion, and/or a DC/AC converter for providing the correct electrical power for the compres- Sor.
For example, the compressor is located in the battery cooling circuit between the cool- ant/coolant heat exchanger and the radiator downstream of the coolant/coolant heat exchanger and upstream of the radiator. This is advantageous, if the operational tem- perature of the compressor is higher than the temperature of the battery coolant down- stream of the coolant/coolant heat exchanger.
Optionally, a converter is located between the battery and the coolant heat exchanger, downstream of the battery and upstream of the coolant/coolant heat exchanger. This is advantageous if the operational temperature of the converter is close to the operational temperature of the battery and lower than the temperature just downstream of the coolant/coolant heat exchanger.
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawing, where FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a cooling circuit principle FIG. 2 illustrates an alternative cooling circuit arrangement.
DK 180671 B1 10 DETAILED DESCRIPTION / PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 illustrates a diagram of a cooling circuit 2 for a fuel cell system 1 in which only some of the components of the fuel cell system 1 are illustrated for convenience and easy overview.
The fuel cell cooling circuit 2 is thermally connected to a battery cool- ing circuit 3 through a coolant/coolant heat exchanger 4. The fuel cell cooling circuit 2 comprises a main circuit 2A, which is show by thick arrows and lines, where the fuel cell coolant flows from the fuel cell coolant pump 5 through the fuel cell 6 and then back to the fuel cell coolant pump 5. The fuel cell cooling circuit 2 also comprises a side branch 2B that divides off the main circuit 2A at a split point 7 downstream of the fuel cell coolant pump 5 at a flow location between the fuel cell coolant pump 5 and the coolant inlet 8 of the fuel cell 6. The fuel cell coolant in the side branch 2B flows through a flow adjustment valve 9, through the coolant/coolant heat exchanger 4 and back to a merging point 10 where the fuel cell coolant from the main circuit 2A and the fuel cell coolant from the side branch 2B merge.
The merging point 10 is located upstream of the pump 5 and downstream of the fuel cell at a flow location between the fuel cell 6 and the fuel cell coolant pump 5. Optionally, an evaporator 11 for evaporation of fuel, for example a mix of methanol and water, is located downstream of the fuel cell 6, between the fuel cell 6 and the merging point 10, which is in the region of the main circuit 2A where the temperature of the fuel cell coolant is highest and evaporation most efficient.
The thinner arrows in the side branch 2B illustrate the lower flow of coolant in the side branch 2B relatively to the main flow in the main circuit 2A.
For example, at the split point 7, only a relative amount in the range of 5% to 30% of the flow is divided off the main circuit 2A.
In the battery cooling circuit 3, battery coolant flows through the coolant/coolant heat exchanger 4, advantageously in a counterflow direction relatively to the flow of the fuel cell coolant, as a counterflow configuration yields the highest efficacy for heat exchange.
A battery coolant pump 12 pumps the battery coolant serially through the coolant/coolant heat exchanger 4, radiator heat exchanger 13, and the battery 14 be- fore the battery coolant returns to the battery coolant pump 12. The radiator heat ex-
DK 180671 B1 11 changer 13 is located upstream of the battery 14 at a location between the heat ex- changer 4 and the battery 14 in order for removing heat from the battery coolant, after the battery coolant has taken up heat from both the battery 14 and form the fuel cell coolant in the coolant/coolant heat exchanger 4. The battery coolant pump 12 could be located elsewhere in the battery cooling circuit 3. At the coolant exit of the fuel cell 6, the fuel cell coolant has the operation tempera- ture Trc of the fuel cell, for example 175°C. It is pointed out that the temperature is an approximative value in the case of a fuel cell stack, as the temperature in a fuel cell stack may vary a few degrees from one end to the other due to the coolant being heat- ed up gradually through the fuel cell stack.
If an evaporator 11 is included in the fuel cell cooling circuit 2, the temperature of the FC coolant is lowered respectively by the evaporator 11, which takes up thermal ener- gy from the fuel cell coolant, resulting in a temperature Tmain for the fuel cell coolant in the main circuit 2A upstream of the merge point 10. The side branch provides cooled fuel cell coolant from the heat exchanger 4 at a temperature Trex, for example in the range of 50°C to 80°C, optionally in the range of 50°C to 70°C.
The fuel cell coolant flows from the side branch 2B and the main circuit 2A are mixed at the merge point 10, resulting in the fuel cell coolant having a temperature Tmix which is between Twain and Trex, for example in the range 150°C to 170°C, such as around 160°C.
Examples of temperatures as indicated in FIG. 1 are as follows: Trc: 120°C to 200°C, for example in the range of 160 to 185°C; TMix: Typically 10-20 degrees lower than Trc ; Twain: 120°C to 200°C, for example in the range of 150 to 185°C, depending on whether an evaporator is located downstream of the FC, upstream of the merge point; Trex: Typically 10-40 degrees above Tra, for example S0°C — 70°C TBat: 25°C - 60°C Teoot: 20°C - 50°C, depending on the air temperature and the necessary cooling tem- perature of the battery.
DK 180671 B1 12 As the fuel cell system 1 typically comprises a controller 15 for controlling the opera- tion of the fuel cell system 1, including the temperature of the fuel cell 6, the adjust- ment valve 9 is advantageously functionally connected to the controller 15. The illustrated configuration has some peculiarities: - The temperature Tmix of the fuel cell coolant is the same at the inflow 8 to the fuel cell 6 and at the inflow to the coolant/coolant heat exchanger 4. - The main circuit 2A and the side branch 2B are arranged in parallel, being split downstream of the pump 5 and merge again upstream of the pump 5.
- There is no radiator in the fuel cell cooling circuit 2 but only in the battery cooling circuit 3, implying that the heat is removed from the fuel cell cooling circuit 2 only by the battery cooling circuit 3. During startup, the coolant/coolant heat exchanger 4 is used for heating up the battery, which is implicit, as the heat is transferred from the fuel cell cooling circuit 2 to the battery cooling circuit 3. In some embodiments, in order to safeguard that there is always cooling performance present, the valve 9 may be configured for flow adjustment between a minimum value and a maximum value, where the minimum value is higher than zero. In other words, in this embodiment, the adjustment valve 9 cannot be fully closed. This implies that the adjustment valve 9 can be made relatively simple and light weight without the necessity of being tight with respect to flow through the adjustment valve 9. This re- duces costs for the circuit. The fact that such valve would always be open implies no drawback, as a flow through the coolant/coolant heat exchanger 4 is desired not only during normal operation where the battery cooling circuit 3 is used to remove heat from the fuel cell cooling circuit 2, but also in upstart phases, where the heat from the fuel cell 6 is useful for heating the battery 14 quickly to the best operational tempera- ture.
Although, the singular terms of fuel cell and battery and other components have been used in general, it also includes more than one thereof. For example, it is typical that more than one battery is used in such systems, and more than one fuel cell, namely rather a fuel cell stack.
DK 180671 B1 13 FIG. 2 illustrates an alternative embodiment in which the battery cooling circuit 3 comprises further components. Exemplified as components are a compressor 19 used for pumping air into the system for the fuel cell and an electrical converter 16, for example a DC/DC converter for converting the DC power from the fuel cell 6 to the correct voltage for the power consuming components, for example the electrical mo- tors of a vehicle for the propulsion, and/or a DC/AC converter for providing the cor- rect electrical power for the compressor 19.
For example, the temperature of the battery coolant just downstream of the cool- ant/coolant heat exchanger 4 is around 60°C. This temperature increases by thermal energy transfer from the compressor to Tcomp , for example to a temperature Tcomp 10- 30 degrees higher than the temperature of the battery coolant just downstream of the coolant/coolant heat exchanger 4, and is then cooled down by the radiator heat ex- changer 13 to Tcoot , for example in the range 20-50°C, however, depending on the outside temperature and the operational temperature Trax of the battery. The battery heats the battery coolant to a higher temperature Tra, depending on the optimum op- eration temperature of the battery 14. Prior to entering the coolant/coolant heat ex- changer 4 again, some thermal energy is removed from the converter 16, which heats the battery coolant additionally. Notice that the position of the pump 12 in the battery cooling circuit 3 is not necessari- ly as indicated, as the pump 12 can also be installed at other positions in the battery cooling circuit 3.
In order to adjust the battery temperature, a battery bypass 18 is optionally provided, typically with an adjustment valve 17 in the bypass in order to adjust the flow level of the battery coolant through the battery 14. This gives a further degree of freedom to adjust the temperature for the battery relatively to the other components in the battery coolant circuit 3, such as the converter 16 and the compressor 19.
DK 180671 B1 14 Reference numbers 1 fuel cell system 2 fuel cell cooling circuit 2A main circuit of the fuel cell cooling circuit 2
2B side branch of the fuel cell cooling circuit 2 3 battery cooling circuit 4 coolant/coolant heat exchanger 5 fuel cell coolant pump
6 fuel cell 7 split point 8 coolant entrance of fuel cell 6 9 flow adjustment valve 10 merging point
11 evaporator 12 battery coolant pump 13 radiator heat exchanger 14 battery 15 controller
16 converter 17 adjustment valve 18 battery bypass 19 compressor

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DK 180671 B1 15 PATENTKRAVDK 180671 B1 15 PATENTKRAV 1. En fremgangsmåde til drift af et brændselscellesystem, hvor brændselscellesystemet (1) omfatter - en brændselscelle (6), hvor brændselscellen (6) har en driftstemperatur Tre under vedvarende normal drift efter opstart; - et brændselscelle-kølekredsløb (2) med brændselscelle-kølemiddel til køling af brændselscellen (6), hvor brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) er konfigureret til at op- retholde driftstemperaturen Trc for brændselscellen (6) under vedvarende normal drift efter opstart; - et batteri (14), hvor batteriet (14) har en driftstemperatur Tsay under vedvarende nor- mal drift efter opstart; hvor Tra er lavere end Trc; - et batteri-kølekredsløb (3) med batteri-kølemiddel til køling af batteriet (14), hvor batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) omfatter en termisk-energi-fjerner (13) til at fjerne termisk energi fra batteri-kølemidlet til opretholdelse af driftstemperaturen Tra af batteriet (14) under vedvarende normal drift efter opstart; hvor batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) og batteri-kølemidlet er adskilt fra brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) og brændselscelle- kølemidlet; - en kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksler (4), der termisk kobler brændselscelle- kølekredsløbet (2) med batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) til varmeoverførsel fra brændselscel- le-kølemidlet til batteri-kølemidlet, hvor kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) omfatter et første strømningsareal og et andet strømningsareal med en varmeledende skillevæg der imellem, hvor det første strømningsareal er strømningsforbundet til brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) til strømning af kølemiddel derigennem og hvor det andet strømningsareal er strømningsforbundet til batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) til strøm- ning af batteri-kølemiddel derigennem; kendetegnet ved, at fremgangsmåden omfatter opretholdelse af driftstemperaturen Trc af brændselscellen (6) ved at fjerne termisk energi fra brændselscellen (6) ved at overføre termisk energi fra brændselscelle-kølemidlet til batteri-kølemidlet gennem kølemidlet/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) kontinuerligt under normal drift efter op- start og ved at fjerne termisk energi fra batteri-kølemidlet ved hjælp af termisk-energi- fjerneren (13) til opretholdelse af TBat1 batteriet (14).A method of operating a fuel cell system, wherein the fuel cell system (1) comprises - a fuel cell (6), wherein the fuel cell (6) has an operating temperature Tre during continuous normal operation after start-up; a fuel cell cooling circuit (2) with fuel cell coolant for cooling the fuel cell (6), the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) being configured to maintain the operating temperature Trc of the fuel cell (6) during continuous normal operation after start-up; a battery (14), wherein the battery (14) has an operating temperature Tsay during continuous normal operation after start-up; where Tra is lower than Trc; a battery cooling circuit (3) with battery coolant for cooling the battery (14), the battery cooling circuit (3) comprising a thermal energy remover (13) for removing thermal energy from the battery coolant for maintaining the operating temperature Turn off the battery (14) during continuous normal operation after start-up; wherein the battery refrigerant circuit (3) and the battery refrigerant are separated from the fuel cell refrigeration circuit (2) and the fuel cell refrigerant; a refrigerant / refrigerant heat exchanger (4) thermally coupling the fuel cell refrigeration circuit (2) with the battery refrigeration circuit (3) for heat transfer from the fuel cell refrigerant to the battery refrigerant, the refrigerant / refrigerant heat exchanger (4) comprising a first flow area and a second flow area with a heat conducting partition therebetween, wherein the first flow area is flow connected to the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) for flow of refrigerant therethrough and wherein the second flow area is flow connected to the battery cooling circuit (3) for flow of battery coolant therethrough; characterized in that the method comprises maintaining the operating temperature Trc of the fuel cell (6) by removing thermal energy from the fuel cell (6) by transferring thermal energy from the fuel cell refrigerant to the battery refrigerant through the refrigerant / refrigerant heat exchanger (4) continuously below normal operation after start-up and by removing thermal energy from the battery coolant using the thermal energy remover (13) to maintain the TBat1 battery (14). DK 180671 B1 16DK 180671 B1 16 2. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 1, hvor termisk-energi-fjerneren (13) er placeret i bat- teri-kølekredsløbet (3) nedstrøms i forhold til kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) og opstrøms i forhold til batteriet (14) og i strømningsretning mellem kølemid- del/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) og batteriet (14) til nedkøling af batteri-kølemidlet nedstrøms i forhold til kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) ved hjælp af ter- misk-energi-fjerneren (13) før batteri-kølemidlet strømmer ind i batteriet (14), når det er i drift, hvor metoden omfatter, under vedvarende drift i brændselscellesystemet (1), at overføre termisk energi fra batteriet (14) til batteri-kølemidlet under en kølecyklus af batteri-kølemidlet i batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) til opretholdelse af driftstemperaturen Tra 1 batteriet (14), hvorefter yderligere termisk energi overføres fra brændselscelle- kølemidlet til batteri-kølemidlet i kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4), for der- efter ved hjælp af termisk-energi-fjerneren (13) at fjerne den termiske energi, der har været optaget af batteri-kølemidlet fra batteriet (14) og fra brændselscelle-kølemidlet, for derved igen at opnå en køletemperatur Tcoot af batteriets kølemiddel, før batteri- kølemidlet med køletemperaturen Tcoor strømmer ind 1 batteriet (14) igen, hvor køle- temperaturen Tcoot er lavere end Tau, for at kølemidlet optager termisk energi fra bat- teriet (14).A method according to claim 1, wherein the thermal energy remover (13) is located in the battery cooling circuit (3) downstream of the coolant / coolant heat exchanger (4) and upstream of the battery (14) and in flow direction between the coolant / coolant heat exchanger (4) and the battery (14) for cooling the battery coolant downstream of the coolant / coolant heat exchanger (4) by means of the thermal energy remover (13) before battery the refrigerant flows into the battery (14) when in operation, the method comprising, during continuous operation in the fuel cell system (1), transferring thermal energy from the battery (14) to the battery refrigerant during a cooling cycle of the battery refrigerant in the battery-cooling circuit (3) for maintaining the operating temperature Tra 1 battery (14), after which additional thermal energy is transferred from the fuel cell-coolant to the battery-coolant in the coolant / coolant-heat exchanger (4), and then by means of thermal energy -removers n (13) removing the thermal energy absorbed by the battery coolant from the battery (14) and from the fuel cell coolant, thereby again obtaining a cooling temperature Tcoot of the battery coolant before the battery coolant with the cooling temperature Tcoor flows in. 1 the battery (14) again, where the cooling temperature Tcoot is lower than Tau, so that the coolant absorbs thermal energy from the battery (14). 3. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 2, hvor Tcoot er mindst 5 grader lavere end TB.The method of claim 2, wherein the Tcoot is at least 5 degrees lower than the TB. 4. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 2 eller 3, hvor termisk-energi-fjerneren omfatter eller består af en radiator-varmeveksler (13) for at fjerne termisk energi fra batteri- kølemidlet med radiator-varmeveksleren (13) ved hjælp af en luftstrøm fra omgivel- serne gennem radiator-varmeveksleren (13); hvor fremgangsmåden omfatter at opret- holde driftstemperaturen Trc af brændselscellen (6) ved at fjerne tilstrækkelig termisk energi fra brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) til batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) og ved frigi- velse af termisk energi fra batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) gennem radiator-varmeveksleren (13) af batteri-kølekredsløbet (3).A method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the thermal energy remover comprises or consists of a radiator heat exchanger (13) for removing thermal energy from the battery coolant with the radiator heat exchanger (13) by means of an air stream from the environment. through the radiator heat exchanger (13); wherein the method comprises maintaining the operating temperature Trc of the fuel cell (6) by removing sufficient thermal energy from the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) to the battery cooling circuit (3) and by releasing thermal energy from the battery cooling circuit (3) through the radiator heat exchanger (13) of the battery cooling circuit (3). 5. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 4, hvor kun batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) men ikke brænd- selscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) omfatter en radiator-varmeveksler til at fjerne termisk energi fra batteri-kølemidlet med radiator-varmeveksleren ved hjælp af luft fra omgi- velserne.A method according to claim 4, wherein only the battery cooling circuit (3) but not the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) comprises a radiator heat exchanger for removing thermal energy from the battery coolant with the radiator heat exchanger by means of ambient air. the well-being. DK 180671 B1 17DK 180671 B1 17 6. Fremgangsmåde ifølge et hvilket som helst af de foregående krav, hvor Trc er i området fra 120°C til 200°C, for eksempel i området fra 160 til 185°C, og TBa er i området fra 25°C - 60°C .A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein Trc is in the range from 120 ° C to 200 ° C, for example in the range from 160 to 185 ° C, and TBa is in the range from 25 ° C - 60 ° C. 7. Fremgangsmåde ifølge et hvilket som helst af de foregående krav, hvor brændsels- celle-kølekredsløbet (2) omfatter en brændselscelle-kølemiddelpumpe (5) til pump- ning af brændselscelle-kølemidlet gennem brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2); hvor brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) omfatter et hovedkredsløb (2A) og en sidegren (2B), hvor hovedkredsløbet omfatter seriel strømning 1 den følgende rækkefølge: fra brændselscelle-kælemiddelpumpen (5) til et opsplitningspunkt (7), fra opsplitnings- punktet (7) til brændselscellen (6), fra brændselscellen (6) til et sammenfletningspunkt (10), fra sammenfletningspunktet (10) til brændselscelle-kølemiddelpumpen (5); hvor sidegrenen (2B) omfatter seriel strømning i følgende rækkefølge: fra opsplitnings- punktet (7) til kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) og fra kølemid- del/kølemiddel-varmeveksler (4) til sammenfletningspunktet (10); hvor fremgangs- måden omfatter opdeling af brændselscelle-kølemidlet i to portioner ved opsplitnings- punktet (7) med en første portion gennem brændselscellen (6) og den anden portion gennem kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4).A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fuel cell refrigeration circuit (2) comprises a fuel cell refrigerant pump (5) for pumping the fuel cell refrigerant through the fuel cell refrigeration circuit (2); wherein the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) comprises a main circuit (2A) and a side branch (2B), the main circuit comprising serial flow 1 in the following order: from the fuel cell cooling pump (5) to a split point (7), from the split point (7); ) to the fuel cell (6), from the fuel cell (6) to an interleaving point (10), from the interleaving point (10) to the fuel cell coolant pump (5); wherein the side branch (2B) comprises serial flow in the following order: from the split point (7) to the coolant / coolant heat exchanger (4) and from the coolant / coolant heat exchanger (4) to the merge point (10); wherein the method comprises dividing the fuel cell refrigerant into two portions at the split point (7) with a first portion through the fuel cell (6) and the second portion through the refrigerant / refrigerant heat exchanger (4). 8. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 7, hvor brændselscellesystemet (1) omfatter en styre- enhed (15) til styring af driften af brændselscellesystemet (1), inklusive brændselscel- lens (6) temperatur, hvor sidegrenen (2B) omfatter en justeringsventil (9), der er funk- tionelt forbundet til styreenheden (15), hvor justeringsventilen (9) er uden frakoblings- funktion og kun kan justeres mellem et maksimalt flowniveau og et minimalt flowni- veau gennem justeringsventilen (9) og gennem sidegrenen (2B), hvor det minimale flowniveau kun er større end nul, og hvor fremgangsmåden omfatter justering af flo- wet mellem det minimale og maksimale flowniveau automatisk ved hjælp af juste- ringsventilen (9) under kontrol af styreenheden (15) som et middel til styring af tem- peraturen Tmain af brændselscelle-kølemidlet i hovedkredsløbet (2A) og brændselscel- lens driftstemperatur Trc.A method according to claim 7, wherein the fuel cell system (1) comprises a control unit (15) for controlling the operation of the fuel cell system (1), including the temperature of the fuel cell (6), the side branch (2B) comprising an adjusting valve (9) , which is functionally connected to the control unit (15), where the adjustment valve (9) has no disconnection function and can only be adjusted between a maximum flow level and a minimum flow level through the adjustment valve (9) and through the side branch (2B), where the minimum flow level is only greater than zero, and wherein the method comprises adjusting the flow between the minimum and maximum flow level automatically by means of the adjustment valve (9) under control of the control unit (15) as a means of controlling the temperature; Tmain of the fuel cell refrigerant in the main circuit (2A) and the operating temperature of the fuel cell Trc. 9. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 8, hvor Tmain er i området 10-20 grader lavere end Tec.The method of claim 8, wherein the Tmain is in the range of 10-20 degrees lower than the Tec. DK 180671 B1 18DK 180671 B1 18 10. Fremgangsmåde ifølge krav 7 eller 8, hvor den første portion er mindre end 50% af den anden portion.The method of claim 7 or 8, wherein the first portion is less than 50% of the second portion. 11. Fremgangsmåde ifølge et hvilket som helst af de foregående krav, hvor brændsels- cellesystemet (1) omfatter en brændstof-fordamper (11) til fordampning af brændstof, hvor brændstoffordamperen (11) er termisk koblet til brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) ved en position i brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) nedstrøms i forhold til brænd- selscellen (6) men opstrøms i forhold til kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) for at udnytte området i brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) med det højeste tempera- turområde; og hvor fremgangsmåden omfatter at reducere temperaturen på brændsels- celle-kølemidlet, der strømmer fra brændselscellen (6), ved hjælp af strømning gen- nem fordamperen (11) først, og derefter at reducere temperaturen yderligere ved hjælp af efterfølgende gennemstrømning i kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4).A method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fuel cell system (1) comprises a fuel evaporator (11) for evaporating fuel, wherein the fuel evaporator (11) is thermally coupled to the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) at a position in the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) downstream of the fuel cell (6) but upstream of the coolant / coolant heat exchanger (4) to utilize the area of the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) with the highest temperature range; and wherein the method comprises reducing the temperature of the fuel cell refrigerant flowing from the fuel cell (6) by flowing through the evaporator (11) first, and then further reducing the temperature by means of subsequent refrigerant / refrigerant flow. heat exchanger (4). 12. Fremgangsmåde ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 7-10, hvor brændselscelle- systemet (1) omfatter en brændstof-fordamper (11) til fordampning af brændstof, hvor brændstof-fordamperen (11) er termisk koblet til brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) ved en position i brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) nedstrøms i forhold til brændsels- cellen (6) men opstrøms i forhold til kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) for at udnytte området i brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) med det højeste temperaturområ- de; og hvor fremgangsmåden omfatter at reducere temperaturen på brændselscelle- kølemidlet, der strømmer fra brændselscellen (6), ved hjælp af strømning gennem fordamperen (11) først, og derefter at reducere temperaturen yderligere ved hjælp af efterfølgende strømning gennem kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4); hvor brændstof-fordamperen (11) er termisk koblet til brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) ved en position i brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) mellem brændselscellen (6) og sammenfletningspunktet (10) nedstrøms i forhold til brændselscellen (6) men op- strøms i forhold til sammenfletningspunktet (10); hvor fremgangsmåden omfatter at reducere temperaturen på brændselscelle-kølemidlet nedstrøms i forhold til brænd- selscellen (6) ved hjælp af varmeveksling med fordamperen (11), før kølemidlet fra brændselscellen (6) blandes med kølemidlet fra kølemidlet'kølemidlet varmeveksleren (4) ved sammenfletningspunktet (10).A method according to any one of claims 7-10, wherein the fuel cell system (1) comprises a fuel evaporator (11) for evaporating fuel, wherein the fuel evaporator (11) is thermally coupled to the fuel cell cooling circuit (2). ) at a position in the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) downstream of the fuel cell (6) but upstream of the coolant / coolant heat exchanger (4) to utilize the area of the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) with the highest temperature range. the; and wherein the method comprises reducing the temperature of the fuel cell refrigerant flowing from the fuel cell (6) by flowing through the evaporator (11) first, and then further reducing the temperature by subsequent flow through the refrigerant / refrigerant heat exchanger (4). ); wherein the fuel evaporator (11) is thermally coupled to the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) at a position in the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) between the fuel cell (6) and the interleaving point (10) downstream of the fuel cell (6) but upstream in relation to the interleaving point (10); wherein the method comprises reducing the temperature of the fuel cell refrigerant downstream of the fuel cell (6) by heat exchange with the evaporator (11) before mixing the refrigerant from the fuel cell (6) with the refrigerant from the refrigerant; the refrigerant heat exchanger (4) (10). DK 180671 B1 19DK 180671 B1 19 13. Et brændselscellesystem omfattende - en brændselscelle (6); - et brændselscelle-kølekredsløb (2) med brændselscelle-kølemiddel til køling af brændselscellen (6); - et batteri (14) - et batteri-kølekredsløb (3) med batteri-kølemiddel til køling af batteriet (14), hvor batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) omfatter en termisk-energi-fjerner (13) til fjernelse af ter- misk energi fra batteri-kølemidlet; hvor batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) og batteri- kølemidlet er adskilt fra brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) og brændselscelle- kølemidlet; - en kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksler (4), der termisk kobler brændselscelle- kølekredsløbet (2) med batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) til varmeoverførsel fra brændselscel- le-kølemidlet til batteri-kølemidlet, hvor kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) omfatter et første strømningsareal og et andet strømningsareal med en varmeledende skillevæg imellem, hvor det første strømningsareal er strømningsforbundet til brænd- selscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) til strømning af kølemiddel der igennem og hvor det andet strømningsareal er strømningsforbundet til batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) til strømning af batteri-kølemiddel der igennem; kendetegnet ved, at termisk-energi-fjerneren (13) omfatter eller består af en radiator- varmeveksler (13) til fjernelse af termisk energi fra batteri-kølemidlet ved hjælp af varmeveksling med en luftstrøm fra omgivelserne gennem radiator-varmeveksleren (13), hvor brændselscellesystemet er konfigureret til at opretholde driftstemperaturen Trc for brændselscellen (6) ved at fjerne tilstrækkelig termisk energi fra brændselscel- le-kølekredsløbet (2) til batteriets kølekredsløb (3) og ved at frigive termisk energi fra batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) gennem radiator-varmeveksleren (13) af batteri- kølekredsløbet (3), hvor kun batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) men ikke brændselscelle- kølekredsløbet (2) omfatter en radiator-varmeveksler (13) til fjernelse af termisk ener- gi fra batteri-kølemidlet ved varmeveksling med luft fra omgivelserne.A fuel cell system comprising - a fuel cell (6); - a fuel cell cooling circuit (2) with fuel cell coolant for cooling the fuel cell (6); a battery (14) - a battery cooling circuit (3) with battery coolant for cooling the battery (14), the battery cooling circuit (3) comprising a thermal energy remover (13) for removing thermal energy from the battery coolant; wherein the battery refrigerant circuit (3) and the battery refrigerant are separated from the fuel cell refrigeration circuit (2) and the fuel cell refrigerant; a refrigerant / refrigerant heat exchanger (4) thermally coupling the fuel cell refrigeration circuit (2) with the battery refrigeration circuit (3) for heat transfer from the fuel cell refrigerant to the battery refrigerant, the refrigerant / refrigerant heat exchanger (4) comprising a first flow area and a second flow area with a heat conducting partition in between, the first flow area being flow connected to the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) for flow of refrigerant therethrough and the second flow area being flow connected to the battery cooling circuit (3) for flow of battery coolant through; characterized in that the thermal energy remover (13) comprises or consists of a radiator heat exchanger (13) for removing thermal energy from the battery coolant by means of heat exchange with an ambient air flow through the radiator heat exchanger (13), wherein the fuel cell system is configured to maintain the operating temperature Trc of the fuel cell (6) by removing sufficient thermal energy from the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) to the battery cooling circuit (3) and by releasing thermal energy from the battery cooling circuit (3) through the radiator. the heat exchanger (13) of the battery cooling circuit (3), wherein only the battery cooling circuit (3) but not the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) comprises a radiator heat exchanger (13) for removing thermal energy from the battery coolant by heat exchange with air from the surroundings. 14. Brændselscellesystem ifølge krav 13, hvor termisk-energi-fjerneren (13) er place- ret i batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) nedstrøms i forhold til kølemiddel/kølemiddel- varmeveksleren (4) og opstrøms i forhold til batteriet (14) og i strømningsretning mellem kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksler (4) og batteriet (14) til nedkøling af batteri-kølemidlet nedstrøms i forhold til kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksler (4)A fuel cell system according to claim 13, wherein the thermal energy remover (13) is located in the battery cooling circuit (3) downstream of the coolant / coolant heat exchanger (4) and upstream of the battery (14) and in flow direction between coolant / coolant-heat exchanger (4) and the battery (14) for cooling the battery-coolant downstream of the coolant / coolant-heat exchanger (4) DK 180671 B1 20 med termisk-energi-fjerneren (13), for batteri-kølemidlet strømmer ind i batteriet (14), når det er i drift, hvor brændselscellesystemet under vedvarende drift af brænd- selscellesystemet (1) under en kølingscyklus af batteriets kølemiddel 1 batteri- kølekredsløbet (3) er konfigureret til at overføre termisk energi fra batteriet (14) til batteri-kølemidlet til opretholdelse af driftstemperaturen Tau i batteriet (14), hvorefter yderligere varmeenergi overføres fra brændselscelle-kølemidlet til batteri-kølemidlet i kølemiddel/kølemiddel varmeveksleren (4) for derefter at fjerne den termiske energi, der blev optaget af batteri-kølemidlet fra batteriet (14) og fra brændselscelle- kølemidlet, ved hjælp af termisk-energi-fjerneren (13) for at opnå en køletemperatur Tcoo af batteri-kølemidlet, før batteri-kølemidlet med køletemperatur Tcoot strømmer ind i batteriet (14) igen, hvor køletemperaturen Tcoot er lavere end Trae, for at kølemid- let kan optage termisk energi fra batteriet (14).DK 180671 B1 20 with the thermal energy remover (13), for the battery coolant flows into the battery (14) when in operation, where the fuel cell system during continuous operation of the fuel cell system (1) during a cooling cycle of the battery coolant 1 the battery cooling circuit (3) is configured to transfer thermal energy from the battery (14) to the battery coolant to maintain the operating temperature Tau in the battery (14), after which additional heat energy is transferred from the fuel cell coolant to the battery coolant in coolant / coolant the heat exchanger (4) to then remove the thermal energy absorbed by the battery coolant from the battery (14) and from the fuel cell coolant, by means of the thermal energy remover (13) to obtain a cooling temperature Tcoo of the battery coolant. the coolant before the battery coolant with cooling temperature Tcoot flows into the battery (14) again, where the cooling temperature Tcoot is lower than Trae, so that the coolant can absorb thermal energy from the batt eriet (14). 15. Brændselscellesystem ifølge krav 13 eller 14, hvor brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) omfatter en brændselscelle-kølemiddelpumpe (5) til pumpning af brændselscelle- kølemidlet gennem brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2); hvor brændselscelle- kølekredsløbet (2) omfatter et hovedkredsløb (2A) og en sidegren (2B); hvor hoved- kredsløbet (2A) omfatter seriel strømning i den følgende rækkefølge: fra brændsels- celle-kølemiddelpumpen (5) til et opsplitningspunkt (7), fra opsplitningspunktet (7) til brændselscellen (6), fra brændselscellen (6) til et sammenfletningspunkt (10), fra sammenfletningspunktet (10) til brændselscelle-kølemiddelpumpen (5); hvor sidegre- nen (2B) omfatter strømning under drift serielt i følgende rækkefølge: fra opsplit- ningspunktet (7) til kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) og fra kølemid- del/kølemiddel-varmeveksler (4) til sammenfletningspunktet (10); hvor brændselscel- lesystemet (1) er konfigureret til opdeling af brændselscelle-kølemidlet i to portioner ved opsplitningspunktet (7) med en første portion gennem brændselscellen (6) og den anden portion gennem kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4), hvor den første portion er mindre end 50% af den anden portion.A fuel cell system according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the fuel cell refrigeration circuit (2) comprises a fuel cell refrigerant pump (5) for pumping the fuel cell refrigerant through the fuel cell refrigeration circuit (2); wherein the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) comprises a main circuit (2A) and a side branch (2B); wherein the main circuit (2A) comprises serial flow in the following order: from the fuel cell refrigerant pump (5) to a split point (7), from the split point (7) to the fuel cell (6), from the fuel cell (6) to a merge point (10), from the entanglement point (10) to the fuel cell refrigerant pump (5); wherein the side branch (2B) comprises flow during operation in series in the following order: from the split point (7) to the coolant / coolant heat exchanger (4) and from the coolant / coolant heat exchanger (4) to the merge point (10); wherein the fuel cell system (1) is configured to divide the fuel cell refrigerant into two portions at the split point (7) with a first portion through the fuel cell (6) and the second portion through the refrigerant / refrigerant heat exchanger (4), wherein the first portion is less than 50% of the second serving. 16. Brændselscellesystem ifølge krav 15, hvor brændselscellesystemet (1) omfatter en styreenhed (15) til styring af driften af brændselscellesystemet (1), inklusive brænd- selscellens (6) temperatur, hvor sidegrenen (2B) omfatter en justeringsventil (9), der er funktionelt forbundet til styreenheden (15), hvor justeringsventilen (9) er uden fra- koblingsfunktion og kun kan justeres mellem et maksimalt flowniveau og et minimaltA fuel cell system according to claim 15, wherein the fuel cell system (1) comprises a control unit (15) for controlling the operation of the fuel cell system (1), including the temperature of the fuel cell (6), the side branch (2B) comprising an adjusting valve (9) is functionally connected to the control unit (15), where the adjustment valve (9) has no disconnection function and can only be adjusted between a maximum flow level and a minimum DK 180671 B1 21 flowniveau gennem justeringsventilen (9) og gennem sidegrenen (2B), hvor det mini- male flowniveau kun er større end nul, og hvor systemet er konfigureret til justering af flowet mellem det minimale og maksimale flowniveau automatisk ved hjælp af juste- ringsventilen (9) ved hjælp af styring fra styreenheden (15) som et middel til styring af temperaturen Tmain af brændselscelle-kølemidlet i hovedkredsløbet (2A) og brændsels- cellens driftstemperatur Trc.DK 180671 B1 21 flow level through the adjustment valve (9) and through the side branch (2B), where the minimum flow level is only greater than zero, and where the system is configured to adjust the flow between the minimum and maximum flow level automatically by means of adjustment ring valve (9) by means of control from the control unit (15) as a means of controlling the temperature Tmain of the fuel cell coolant in the main circuit (2A) and the operating temperature Trc of the fuel cell. 17. Brændselscellesystem ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 13-16, hvor brænd- selscellesystemet (1) omfatter en brændstof-fordamper (11) til fordampning af brænd- stof, hvor brændstoffordamperen (11) er termisk koblet til brændselscelle- kølekredsløbet (2) ved en position i brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) nedstrøms i forhold til brændselscellen (6) men opstrøms i forhold til kølemiddel/kølemiddel- varmeveksleren (4) for at udnytte området i brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) med det højeste temperaturområde og til strømning gennem fordamperen (11) først og derefter gennem kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) og transfer af termisk energi fra brændselscelle-kølemidlet til batteri-kølemidlet.A fuel cell system according to any one of claims 13-16, wherein the fuel cell system (1) comprises a fuel evaporator (11) for evaporating fuel, the fuel evaporator (11) being thermally coupled to the fuel cell cooling circuit (2). ) at a position in the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) downstream of the fuel cell (6) but upstream of the coolant / coolant heat exchanger (4) to utilize the area of the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) with the highest temperature range and for flow through the evaporator (11) first and then through the refrigerant / refrigerant heat exchanger (4) and transferring thermal energy from the fuel cell refrigerant to the battery refrigerant. 18. Brændselscellesystem ifølge krav 16, hvor brændselscellesystemet (1) omfatter en brændstof-fordamper (11) til fordampning af brændstof, hvor brændstoffordamperen (11) er termisk koblet til brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) ved en position i brænd- selscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) nedstrøms i forhold til brændselscellen (6) men opstrøms i forhold til kølemiddel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) for at udnytte området i brænd- selscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) med det højeste temperaturområde og til strømning af brændselscelle-kølemidlet gennem fordamperen (11) først og derefter gennem køle- middel/kølemiddel-varmeveksleren (4) og transfer af termisk energi fra brændselscel- le-kølemidlet til batteri-kølemidlet; hvor brændstof-fordamperen (11) er termisk kob- let til brændselscelle-kølekredsløbet (2) ved en position i brændselscelle- kølekredsløbet (2) mellem brændselscellen (6) og sammenfletningspunktet (10) ned- strøms i forhold til brændselscellen (6) men opstrøms i forhold til sammenfletnings- punktet (10) for at reducere temperaturen på brændselscelle-kølemidlet, der strømmer fra brændselscellen (6), ved hjælp af strømning gennem fordamperen (11) først og derefter at reducere temperaturen yderligere ved efterfølgende strømning gennem kø- lemidlet/kølemidlet varmeveksleren (4) ved sammenfletningspunktet (10).The fuel cell system of claim 16, wherein the fuel cell system (1) comprises a fuel evaporator (11) for evaporating fuel, the fuel evaporator (11) being thermally coupled to the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) at a position in the fuel cell cooling circuit (2). 2) downstream of the fuel cell (6) but upstream of the refrigerant / refrigerant heat exchanger (4) to utilize the area of the fuel cell refrigeration circuit (2) with the highest temperature range and to flow the fuel cell refrigerant through the evaporator ( 11) first and then through the refrigerant / refrigerant heat exchanger (4) and transferring thermal energy from the fuel cell refrigerant to the battery refrigerant; wherein the fuel evaporator (11) is thermally coupled to the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) at a position in the fuel cell cooling circuit (2) between the fuel cell (6) and the interleaving point (10) downstream of the fuel cell (6) but upstream of the interleaving point (10) to reduce the temperature of the fuel cell refrigerant flowing from the fuel cell (6) by flowing through the evaporator (11) first and then further reducing the temperature by subsequent flow through the refrigerant. / refrigerant the heat exchanger (4) at the interleaving point (10). DK 180671 B1 22DK 180671 B1 22 19. Brændselscellesystem ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 13-18, hvor systemet omfatter mindst en yderligere komponent i batteri-kølekredsløbet (3) til køling af komponenten ved hjælp af batteri-kølemidlet, hvor de yderligere komponenter indbe- fatter mindst én af en luftkompressor (19) til komprimering af luft som iltforsyning til brændselscellen, en elektrisk konverter (16) til omdannelse af elektrisk jævnstrøm fra brændselscellen til en vekselstrøm eller til en jævnstrøm med en anden spænding.A fuel cell system according to any one of claims 13-18, wherein the system comprises at least one further component in the battery cooling circuit (3) for cooling the component by means of the battery coolant, the further components including at least one of a air compressor (19) for compressing air as oxygen supply to the fuel cell, an electrical converter (16) for converting electrical direct current from the fuel cell to an alternating current or to a direct current with a different voltage. 20. Anvendelse af en fremgangsmåde ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 1-12 eller af et brændselscellesystem (1) ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 13-19 til produk- tion af elektricitet til fremdrift af et køretøj.Use of a method according to any one of claims 1-12 or of a fuel cell system (1) according to any one of claims 13-19 for the production of electricity for propelling a vehicle.
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