FR3142045B1 - Procédé d’activation d’une pile à combustible par électrolyse - Google Patents

Procédé d’activation d’une pile à combustible par électrolyse Download PDF

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FR3142045B1
FR3142045B1 FR2211720A FR2211720A FR3142045B1 FR 3142045 B1 FR3142045 B1 FR 3142045B1 FR 2211720 A FR2211720 A FR 2211720A FR 2211720 A FR2211720 A FR 2211720A FR 3142045 B1 FR3142045 B1 FR 3142045B1
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Eric Pinton
Yann Bultel
Timothée Drugeot
Fabrice Micoud
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Universite Grenoble Alpes
Universite Savoie Mont Blanc
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Abstract

Titre : Procédé d’activation d’une pile à combustible L’invention porte sur un procédé d’activation d’une pile à combustible (100) comprenant une pluralité de cellules électrochimiques en empilement, la pile à combustible étant destinée à fonctionner, lors d’au moins une phase de fonctionnement nominale (300), en générateur électrique, le procédé comprenant, lors d’une phase d’activation par électrolyse (200) préalable à l’au moins une phase de fonctionnement nominale (300) : - Une alimentation électrique (202) de la pile à combustible par un générateur électrique (2) externe, ladite alimentation électrique étant configurée pour appliquer une tension d’activation supérieure à la tension de la pile en circuit ouvert (OCV), - Une alimentation fluidique (201) en gaz humide au niveau de l’une au moins parmi les première et deuxième électrodes (11, 12), ledit gaz humide présentant une Humidité Relative (HR) telle que 40% ≤ HR < 100%, de sorte que la pile à combustible fonctionne en électrolyse lors de la phase d’activation (200) dite par électrolyse. Figure pour l’abrégé : Fig. 2
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