GB2384616A - System for the humidification of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells - Google Patents

System for the humidification of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

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GB2384616A
GB2384616A GB0309973A GB0309973A GB2384616A GB 2384616 A GB2384616 A GB 2384616A GB 0309973 A GB0309973 A GB 0309973A GB 0309973 A GB0309973 A GB 0309973A GB 2384616 A GB2384616 A GB 2384616A
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polymer electrolyte
electrolyte membrane
membrane fuel
humidification
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Kevin John Green
Michael John Freeman
William Ranulf Slee
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Qinetiq Ltd
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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
    • H01M8/04291—Arrangements for managing water in solid electrolyte fuel cell systems
    • 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
    • H01M8/1007—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes with both reactants being gaseous or vaporised
    • 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
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

Abstract

A system for the humidification of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, the system comprising a first layer and a second layer; wherein the first layer comprises a porous material (11) substantially coincident with a first surface of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (10); wherein the second layer comprises a non-absorbent material (12) substantially coincident with the first layer; and wherein perforations in the second layer allow air to flow through the first and second layers to a cathode (17) of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell.
GB0309973A 2000-11-14 2001-10-30 System for the humidification of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells Expired - Fee Related GB2384616B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB0027728A GB2368967A (en) 2000-11-14 2000-11-14 System for the humidification of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
PCT/GB2001/004804 WO2002041431A2 (en) 2000-11-14 2001-10-30 System for the humidification of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

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GB2384616A true GB2384616A (en) 2003-07-30
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EP (1) EP1338054A2 (en)
JP (1) JP2004520684A (en)
AU (1) AU2002212448A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2428657C (en)
GB (2) GB2368967A (en)
WO (1) WO2002041431A2 (en)

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WO2002041431A2 (en) 2002-05-23
US20040028974A1 (en) 2004-02-12
AU2002212448A1 (en) 2002-05-27
CA2428657A1 (en) 2002-05-23
US6808835B2 (en) 2004-10-26
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WO2002041431A3 (en) 2002-08-22
EP1338054A2 (en) 2003-08-27

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