US20020102452A1 - Vacuum oxidant pem fuel cell - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to drawing the oxidant into a fuel cell by means of a pump, thereby eliminating the need for an inlet manifold, and encasing the fuel cell to permit the purging of leak and effluent hydrogen from the anode.
- Fuel cells are being used to provide electricity as the primary source of power for operating vehicles.
- PEM polymer electrolyte membrane
- the spatial power density is important. Any leakage of fuel reactant can impair the environment within the vehicle and threaten the safety of passengers.
- a fuel cell stack has blowers at the exhaust of the oxidant flow fields to draw air into the air inlet manifold and through the oxidant flow fields of the stack.
- Valves allow recycling a portion of the oxygen-depleted air through a recycling channel to the air inlet manifold.
- the recycling channel encompasses the area external of the fuel manifolds so the recycling air flow will sweep any gas leaking through the fuel manifold seals back to the air inlet manifold, thence to be consumed at the cathodes of the cells.
- Objects of the invention include reducing the size of a fuel cell power plant, such as for use in a vehicle; providing a fuel cell power plant configured to lower a vehicle center of gravity; reducing the effects of leakage of fuel reactant in the surrounding environment and within the vehicle; combusting spent fuel and leaked fuel; combusting leaked fuel without use of oxygen-depleted air; and improved operation of a fuel cell suitable for use as the main source of power in a vehicle.
- the oxidant reactant gas of a fuel cell is drawn into the fuel cell by means of a pump at the reactant gas outlet, thereby eliminating the need for an oxidant reactant gas inlet manifold.
- the fuel cell is totally encased, so that any hydrogen leaks will be mixed with air within the casing, drawn into the fresh fuel cell air supply, and consumed by catalytic reaction on the cathode catalyst of the fuel cell.
- the fuel reactant exhaust, or venting from fuel recycling apparatus may be vented directly into the case, so that all of the unspent fuel will mix with the incoming air and be consumed by catalytic reaction on the cathode catalyst.
- the unspent fuel exhaust, or venting from fuel recycling apparatus may be diluted with the oxidant exhaust before venting to the atmosphere.
- the invention reduces the size of a fuel cell suitable for use in an electric automobile, and reduces the concentration of or eliminates unspent fuel vented into the environment, and eliminates hydrogen leaks into the vehicle.
- the invention allows a low center of gravity configuration for a vehicle.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of one form of fuel cell arrangement known to the prior art.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a fuel cell according to the invention not employing a casing, and having the fuel reactant effluent ducted to the oxidant reactant exhaust vacuum pump.
- FIG. 3 is a partial, schematic illustration of a catalytic converter which may be utilized with various embodiments of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of the invention in which the entire fuel cell is encased, and the fuel reactant is vented into the case for mixture with incoming air, to be combusted at the cathode catalyst.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of one configuration for implementing the encased embodiment of the present invention, with the fuel reactant flow apparatus eliminated for clarity.
- a conventional fuel cell 10 which typically may be a PEM fuel cell, includes a stack 11 of contiguous individual fuel cells.
- the fuel cell stack 11 receives gaseous fuel reactant, which may be hydrogen gas, or other hydrogen containing gas, through a fuel inlet manifold 13 .
- Fuel from a source 14 (such as a tank of pressurized hydrogen) is provided through a pressure regulating valve 16 to the fuel inlet manifold 13 .
- a fuel turnaround manifold 18 sends the fuel flow back through the stack 11 to a fuel exhaust manifold 19 , the fuel then passing through a flow control valve 20 and to an exhaust duct 21 .
- Air in an air inlet duct 24 is provided by a blower or pump 25 through a duct 27 to an air inlet manifold 28 .
- the air flows through the stack 11 and exits through an air exhaust manifold 29 and an exhaust duct 30 where it is returned to ambient.
- a first aspect of the present invention is elimination of the air inlet manifold 28 (FIG. 1).
- this is achieved in a fuel cell 10 a by evacuating the air exhaust manifold 29 by means of a pump 38 which is connected thereto by a duct 39 .
- the fuel exhaust is connected by a duct 43 to the air exhaust pump 38 , before being released to ambient through a duct 44 . It is known that the combined fuel and air exhaust of a properly constructed and operated PEM fuel cell will have significantly less than four percent hydrogen, and thereby not pose an explosion or fire hazard to the environment. Once released into the atmosphere, the hydrogen becomes insignificant.
- the remaining fuel and oxygen in the exhaust duct 44 may be reacted in a catalytic converter 47 , FIG. 3, before being released to atmosphere through a duct 48 , if desired, as is described in commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 6,124,054.
- the air entering the fuel cell stack assembly 11 in FIG. 2 may be passed through a filter 50 which may be similar to filters utilized in heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems. It is common in the art to recycle the fuel. In such case, the duct 43 would pass the fuel effluent to the fuel recycle apparatus; however, any venting from the recycle apparatus may be connected to the air exhaust pump 38 .
- the entire fuel cell power plant 10 b is disposed within a casing 52 .
- the fuel is vented into the casing 52 , as is illustrated by the arrows 55 . If the fuel is recycled through a fuel exhaust manifold, any venting from the recycle apparatus may be released into the casing 52 .
- the air may enter the casing through a filter 50 , as illustrated by the arrows 56 , and then enter the side 58 of the stack which is opposite the air exhaust manifold 29 , as illustrated by the arrows 59 .
- the spent fuel will mix with the air before entering the stack 11 , where it safely reacts on the cathode catalyst to form water.
- the leakage will be much less than one percent of the fuel inlet flow.
- the fuel exhaust will be on the order of between one percent and five percent of the inlet fuel flow. Since the fuel will be totally consumed at the cathode catalysts, the exhaust duct 44 may safely vent the air flow field exhaust to ambient.
- a flow control valve 60 may be provided in the fuel inlet.
- FIG. 4 may, for example, be implemented in a manner illustrated in FIG. 5.
- a fuel cell power plant 10 c is disposed within a casing 63 .
- the casing 63 may have air inlet filters 65 , 66 through which reactant air is drawn.
- the arrows 67 , 68 illustrate that the air flow in the configuration of FIG. 5 will be up the sides of the stack 11 , and then into the stack through the top thereof, through an air exhaust manifold 29 at the bottom of the stack, a transition section 30 , and then through the pump 38 and ducts 39 , 44 .
- FIG. 5 all of the fuel ductwork and manifolds have been eliminated for clarity.
- FIG. 5 Another alternative configuration may provide the fuel cell 10 b of FIG. 3 with a fuel exhaust manifold 19 and duct 43 (FIG. 2) for connection with the duct 39 so that the fuel exhaust is vented with the air exhaust, but any leaked fuel will be drawn into the air inlet and consumed at the cathode catalyst.
- the low profile configuration of FIG. 5 is particularly well suited to be disposed beneath the passenger compartment of an automobile, thereby providing the automobile with a very low center of gravity.
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- This invention relates to drawing the oxidant into a fuel cell by means of a pump, thereby eliminating the need for an inlet manifold, and encasing the fuel cell to permit the purging of leak and effluent hydrogen from the anode.
- Fuel cells are being used to provide electricity as the primary source of power for operating vehicles. Typically, polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells are used in vehicles. However, for efficient passenger vehicles, the spatial power density is important. Any leakage of fuel reactant can impair the environment within the vehicle and threaten the safety of passengers.
- In commonly owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/265,139, filed Mar. 8, 1999, a fuel cell stack has blowers at the exhaust of the oxidant flow fields to draw air into the air inlet manifold and through the oxidant flow fields of the stack. Valves allow recycling a portion of the oxygen-depleted air through a recycling channel to the air inlet manifold. The recycling channel encompasses the area external of the fuel manifolds so the recycling air flow will sweep any gas leaking through the fuel manifold seals back to the air inlet manifold, thence to be consumed at the cathodes of the cells. However, the re-introduction of oxygen-depleted air necessitates an increase in air utilization which in turn requires more air flow, a higher pressure drop across the oxidant flow fields, and an attendant increase in parasitic power required. The fuel cell stack of said application requires both an air inlet manifold and an air outlet manifold.
- Objects of the invention include reducing the size of a fuel cell power plant, such as for use in a vehicle; providing a fuel cell power plant configured to lower a vehicle center of gravity; reducing the effects of leakage of fuel reactant in the surrounding environment and within the vehicle; combusting spent fuel and leaked fuel; combusting leaked fuel without use of oxygen-depleted air; and improved operation of a fuel cell suitable for use as the main source of power in a vehicle.
- According to the present invention, the oxidant reactant gas of a fuel cell is drawn into the fuel cell by means of a pump at the reactant gas outlet, thereby eliminating the need for an oxidant reactant gas inlet manifold. According to the invention further, the fuel cell is totally encased, so that any hydrogen leaks will be mixed with air within the casing, drawn into the fresh fuel cell air supply, and consumed by catalytic reaction on the cathode catalyst of the fuel cell. In accordance with the invention further, the fuel reactant exhaust, or venting from fuel recycling apparatus, may be vented directly into the case, so that all of the unspent fuel will mix with the incoming air and be consumed by catalytic reaction on the cathode catalyst. Or, the unspent fuel exhaust, or venting from fuel recycling apparatus, may be diluted with the oxidant exhaust before venting to the atmosphere.
- The invention reduces the size of a fuel cell suitable for use in an electric automobile, and reduces the concentration of or eliminates unspent fuel vented into the environment, and eliminates hydrogen leaks into the vehicle. The invention allows a low center of gravity configuration for a vehicle.
- Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent in the light of the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of one form of fuel cell arrangement known to the prior art.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a fuel cell according to the invention not employing a casing, and having the fuel reactant effluent ducted to the oxidant reactant exhaust vacuum pump.
- FIG. 3 is a partial, schematic illustration of a catalytic converter which may be utilized with various embodiments of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of the invention in which the entire fuel cell is encased, and the fuel reactant is vented into the case for mixture with incoming air, to be combusted at the cathode catalyst.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of one configuration for implementing the encased embodiment of the present invention, with the fuel reactant flow apparatus eliminated for clarity.
- Referring to FIG. 1, a
conventional fuel cell 10, which typically may be a PEM fuel cell, includes a stack 11 of contiguous individual fuel cells. The fuel cell stack 11 receives gaseous fuel reactant, which may be hydrogen gas, or other hydrogen containing gas, through afuel inlet manifold 13. Fuel from a source 14 (such as a tank of pressurized hydrogen) is provided through apressure regulating valve 16 to thefuel inlet manifold 13. Afuel turnaround manifold 18 sends the fuel flow back through the stack 11 to afuel exhaust manifold 19, the fuel then passing through aflow control valve 20 and to an exhaust duct 21. Air in anair inlet duct 24 is provided by a blower or pump 25 through aduct 27 to anair inlet manifold 28. The air flows through the stack 11 and exits through anair exhaust manifold 29 and anexhaust duct 30 where it is returned to ambient. - It is known that it is difficult to ensure the viability of all of the seals within a fuel cell stack assembly, particularly the seals32-35 of the hydrogen manifolds.
- A first aspect of the present invention is elimination of the air inlet manifold28 (FIG. 1). In FIG. 2, this is achieved in a fuel cell 10 a by evacuating the
air exhaust manifold 29 by means of apump 38 which is connected thereto by aduct 39. In this embodiment, the fuel exhaust is connected by aduct 43 to theair exhaust pump 38, before being released to ambient through aduct 44. It is known that the combined fuel and air exhaust of a properly constructed and operated PEM fuel cell will have significantly less than four percent hydrogen, and thereby not pose an explosion or fire hazard to the environment. Once released into the atmosphere, the hydrogen becomes insignificant. However, the remaining fuel and oxygen in theexhaust duct 44 may be reacted in acatalytic converter 47, FIG. 3, before being released to atmosphere through aduct 48, if desired, as is described in commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 6,124,054. If desired, the air entering the fuel cell stack assembly 11 in FIG. 2 may be passed through afilter 50 which may be similar to filters utilized in heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems. It is common in the art to recycle the fuel. In such case, theduct 43 would pass the fuel effluent to the fuel recycle apparatus; however, any venting from the recycle apparatus may be connected to theair exhaust pump 38. - In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 4, the entire fuel cell power plant10 b is disposed within a
casing 52. In this embodiment, by way of example, there is nofuel exhaust manifold 19. Instead, the fuel is vented into thecasing 52, as is illustrated by thearrows 55. If the fuel is recycled through a fuel exhaust manifold, any venting from the recycle apparatus may be released into thecasing 52. The air may enter the casing through afilter 50, as illustrated by thearrows 56, and then enter theside 58 of the stack which is opposite theair exhaust manifold 29, as illustrated by thearrows 59. The spent fuel will mix with the air before entering the stack 11, where it safely reacts on the cathode catalyst to form water. In a properly constructed and maintained fuel cell, the leakage will be much less than one percent of the fuel inlet flow. In turn, the fuel exhaust will be on the order of between one percent and five percent of the inlet fuel flow. Since the fuel will be totally consumed at the cathode catalysts, theexhaust duct 44 may safely vent the air flow field exhaust to ambient. - A
flow control valve 60 may be provided in the fuel inlet. - The embodiment of FIG. 4 may, for example, be implemented in a manner illustrated in FIG. 5. Therein, a fuel cell power plant10 c is disposed within a
casing 63. Thecasing 63 may haveair inlet filters 65, 66 through which reactant air is drawn. Thearrows air exhaust manifold 29 at the bottom of the stack, atransition section 30, and then through thepump 38 andducts - Other configurations may be used, the particular configuration being irrelevant to the present invention. Another alternative configuration may provide the fuel cell10 b of FIG. 3 with a
fuel exhaust manifold 19 and duct 43 (FIG. 2) for connection with theduct 39 so that the fuel exhaust is vented with the air exhaust, but any leaked fuel will be drawn into the air inlet and consumed at the cathode catalyst. The low profile configuration of FIG. 5 is particularly well suited to be disposed beneath the passenger compartment of an automobile, thereby providing the automobile with a very low center of gravity. - The aforementioned patent and patent application are incorporated herein by reference.
- Thus, although the invention has been shown and described with respect to exemplary embodiments thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing and various other changes, omissions and additions may be made therein and thereto, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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