US20120295175A1 - Management of the operation of a system for producing electric power from hydrogen and hydrogen from electric power - Google Patents

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US20120295175A1
US20120295175A1 US13/574,935 US201113574935A US2012295175A1 US 20120295175 A1 US20120295175 A1 US 20120295175A1 US 201113574935 A US201113574935 A US 201113574935A US 2012295175 A1 US2012295175 A1 US 2012295175A1
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Luca Baldini
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  • fuel cells are one of the most promising solutions from the technological point of view for using hydrogen as energy carrier. They are devices which, by taking advantage from an electrochemical reaction, may convert chemical power into electric power. Two half reactions simultaneously occur in a single fuel cell on the anode and cathode, respectively.
  • Anode and cathode of a fuel cell are separated by an electrolyte, typically consisting of a proton-conducting sulphonate polymer, the opposite sides of which are coated with an appropriate layer of catalytic mixture (e.g. Pt-based).
  • the electrolyte is generally saturated with a ionic carrier fluid (e.g. water) so that the hydrogen ions may cross it from anode to cathode.
  • a ionic carrier fluid e.g. water
  • FIG. 2 shows the electric voltage pattern in a single fuel cell as a function of the current density
  • Each fuel cell essentially comprises a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) and two bipolar plates, which are assembled by means of secondary components, such as seals, headers, springs or closing tie-rods.
  • the membrane-electrode assembly is dedicated to the cleavage of the hydrogen atom into proton and electron, and has an operating temperature of about 70° C. and a relative humidification of 70.5% @ 70° C.
  • the two bipolar plates optimally operate in the presence of mono-base fluids and instead serve the function of carrying reactants (air or oxygen, hydrogen) towards the membrane-electrode assembly and to act as electric current collectors.
  • the hydrogen pressure modification stage 3 essentially consists of components such as to determine the desired increase—or the desired reduction—of the hydrogen pressure inputted by means of an interaction of essentially mechanical nature.

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