WO2004027908A3 - System and method for management of gas and water in fuel cell system - Google Patents

System and method for management of gas and water in fuel cell system Download PDF

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WO2004027908A3
WO2004027908A3 PCT/CA2003/000901 CA0300901W WO2004027908A3 WO 2004027908 A3 WO2004027908 A3 WO 2004027908A3 CA 0300901 W CA0300901 W CA 0300901W WO 2004027908 A3 WO2004027908 A3 WO 2004027908A3
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fuel cell
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Joseph Cargnelli
Todd A Simpson
Core Robert C Del
Stephen Burany
Jianming Ye
Ricardo Bazzarella
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Hydrogenics Corp
Joseph Cargnelli
Todd A Simpson
Core Robert C Del
Stephen Burany
Jianming Ye
Ricardo Bazzarella
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Application filed by Hydrogenics Corp, Joseph Cargnelli, Todd A Simpson, Core Robert C Del, Stephen Burany, Jianming Ye, Ricardo Bazzarella filed Critical Hydrogenics Corp
Priority to JP2004536707A priority Critical patent/JP2006500737A/en
Priority to EP03737767A priority patent/EP1543576A2/en
Priority to AU2003245138A priority patent/AU2003245138A1/en
Publication of WO2004027908A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004027908A2/en
Publication of WO2004027908A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004027908A3/en

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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
    • H01M8/04007—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
    • 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
    • H01M8/04082—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
    • H01M8/04119—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants with simultaneous supply or evacuation of electrolyte; Humidifying or dehumidifying
    • H01M8/04126—Humidifying
    • H01M8/04141—Humidifying by water containing exhaust gases
    • 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
    • H01M8/04082—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
    • H01M8/04119—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants with simultaneous supply or evacuation of electrolyte; Humidifying or dehumidifying
    • H01M8/04156—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants with simultaneous supply or evacuation of electrolyte; Humidifying or dehumidifying with product water removal
    • H01M8/04164—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants with simultaneous supply or evacuation of electrolyte; Humidifying or dehumidifying with product water removal by condensers, gas-liquid separators or filters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2250/00—Fuel cells for particular applications; Specific features of fuel cell system
    • H01M2250/20—Fuel cells in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
    • 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
    • H01M8/04082—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration
    • H01M8/04089—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants
    • H01M8/04097—Arrangements for control of reactant parameters, e.g. pressure or concentration of gaseous reactants with recycling of the reactants
    • 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 fuel cell system has : a fuel cell (12) having a first reactant inlet, a first reactant outlet, a second reactant inlet, a second reactant outlet, and optionally a coolant inlet and coolant outlet. A first reactant supply subsystem (31) supplies a first reactant incoming stream (30) to the first reactant inlet of the fuel cell. A second reactant supply subsystem (21) supplies a second reactant incoming stream (20) to the second reactant inlet of the fuel cell. A first reactant recirculation subsystem recirculates at least a portion of the first reactant exhaust stream (40) from the first reactant outlet to a regenerative dryer subsystem (80) in which one portion of the heat and moisture in first reactant exhaust stream is transferred to one of the first reactant incoming stream (30) in the first reactant supply subsystem and the second reactant incoming stream (20) in the second reactant supply subsystem. Another portion of the heat and moisture is transferred to the other stream. A method of controlling reactant and water in a fuel cell system is also disclosed.
PCT/CA2003/000901 2002-09-23 2003-06-18 System and method for management of gas and water in fuel cell system WO2004027908A2 (en)

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JP2004536707A JP2006500737A (en) 2002-09-23 2003-06-18 System and method for managing gas and water in a fuel cell system
EP03737767A EP1543576A2 (en) 2002-09-23 2003-06-18 System and method for management of gas and water in fuel cell system
AU2003245138A AU2003245138A1 (en) 2002-09-23 2003-06-18 System and method for management of gas and water in fuel cell system

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CA002404685A CA2404685A1 (en) 2002-04-15 2002-09-23 System and method for management of gas and water in fuel cell system
CA2,404,685 2002-09-23

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