公开(公告)号：US20220246971A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17584858

申请日：2022-01-26

Applicant: Airbus Operations SAS

Inventor： Janik FERNANDEZ GARCIA ,  Jordan COOK ,  Julien CAYSSIALS ,  Christophe LABARTHE

IPC: H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/2404 ,  B64D27/24 ,  H01M8/2475

Abstract: A device for grouping together fuel cells, including at least two fuel cells, a support including a casing, at least one feeder configured to supply the fuel cells with fluid, at least one manifold configured to collect a fluid from the fuel cells, the feeder and the manifold being rigidly secured to the casing and positioned between the casing and the fuel cells.

公开(公告)号：US20230378504A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18317220

申请日：2023-05-15

Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH ,  Airbus Operations SAS

Inventor： Janik FERNANDEZ GARCIA ,  Nikolaus SOUKUP

IPC: H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/0444

CPC classification number: H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/04231 ,  H01M8/04097 ,  H01M8/04447 ,  H01M8/04455 ,  H01M2008/1095

Abstract: A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell unit in a housing and comprising an anode part and a cathode part, a hydrogen source for supplying hydrogen to the fuel cell unit, an air supply unit for supplying air to the fuel cell unit, and a catalytic converter for catalytically converting oxygen and hydrogen to generate an inert gas mixture and supplying it to the interior of the housing. The catalytic converter comprises a cathode exhaust gas intake for receiving a cathode exhaust gas from the cathode part of the fuel cell unit. In a method for generating inert gas for a fuel cell system, a purge gas is supplied from the anode part of the fuel cell unit, and/or fresh hydrogen is supplied from a hydrogen supply unit of the fuel cell unit to the catalytic converter, to generate the inert gas mixture.