Method and apparatus for operating a fuel cell
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for operating a fuel cell 失效
    用于操作燃料电池的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06461751B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-08

    申请号:US09455033

    申请日:1999-12-06

    IPC分类号: H01M804

    CPC分类号: H01M8/04089

    摘要: The present invention relates to improving the overall efficiency of a fuel cell system by reducing parasitic power consumption. A controller is programmed to decrease oxidant stoichiometry until oxidant starvation is detected or until oxidant stoichiometry is about one. When oxidant starvation is detected, the oxidant stoichiometry is increased until oxidant starvation is no longer detected. The fuel cell system employs a sensor for detecting an operational characteristic such as voltage output, or oxygen or hydrogen concentration in the cathode exhaust stream. The controller uses the operational characteristic to calculate oxidant stoichiometry or to determine when there is oxidant starvation at the cathode.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及通过降低寄生电力消耗来提高燃料电池系统的整体效率。 控制器被编程为减少氧化剂化学计量,直到氧化剂缺乏被检测到或直到氧化剂化学计量约为1。 当检测到氧化剂饥饿时,氧化剂化学计量增加,直到不再检测到氧化剂饥饿。 燃料电池系统使用用于检测阴极排气流中的电压输出或氧气或氢气浓度的操作特性的传感器。 控制器使用操作特性来计算氧化剂化学计量或确定何时在阴极处存在氧化剂缺乏。

    Method for operating a fuel cell in the minimal-or partial-load region
    2.
    发明授权
    Method for operating a fuel cell in the minimal-or partial-load region 有权
    在最小或部分负载区域中操作燃料电池的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07220503B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-22

    申请号:US10469181

    申请日:2002-02-14

    申请人: Gustav Boehm

    发明人: Gustav Boehm

    IPC分类号: H01M8/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for operating a PEM or DMFC fuel cell in the minimal- or partial-load region. According to the invention, the size of the cell surface, on which the fuel cell reaction takes place, is altered by means of opening or closing of feed channels, which serve to supply reaction medium to the cell surface.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于在最小或部分负载区域中操作PEM或DMFC燃料电池的方法。 根据本发明,燃料电池反应发生在其上的电池表面的尺寸通过用于将反应介质供应到电池表面的进料通道的打开或关闭来改变。

    Self-healing membrane for a fuel cell
    4.
    发明申请
    Self-healing membrane for a fuel cell 审中-公开
    用于燃料电池的自愈膜

    公开(公告)号:US20060234097A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-19

    申请号:US10549547

    申请日:2004-03-08

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: A self-healing membrane, especially for using in PEM fuel cells. The membrane comprises at least one porous material which is not ion-conductive and at least one polymer, ion-conductive electrolyte which has a higher melting point or decomposition point that the porous material which is not ion-conductive. If a hole, crack or the like forms in the membrane, the porous material which is not ion-conductive melts due to the temperature rise occurring at the leaking point, before the polymer, ion-conductive electrolyte melts or decomposes and seals the membrane at this point. The inventive membrane heals occurring defects itself in this way, and is thus self-healing.

    摘要翻译: 一种自愈膜,特别适用于PEM燃料电池。 所述膜包括至少一种不是离子导电的多孔材料,以及至少一种具有较高熔点或分解点的聚合物离子导电电解质,即不是离子传导的多孔材料。 如果在膜中形成孔,裂纹等,则离子传导的多孔材料由于在泄漏点处发生的温度而熔融,在聚合物之前,离子导电电解质熔化或分解并密封膜 这点。 本发明的膜愈合以这种方式发生自身缺陷,因此是自愈的。