RECOVERY OF INERT GAS FROM A FUEL CELL EXHAUST STREAM
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    发明申请
    RECOVERY OF INERT GAS FROM A FUEL CELL EXHAUST STREAM 审中-公开
    从燃料电池排气流恢复燃烧气体

    公开(公告)号:US20080292921A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-27

    申请号:US11751725

    申请日:2007-05-22

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/22

    摘要: A fuel cell system is provided including a fuel cell stack having a fuel cell having an anode, an anode outlet, an anode inlet, and a cathode. The fuel cell system further includes a hydrogen pump in communication with the anode outlet and the anode inlet. The hydrogen pump features a proton exchange membrane disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode is configured to accept an anode outlet stream from the anode outlet, the anode outlet stream including a hydrogen gas and an inert gas, the first electrode being configured to exhaust the inert gas. In one embodiment, the hydrogen pump is in communication with a PROX unit and configured to provide the hydrogen gas to the fuel cell stack. Further provided are methods employing the hydrogen pump wherein a start-stop degradation of the fuel cell is militated against and a hydrogen feed stream is humidified.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种燃料电池系统,其包括具有燃料电池的燃料电池堆,所述燃料电池具有阳极,阳极出口,阳极入口和阴极。 燃料电池系统还包括与阳极出口和阳极入口连通的氢泵。 氢泵具有设置在第一电极和第二电极之间的质子交换膜。 第一电极构造成接受来自阳极出口的阳极出口流,阳极出口流包括氢气和惰性气体,第一电极构造成排出惰性气体。 在一个实施例中,氢泵与PROX单元连通并且被配置为向燃料电池堆提供氢气。 进一步提供的是使用氢泵的方法,其中燃料电池的起停劣化被阻止并且氢气进料流被加湿。