公开(公告)号：US09728795B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US14578741

申请日：2014-12-22

Applicant: NATIONAL CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Yuan-Pang Wu ,  Po-Han Chu ,  Tao-Wen Pao ,  Hui-Yun Bor

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/2465 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/1018

CPC classification number: H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04067 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04216 ,  H01M8/2465 ,  H01M2008/1095

Abstract: A complex fuel cell stack with hydrogen storage unit is introduced. Through the new configuration of the PEM fuel cell stack, no cooling system and cooling fluid is needed for the fuel cell stack, since hydrogen storage vessel can act as a heat sink to protect the expensive catalyst layer of the MEA of the fuel cell away from over-heated and damaged. In addition, the waste heat generated from the operation of the fuel cells can aid in release of hydrogen from hydrogen storage alloys inside the hydrogen storage vessel.