Abstract
The invention relates to a system and a method for eliminating reverse current decay in the fuel cells. According to the invention, the system comprises
a fuel cell having an anode and a cathode;
a fuel feed system for supplying the anode of the fuel cell with fuel and forming an anode system;
a bypass line fitted in parallel and in flow connection with said anode system and capable of circulating fuel past the anode;
an oxygen reduction unit; and
a pressure unit for circulating gas in at least part of said anode system and said bypass line.
The bypass line is adapted to receive and circulate a flow of hydrogen during a fuel cell shutdown in order to mix the hydrogen with any oxygen present in the anode system, and to remove the oxygen from the anode system in said oxygen reduction unit by catalytic conversion. A control unit for receiving sensing signals representative of the state of the oxygen reduction process and controlling the amount of hydrogen passing through the system in response to said sensor is also described
Patent family as of 23.11.2021
EP3161888 A1 20170503 EP20150814316 20150629
EP3161888 A4 20171122 EP20150814316 20150629
FI125775 B 20160215 FI20140005635 20140630
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WO16001487 A1 20160107 WO2015FI50477 20150629
a fuel cell having an anode and a cathode;
a fuel feed system for supplying the anode of the fuel cell with fuel and forming an anode system;
a bypass line fitted in parallel and in flow connection with said anode system and capable of circulating fuel past the anode;
an oxygen reduction unit; and
a pressure unit for circulating gas in at least part of said anode system and said bypass line.
The bypass line is adapted to receive and circulate a flow of hydrogen during a fuel cell shutdown in order to mix the hydrogen with any oxygen present in the anode system, and to remove the oxygen from the anode system in said oxygen reduction unit by catalytic conversion. A control unit for receiving sensing signals representative of the state of the oxygen reduction process and controlling the amount of hydrogen passing through the system in response to said sensor is also described
Patent family as of 23.11.2021
EP3161888 A1 20170503 EP20150814316 20150629
EP3161888 A4 20171122 EP20150814316 20150629
FI125775 B 20160215 FI20140005635 20140630
FI20145635 A 20151231 FI20140005635 20140630
JP2017527952 T2 20170921 JP20160575158T 20150629
JP6506783 B2 20190424 JP20160575158T 20150629
US10483569 BB 20191119 US20150320824 20150629
US2017200959 AA 20170713 US20150320824 20150629
WO16001487 A1 20160107 WO2015FI50477 20150629
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| Translated title of the contribution | Method and system for eliminating reverse current decay in fuel cells |
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| Original language | Multiple |
| Patent number | FI20145635 |
| Priority date | 30/06/14 |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Dec 2015 |
| MoE publication type | H1 Granted patent |