发明名称 |
Method and device for increasing the service life of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell |
摘要 |
A method of using a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, composed of a polymer membrane and electrodes present on either side of the membrane, includes at least one step of reversing the functioning of the cell during use. |
申请公布号 |
US8951688(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.02.10 |
申请号 |
US201013379674 |
申请日期 |
2010.07.09 |
申请人 |
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives |
发明人 |
Franco Alejandro;Lemaire Olivier |
分类号 |
H01M8/00;H01M8/04;H01M8/10 |
主分类号 |
H01M8/00 |
代理机构 |
Burr & Brown, PLLC |
代理人 |
Burr & Brown, PLLC |
主权项 |
1. A method for the use of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, composed of a polymer membrane and electrodes present on either side of the membrane, comprising the steps of:
measuring the initial performance of the cell; monitoring the performance of the cell over time; and reversing the electrodes corresponding to an anode and a cathode, respectively, during use, when a predetermined threshold of the performance is reached; wherein the purity of a gas provided at the anode determines a frequency at which the performance of the cell is monitored, whereby the performance is monitored at least once a minute when the gas has impurities, and the performance is monitored at least once an hour when the gas is pure. |
地址 |
Paris FR |