发明名称 |
Fuel Cell System |
摘要 |
A fuel cell (FC) system operating as its own hydrogen leak detector. The system including at least one cathode and cathode conduit for passage of oxidant to to the cathode and a housing containing one or more FCs and defining a plenum around the FC. A ventilation system forces air from the plenum into the cathode conduit and a control system monitors the FC voltage and detects a drop in voltage attributable to hydrogen in the cathode conduit. A control system may include actual cell voltage monitoring of the FC or of one or more cells in the FC stack and a processor for receiving inputs indicative of the operation of the FC or FC stack and/or to determine an expected voltage of FC(s) being monitored and whether the difference between the actual and expected voltage(s) exceeds a predetermined threshold indicative of a predetermined level of hydrogen in the cathode conduit. |
申请公布号 |
US2014220466(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.08.07 |
申请号 |
US201214345932 |
申请日期 |
2012.09.21 |
申请人 |
INTELLIGENT ENERGY LIMITED |
发明人 |
Foster Simon Edward;Hood Peter David;Kirk Christopher James |
分类号 |
H01M8/04 |
主分类号 |
H01M8/04 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A fuel cell system comprising:
a fuel cell including at least one cathode and a cathode conduit for passage of oxidant gas through or over the cathode; a housing containing said fuel cell and defining a plenum around the fuel cell; a ventilation system configured to force air from the plenum into the cathode conduit; a control system configured to monitor the fuel cell voltage and to detect a drop in voltage attributable to the presence of hydrogen in the cathode conduit; and wherein the housing defines a plenum confining all faces of the fuel cell except a cathode exhaust face thereof, the cathode exhaust face including a downstream end of the cathode conduit. |
地址 |
Loughborough, Leicestershire GB |