发明名称 LOW POWER CONTROL OF FUEL CELL OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE
摘要 A fuel cell power plant (5) includes a stack (6) of fuel cells, each of which have an anode (9), a cathode (10), and a PEM (11) disposed between the anode and the cathode. A controller (17) recognizes an indication (67) of no load demand (68) by a load (59), to operate (45) an air recycle loop (44-46) utilizing the process air blower (35) and transfer the power output (57) of the stack from the load (59) to an auxiliary load (60), comprising a resistance which will consume a predetermined small amount of power in response to the current applied thereto, when the stack operates at a critical voltage above which fuel cell corrosion is unacceptable. Fuel and air will also be reduced (16, 40). The controller may cause increased cathode recycle when the critical voltage is reached and increased air when the voltage is a fraction of a volt below the critical voltage.
申请公布号 EP2351134(A1) 申请公布日期 2011.08.03
申请号 EP20080816594 申请日期 2008.10.03
申请人 UTC POWER CORPORATION 发明人 WILSON, MATTHEW, P.;YADHA, VENKATESHWARLU;REISER, CARL, A.
分类号 H01M8/04 主分类号 H01M8/04
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