Method for starting an HTM fuel cell, and associated device

摘要

An HTM fuel cell with reduced flushing-out of electrolyte, an HTM fuel cell battery, and a method for starting an HTM fuel cell includes an electrolyte membrane, the electrolyte having two sides each with an electrode coating adjoined by a gas diffusion layer and a pole plate. The new fuel cell configuration allows the electrolyte to be flushed out and collected and returned to the HTM fuel cell. The method for starting the HTM fuel cell allows the electrolyte, which has been flushed out, to be returned to the cell during normal operation.