METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF FUEL CELL SYSTEMS

摘要

The fuel cells (110) consists of one or more fuel cells (110), each having a major surface (140), and disposed next to each other in a side-by-side adjacent arrangement and a fuel storage container (120) having an exterior wall (150). The fuel cells (110) are positioned such that distance between t he major surfaces (140) and the fuel storage container wall (150) along a direction normal to the major surfaces is substantially the same. In additio n, one or more of the fuel cells are in thermal contact with the fuel storage container such that cell waste heat is transferred to the fuel storage container. During typical operation, a change in an operational parameter of the fuel cell system such as power output causes a change in the amount of waste heat generated in the fuel cell and the waste heat is transferred to t he fuel storage container.