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Cooling arrangement for cooling a fuel cell

US10541431B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Daimler AG · DE

Inventors

Maximilian Buehler · Kaufbeuren, DE
Uwe Pasera · Eßlingen, DE
Ottmar Schmid · Markdorf, DE
Bernhard Vogel · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 12, 2016
Grant date	Jan 21, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/40
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cooling arrangement for cooling a fuel cell in a fuel cell system is disclosed. The cooling arrangement has at least two fluidically connected cooling circuits in which a liquid coolant medium flows, The first cooling circuit includes a first coolant pump, a fuel cell heat exchanger, a heating unit, and a charge air cooler, which is in heat-exchanging contact with compressed supply air flowing to the fuel cell. The second cooling circuit includes a cooling heat exchanger for cooling the liquid coolant medium. The cooling arrangement includes at least one further coolant pump.

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