Patent · US Expired

Fuel cell system with cathode-side water separating devices

US6406810B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Gerhard Konrad · Ulm, DE
Arnold Lamm · Langenau, DE
Steffen Wieland · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2000
Grant date	Jun 18, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 13, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fuel cell system includes at least one fuel cell which contains an anode space with an inlet-side anode feed and an outlet-side anode discharge; a cathode space with an inlet-side cathode feed and an outlet-side cathode discharge; and water separating devices arranged in the cathode discharge. According to the invention, the water separating devices contain a water separating membrane unit with a mixture space situated in the cathode discharge and a water collecting space separated therefrom by a water separating membrane.

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