Fuel cell system with warming-up and method of operating the same
US7972736B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a fuel cell system including a fuel cell supplied with reaction gases for generating an electric power, and a combustion heater supplied with the reaction gases for heating the fuel cell during warming-up, an electric discharging circuit is provided to discharge an electric current from the fuel cell supplied with the reaction gases to decrease a voltage difference applied to the membrane sandwiched between the anode and cathode during the warming-up. The combustion heater is connected in series or in parallel with the fuel cell system.
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