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Fuel cell system with a compensation region for moistening and/or tempering

US8663854B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Florian Wahl · Lohr, DE
Sebastian Maass · Renningen, DE
Uwe Limbeck · Tauberbischofsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 7, 2009
Grant date	Mar 4, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

The subject of the present invention is a fuel cell system having at least one fuel cell which has an anode, a cathode, and a membrane element. Two electrode chambers are disposed in the fuel cell, and the electrode chambers are an anode chamber and a cathode chamber. An educt flows into the anode chamber and into the cathode chamber by means of a respective incoming stream. According to the invention, it is provided that at least one compensation region is disposed on the end of the membrane element and serves solely to moisten and/or temper at least one of the incoming streams.

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