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Fuel cell system, a fire fighting system, and an aircraft

US9882227B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Claus Hoffjann · Hamburg, DE
Guido Klewer · Hamburg, DE
Hauke-Peer Lüdders · Hamburg, DE
Sijmen Zandstra · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2015
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 7, 2036

Classification

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

Abstract

A fuel cell system for an aircraft includes a fuel cell, wherein at the cathode side a cathode inlet and a cathode outlet is provided, and wherein at the anode side an anode inlet and an anode outlet is provided, and a cathode recirculation channel for passing the cathode product fluid from the cathode outlet to the cathode inlet. In the fuel cell system, the water content of the cathode product fluid in the cathode recirculation channel can be reduced or at least stabilized in a possibly effective way, because the cathode recirculation channel includes a water extraction device for extracting water from the cathode product fluid.

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