Global Patent Index - EP 1086501 A2

EP 1086501 A2 20010328 - PEM (POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE) FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PEM FUEL CELL WITH LIQUID HUMIDIFICATION AND/OR COOLING

Title (en)

PEM (POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE) FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PEM FUEL CELL WITH LIQUID HUMIDIFICATION AND/OR COOLING

Title (de)

PEM-BRENNSTOFFZELLE UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN EINES PEM- BRENNSTOFFZELLENSYSTEMS MIT FLÜSSIGER BEFEUCHTUNG UND/ODER KÜHLUNG

Title (fr)

PILE A COMBUSTIBLE A MEMBRANE POLYMERE-ELECTROLYTE ET PROCEDE POUR ACTIONNER UN SYSTEME DE PILES A COMBUSTIBLE A MEMBRANE POLYMERE-ELECTROLYTE AVEC HUMIDIFICATION ET/OU REFROIDISSEMENT LIQUIDE

Publication

EP 1086501 A2 20010328 (DE)

Application

EP 99929085 A 19990503

Priority

  • DE 9901300 W 19990503
  • DE 19821764 A 19980514

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9960640A2] The invention relates to a PEM (polymer electrolyte membrane) fuel cell (BZ) with a novel humidification and cooling system. The inventive fuel cell consists of a membrane-electrode unit (ME) and at least one separator with structured channels. A liquid or a foam is added to the stream of fuel and/or the stream of oxidant for humidification and/or cooling.

IPC 1-7

H01M 8/00

IPC 8 full level

B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/02 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01); H01M 8/0202 (2016.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B60L 58/30 (2019.01); B60L 58/33 (2019.01); B60L 58/34 (2019.01); H01M 8/04119 (2013.01); H01M 8/0202 (2013.01); H01M 8/04074 (2013.01); H01M 8/1007 (2016.02); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0082 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02T 90/40 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9960640A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9960640 A2 19991125; WO 9960640 A3 20000113; CA 2331713 A1 19991125; EP 1086501 A2 20010328; JP 2002516464 A 20020604

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9901300 W 19990503; CA 2331713 A 19990503; EP 99929085 A 19990503; JP 2000550160 A 19990503