Global Patent Index - EP 1086503 A2

EP 1086503 A2 20010328 - PEM (POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE) FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH HUMIDIFICATION AND/OR COOLING WITH A LIQUID MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME

Title (en)

PEM (POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE) FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH HUMIDIFICATION AND/OR COOLING WITH A LIQUID MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME

Title (de)

PEM-BRENNSTOFFZELLENSYSTEM MIT BEFEUCHTUNG UND/ODER KÜHLUNG MIT FLÜSSIGEM MEDIUM UND BETRIEBSVERFAHREN DAZU

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE CELLULES ELECTROLYTIQUES A CARBURANT EN POLYMERE DOTE D'UN DISPOSITIF D'HUMIDIFICATION ET/OU D'UN DISPOSITIF DE REFROIDISSEMENT AVEC UN AGENT LIQUIDE ET PROCEDE D'EXPLOITATION CORRESPONDANT

Publication

EP 1086503 A2 20010328 (DE)

Application

EP 99929078 A 19990503

Priority

  • DE 9901293 W 19990503
  • DE 19821766 A 19980514

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE19821766C1] The invention relates to a PEM (polymer electrolyte membrane) fuel cell system with humidification and/or cooling with a liquid medium, especially for use in mobile systems. A liquid distributor is provided in one or both axial process gas supply lines. With the help of sound waves, said liquid distributor produces droplets immediately in front of the gas inlet of each fuel cell unit of a fuel cell stack and adds these to the stream of process gas (cf. an ink jet printer).

IPC 1-7

H01M 8/04; B60L 11/18

IPC 8 full level

H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01M 8/04007 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/04119 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 2300/0082 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9960633A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 19821766 C1 19990624; CA 2331664 A1 19991125; EP 1086503 A2 20010328; JP 2002516461 A 20020604; US 6576357 B1 20030610; WO 9960633 A2 19991125; WO 9960633 A3 20000106

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 19821766 A 19980514; CA 2331664 A 19990503; DE 9901293 W 19990503; EP 99929078 A 19990503; JP 2000550154 A 19990503; US 71239600 A 20001114