Global Patent Index - EP 2162939 A2

EP 2162939 A2 20100317 - PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR PASSIVE SECURIZATION OF A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY

Title (en)

PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR PASSIVE SECURIZATION OF A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR PASSIVEN SICHERUNG EINER BRENNSTOFFZELLENANORDNUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE SECURISATION PASSIVE D'UN ENSEMBLE PILE A COMBUSTIBLE

Publication

EP 2162939 A2 20100317 (FR)

Application

EP 08806001 A 20080613

Priority

  • FR 2008051066 W 20080613
  • FR 0755844 A 20070619
  • FR 0755856 A 20070619

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009004233A2] The invention relates to a process and a device for passive securization of a fuel cell assembly (H) having cathode and anode outlet streams, sent at least in part to a removal means (8) suitable for maintaining the hydrogen at an inoffensive concentration, comprising the steps of collecting at least one part of the anode outlet stream in a buffer reserve (3), of controlled evacuation of the buffer reserve (3), this control being carried out as a function of one or more parameters of the various outlet streams and/or of operating conditions of the cell (H) and/or of the removal means (8) in order to always guarantee a hydrogen concentration below the lower explosive limit (LEL) in the stream obtained after mixing, of mixing the controlled anode outlet stream with the cathode outlet stream, and of conveying at least one part of the stream after mixing, for example, to a catalytic burner (8).

IPC 8 full level

H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01M 8/04231 (2013.01); H01M 8/04805 (2013.01); H01M 8/0662 (2013.01); H01M 8/04097 (2013.01); H01M 8/04164 (2013.01); H01M 8/04425 (2013.01); H01M 8/04462 (2013.01); H01M 8/0447 (2013.01); H01M 8/04492 (2013.01); H01M 8/04589 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2009004233A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009004233 A2 20090108; WO 2009004233 A3 20090226; EP 2162939 A2 20100317

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 2008051066 W 20080613; EP 08806001 A 20080613