Title:
METHOD FOR COLD STARTING FUEL CELLS OF A FUEL CELL FACILITY AND CORRESPONDING FUEL CELL FACILITY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001086745
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Cold starting is carried out by directly converting process gas into thermal energy by means of a catalytic reaction. The thermal energy is used to heat up the fuel cell stack, wherein the process of heating up the fuel cell stack is carried out separately from the operation of the fuel cell facility. To this end, heating elements (20, 40) form separate components in the fuel cell stack (10, 30), which are mounted in a predetermined order in said fuel cell stack (10, 30).
Inventors:
GEBHARDT ULRICH (DE)
MUND KONRAD (DE)
WAIDHAS MANFRED (DE)
MUND KONRAD (DE)
WAIDHAS MANFRED (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/DE2001/001790
Publication Date:
February 13, 2003
Filing Date:
May 10, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SIEMENS AG (DE)
GEBHARDT ULRICH (DE)
MUND KONRAD (DE)
WAIDHAS MANFRED (DE)
GEBHARDT ULRICH (DE)
MUND KONRAD (DE)
WAIDHAS MANFRED (DE)
International Classes:
H01M8/04007; H01M8/04014; (IPC1-7): H01M8/04; H01M8/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001048846A1 | 2001-07-05 | |||
| WO2000054356A1 | 2000-09-14 |
Foreign References:
| US5316870A | 1994-05-31 | |||
| US6127056A | 2000-10-03 | |||
| DE19931061A1 | 2001-01-11 | |||
| DE19910387A1 | 2000-09-21 |
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