Method of controlling injection of oxygen into hydrogen-rich fuel cell feed stream
Abstract
A method of operating a H.sub.2 --O.sub.2 fuel cell fueled by hydrogen-rich fuel stream containing CO. The CO content is reduced to acceptable levels by injecting oxygen into the fuel gas stream. The amount of oxygen injected is controlled in relation to the CO content of the fuel gas, by a control strategy that involves (a) determining the CO content of the fuel stream at a first injection rate, (b) increasing the O.sub.2 injection rate, (c) determining the CO content of the stream at the higher injection rate, (d) further increasing the O.sub.2 injection rate if the second measured CO content is lower than the first measured CO content or reducing the O.sub.2 injection rate if the second measured CO content is greater than the first measured CO content, and (e) repeating steps a-d as needed to optimize CO consumption and minimize H.sub.2 consumption.
- Inventors:
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- Pittsford, NY
- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873883
- Patent Number(s):
- 6265092
- Assignee:
- General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-90CH10435
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; controlling; injection; oxygen; hydrogen-rich; fuel; cell; feed; stream; operating; -o; fueled; containing; content; reduced; acceptable; levels; injecting; gas; amount; injected; controlled; relation; control; strategy; involves; determining; rate; increasing; measured; reducing; repeating; steps; a-d; optimize; consumption; minimize; injection rate; fuel cell; acceptable levels; fuel stream; fuel gas; gas stream; feed stream; stream containing; control strategy; repeating step; hydrogen-rich fuel; cell feed; cell fuel; acceptable level; /429/204/
Citation Formats
Meltser, Mark Alexander, Gutowski, Stanley, and Weisbrod, Kirk. Method of controlling injection of oxygen into hydrogen-rich fuel cell feed stream. United States: N. p., 2001.
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@article{osti_873883,
title = {Method of controlling injection of oxygen into hydrogen-rich fuel cell feed stream},
author = {Meltser, Mark Alexander and Gutowski, Stanley and Weisbrod, Kirk},
abstractNote = {A method of operating a H.sub.2 --O.sub.2 fuel cell fueled by hydrogen-rich fuel stream containing CO. The CO content is reduced to acceptable levels by injecting oxygen into the fuel gas stream. The amount of oxygen injected is controlled in relation to the CO content of the fuel gas, by a control strategy that involves (a) determining the CO content of the fuel stream at a first injection rate, (b) increasing the O.sub.2 injection rate, (c) determining the CO content of the stream at the higher injection rate, (d) further increasing the O.sub.2 injection rate if the second measured CO content is lower than the first measured CO content or reducing the O.sub.2 injection rate if the second measured CO content is greater than the first measured CO content, and (e) repeating steps a-d as needed to optimize CO consumption and minimize H.sub.2 consumption.},
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