CATALYTIC HEATERS FOR EVAPORATIVELY COOLED FUEL CELL SYSTEMS

Disclosed herein are aspects of fuel cell systems (10) and methods having a fuel cell assembly (20); a coolant module (30) configured to provide coolant to the fuel cell assembly, the coolant module comprising a coolant storage (32) tank fluidly connected to the fuel cell assembly (20) and a coolant tank heater comprising one or more catalytic heating elements (55) arranged proximate to the coolant storage tank (32) to heat the coolant, wherein the one or more catalytic heating elements (55) includes a catalyst material that combusts hydrogen and ignites spontaneously. 本文公开了燃料电池系统(10)和方法的各方面，其具有燃料电池组件(20)；冷却剂模块(30)，其配置为向燃料电池组件提供冷却剂，所述冷却剂模块包括与所述燃料电池组件(20)流体连接的冷却剂储存箱(32)，和包括布置在冷却剂储存箱附近(32)以加热冷却剂的一个或多个催化加热元件(55)的冷却剂箱加热器，其中所述一个或多个催化加热元件(55)包括燃烧氢气并自发点燃的催化剂材料。