Warming feature for aircraft fuel cells

A system (10) and method for warming a fuel cell (20) on an aircraft, the system includes at least one fuel cell (20). The fuel cell (20) includes an anode and a cathode for creating thermal and electrical energy. A temperature sensor (44) measures a first temperature of the fuel cell (20). A contro...

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Hauptverfasser:	RIORDAN, CONOR, KAAP, DUSTIN L, GUMMALLA, MALILKA
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS COSMONAUTICS ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A system (10) and method for warming a fuel cell (20) on an aircraft, the system includes at least one fuel cell (20). The fuel cell (20) includes an anode and a cathode for creating thermal and electrical energy. A temperature sensor (44) measures a first temperature of the fuel cell (20). A control unit (50) is coupled to the temperature sensor (44). The control unit (50) increases the first temperature to a second temperature in response to the first temperature being at least equal to a selected temperature threshold. Increasing of the first temperature is indicative of the control unit (50) operating in a warming mode. The second temperature is higher than the selected temperature threshold.