COOLING METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL-CELL SYSTEM

The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell system, comprising a cooling circuit for cooling at least one fuel cell, wherein a coolant circulating in the cooling circuit is cooled with a coolant cooler, which also has air flowing through it. The air is supplied by a fan assembly. The...

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Hauptverfasser:	STRAUSS, Thomas, BRÜMMER, Richard
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS ELECTRICITY PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell system, comprising a cooling circuit for cooling at least one fuel cell, wherein a coolant circulating in the cooling circuit is cooled with a coolant cooler, which also has air flowing through it. The air is supplied by a fan assembly. The fuel cell system also comprises an evaporative cooling unit, which, upstream of the coolant cooler, introduces water into the air supplied by the fan assembly. An increased efficiency of the fuel cell system alongside sufficient cooling of the at least one fuel cell is achieved in that the evaporative cooling unit introduces water at a maximum rate before the fan assembly reaches its maximum air mass flow. The invention also relates to a fuel cell system of this type, as well as a motor vehicle comprising a fuel cell system of this type.