Gas leak detection method for fuel cell
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1. A method of detecting a gas leak for a fuel cell having a solid polymer electrolyte membrane sandwiched between an anode and a cathode, comprising the steps of:
- maintaining a pressure of fuel gas which is supplied to an anode to be higher than a pressure of a gas which is supplied to a cathode by changing one of the pressure of the fuel gas supplied to the anode and the pressure of the gas supplied to the cathode in a pulsed manner;
measuring an output voltage of the fuel cell in an activated over-potential region; and
determining a gas leak exists when the output voltage is lower than a predetermined voltage value, wherein;
the output voltage is measured in the activated over-potential region in a state in which pressure of the fuel gas which is supplied to the anode is maintained higher than pressure of the gas which is supplied to the cathode; and
gas leak is determined to exist when the output voltage is lower than predetermined voltage value.
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Abstract
In order to improve detecting accuracy in a gas leak detection for a fuel cell, in a gas leak detection method for a fuel cell having a solid polymer electrolyte membrane sandwiched by an anode and a cathode, an output voltage is measured in an activated over-potential region in a state in which the pressure of fuel gas which is supplied to the anode is maintained higher than the pressure of gas which is supplied to the cathode, and a gas leak is determined to exist when the output voltage is lower than a predetermined pressure value.
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1. A method of detecting a gas leak for a fuel cell having a solid polymer electrolyte membrane sandwiched between an anode and a cathode, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a pressure of fuel gas which is supplied to an anode to be higher than a pressure of a gas which is supplied to a cathode by changing one of the pressure of the fuel gas supplied to the anode and the pressure of the gas supplied to the cathode in a pulsed manner;
measuring an output voltage of the fuel cell in an activated over-potential region; and
determining a gas leak exists when the output voltage is lower than a predetermined voltage value, wherein;
the output voltage is measured in the activated over-potential region in a state in which pressure of the fuel gas which is supplied to the anode is maintained higher than pressure of the gas which is supplied to the cathode; and
gas leak is determined to exist when the output voltage is lower than predetermined voltage value. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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2. A method of detecting a gas leak for a fuel cell having a solid polymer electrolyte membrane sandwiched between an anode and a cathode, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a pressure of fuel gas which is supplied to an anode to be higher than a pressure of a gas which is supplied to a cathode by changing one of the pressure of the fuel gas which is supplied to the anode and the pressure of the gas which is supplied to the cathode in pulsed manner;
measuring output voltage of the fuel cell in an activated over-potential region; and
determining a gas leak exists when the output voltage is lower than a predetermined voltage value. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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