An integrated fuel cell control system including at least one valve installed to control a fluid in a fuel cell system, at least one drive motor configured to drive the valve, at least one sensor configured to detect the opening degree of the valve, and a fuel cell control unit configured to control the fuel cell system, wherein the fuel cell control unit includes a drive logic unit configured to calculate a motor control amount for controlling the drive motor based on information detected by the sensor and an operator request value and a drive unit configured to operate the drive motor based on the motor control amount determined by the drive logic unit, and an integrated control method including the same.

A fuel tank heat dissipation system for fuel cell (FC) cooling is disclosed. in one example, at least one FC is in thermal communication with an intermediary heat exchanger. A fuel tank is also in fluid communication with the intermediary heat exchanger. A fluid is used to receive heat from the intermediary heat exchanger and flow along a first fluid path to the fuel tank. A nozzle is used to spray the fluid about an interior surface of the fuel tank, where the spray of the fluid about the interior of the fuel tank allows the fluid to dissipate the heat. A second fluid path from the fuel tank to the intermediary heat exchanger, the second fluid path to return the fluid that has dissipated the heat to the intermediary heat exchanger.

A fuel tank heat dissipation system for fuel cell (FC) cooling is disclosed. in one example, at least one FC is in thermal communication with an intermediary heat exchanger. A fuel tank is also in fluid communication with the intermediary heat exchanger. A fluid is used to receive heat from the intermediary heat exchanger and flow along a first fluid path to the fuel tank. A nozzle is used to spray the fluid about an interior surface of the fuel tank, where the spray of the fluid about the interior of the fuel tank allows the fluid to dissipate the heat. A second fluid path from the fuel tank to the intermediary heat exchanger, the second fluid path to return the fluid that has dissipated the heat to the intermediary heat exchanger.

The invention relates to a heat exchanger system for operating a fuel cell stack, comprising: a first compressor and a second compressor for the cathode gas fed to the fuel cell stack, the second compressor being fluidically downstream of the first compressor; a turbine, which is mechanically coupled to the second compressor and against which the cathode gas discharged from the fuel cell stack flows; a first heat exchanger, which is thermally coupled to the fed cathode gas between the first compressor and the second compressor; a second heat exchanger, which is thermally coupled to the fed cathode gas downstream of the second compressor; a fourth heat exchanger, which is thermally coupled to the discharged cathode gas downstream of the turbine; wherein the fourth heat exchanger is thermally variably coupled to the first heat exchanger and to the second heat exchanger in order to control a heat exchange for cooling the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger.

A fuel cell power generation facility is proposed. The fuel cell power generation facility is configured with a plurality of fuel cell power generation modules, each of the fuel cell power generation modules including a frame with a power module complete (PMC), an electric module, and a filter module installed therein, an electric module reservoir installed in the frame for cooling the electric module, an electric module cooling device installed in the frame and connected to the electric module reservoir, and an air guide configured to guide air discharged from the electric module cooling device toward radiation fins configured for cooling a junction box of the PMC.

A fuel cell power generation facility is proposed. The fuel cell power generation facility is configured with a plurality of fuel cell power generation modules, each of the fuel cell power generation modules including a frame with a power module complete (PMC), an electric module, and a filter module installed therein, an electric module reservoir installed in the frame for cooling the electric module, an electric module cooling device installed in the frame and connected to the electric module reservoir, and an air guide configured to guide air discharged from the electric module cooling device toward radiation fins configured for cooling a junction box of the PMC.

The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for impregnating resin in one or more coolant channels in a bipolar plate before or after assembly of the bipolar plates into a fuel cell stack.

The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for impregnating resin in one or more coolant channels in a bipolar plate before or after assembly of the bipolar plates into a fuel cell stack.

A lightweight, high power density, fault-tolerant fuel cell system, method, and apparatus for full-scale clean fuel electric-powered aircraft having a fuel cell module including a plurality of fuel cells working together to process gaseous oxygen from air compressed by turbochargers, superchargers, blowers or local oxygen supply and gaseous hydrogen from liquid hydrogen transformed by heat exchangers, with an electrical circuit configured to collect electrons from the plurality of hydrogen fuel cells to supply voltage and current to motor controllers commanded by autopilot control units configured to select and control an amount and distribution of electrical voltage and torque or current for each of the plurality of motor and propeller assemblies, wherein electrons returning from the electrical circuit combine with oxygen in the compressed air to form oxygen ions, then the protons combine with oxygen ions to form H.sub.2O molecules and heat.

A lightweight, high power density, fault-tolerant fuel cell system, method, and apparatus for full-scale clean fuel electric-powered aircraft having a fuel cell module including a plurality of fuel cells working together to process gaseous oxygen from air compressed by turbochargers, superchargers, blowers or local oxygen supply and gaseous hydrogen from liquid hydrogen transformed by heat exchangers, with an electrical circuit configured to collect electrons from the plurality of hydrogen fuel cells to supply voltage and current to motor controllers commanded by autopilot control units configured to select and control an amount and distribution of electrical voltage and torque or current for each of the plurality of motor and propeller assemblies, wherein electrons returning from the electrical circuit combine with oxygen in the compressed air to form oxygen ions, then the protons combine with oxygen ions to form H.sub.2O molecules and heat.