Humidifier for fuel cell
US12327893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a humidifier for a fuel cell, the humidifier comprising: a humidification module for humidifying dry gas supplied from the outside by using wet gas discharged from a fuel cell stack; a mid-case including a first cap coupled to one end of the humidification module and a second cap coupled to the other end of the humidification module, both ends of the humidification module being open; a first gas inlet and a first gas outlet formed on one side of the mid-case; and a hollow fiber membrane bundle accommodated inside the mid-case along the lengthwise direction, wherein the hollow fiber membrane bundle includes a plurality of first hollow fiber membranes, the first hollow fiber membranes each independently include a first hollow, and the center of each of the first hollows is offset toward the other side of the mid-case with respect to the center of each of the first hollow fiber membranes.
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