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Humidifier for fuel cell

US12327893B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 2021
Grant dateJun 10, 2025
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2042

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  • 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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