Apparatus, mechanism and process for warming-up fuel cell
US7195830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Hydrogen stored in a high-pressure tank 21 is supplied to a metal hydride (MH) tank 31 to be occluded. Cooling water of a cooling system C1 for a fuel cell 10 is heated through the heat generated at this time to warm-up the fuel cell. By such a configuration, the fuel cell can be warmed up without consuming the valuable hydrogen.
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