Fuel cell system and transport equipment including the same
US7781110B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fuel cell system that is capable of handling gasified fuel in an aqueous solution tank includes an aqueous solution tank which holds fuel aqueous solution, a fuel cell including an anode supplied with the fuel aqueous solution from the aqueous solution tank, and a cathode provided with a catalyst containing platinum Pt, an air supplying unit including an air pump and arranged to supply air to the cathode in the fuel cell, and a gas guide arranged to add a gas containing gasified methanol from the aqueous solution tank to the air to be sent to the cathode.
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