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US 2006/0138996 A1Published application
Modular portable battery charging system using hydrogen fuel cells
AssigneeAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.
InventorsDavid Graham, George Meski, Jianguo Xu, Robert Horninger
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Abstract
Battery charging system comprising a hydrogen source module adapted to provide gaseous hydrogen; a hydrogen fuel cell power module comprising a hydrogen fuel cell and a power delivery outlet unit adapted to transfer power generated by the fuel cell to a secondary battery for recharging the secondary battery; and coupling and transfer means adapted to connect and disconnect the hydrogen source module and the hydrogen fuel cell power module.
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A battery charging system comprising
- (a) a hydrogen source module adapted to provide gaseous hydrogen;
- (b) a hydrogen fuel cell power module comprising
- (1) a hydrogen fuel cell;
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- (2) a power delivery outlet unit adapted to transfer power generated by the fuel cell to a secondary battery for recharging the secondary battery;
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- (c) coupling and transfer means adapted to connect and disconnect the hydrogen source module and the hydrogen fuel cell power module.
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A battery charging system comprising
- (a) a hydrogen generation system comprising a fluid reactant storage vessel containing a fluid reactant, a chemical hydride storage and reaction vessel containing a chemical hydride, and flow transfer means adapted to transfer the fluid reactant from the fluid reactant storage vessel to the chemical hydride storage and reaction vessel;
- (b) a hydrogen fuel cell power system comprising
- (1) a hydrogen fuel cell;
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- (2) a power delivery outlet unit adapted to transfer power generated by the fuel cell to a secondary battery for recharging the secondary battery;
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- (c) piping system transfer means adapted to transfer the gaseous hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to the hydrogen fuel cell power system.
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A method for charging a secondary battery comprising
- (a) providing a battery charging system comprising
- (1) a hydrogen generation system comprising a fluid reactant storage vessel containing a fluid reactant, a chemical hydride storage and reaction vessel containing a chemical hydride, and flow transfer means adapted to transfer the fluid reactant from the fluid reactant storage vessel to the chemical hydride storage and reaction vessel;
- (2) a hydrogen fuel cell power system comprising a hydrogen fuel cell and a power delivery outlet unit adapted to transfer power generated by the fuel cell to a secondary battery for recharging the secondary battery;
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- (3) piping system transfer means adapted to transfer the gaseous hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system to the hydrogen fuel cell power system;
- (b) transferring the fluid reactant from the fluid reactant storage vessel into the chemical hydride storage and reaction vessel, generating gaseous hydrogen therein, and transferring the gaseous hydrogen into the hydrogen fuel cell;
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- (c) generating electric power in the hydrogen fuel cell and utilizing the electrical power to recharge the secondary battery.
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