Heat recovery apparatus and fuel cell having the same
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorsJinho KIM, Jae-yong LEE, Kyoung-hwan CHOI, Lei HU
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Abstract
Provided are a heat recovery apparatus recovering heat generated from a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and transmitting the heat to a fuel spreader so that a temperature difference between the MEA and the fuel spreader inside a fuel cell is reduced, and a fuel cell having the heat recovery apparatus. The fuel spreader supplies fuel having a uniform concentration to the MEA through the heat recovery apparatus, so that a fuel cell having a reduced total volume, a stable performance, and increased energy efficiency can be provided.
Claims8
A heat recovery apparatus comprising:
- a first end portion connected to one side surface of a vertical wall interposed between membrane electrode assembly (MEA) unit cells of a fuel cell so as to recover heat generated from an MEA of the fuel cell;
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- a second end portion connected to a fuel spreader in order to transfer heat recovered from the MEA of the fuel cell to the fuel spreader.
A fuel cell comprising at least one heat recovery apparatus of which a first end portion is connected to a lower end portion of a vertical wall interposed between MEA unit cells of the fuel cell, and a second end portion is connected to a fuel spreader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.