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US 2010/0248058 A1Published application
Fuel cell module
AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroaki SUZUKI, Takashi Yasuo
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Abstract
A heat storage unit is provided between a gas sealing member and a hydrogen storage alloy tank, and is thermally connected to the gas sealing member and the hydrogen storage alloy tank. The latent heat storage unit includes a first heat storage material having a melting point (dry-out temperature) at or below which the dry-out begins during the operation of a fuel cell and a second heat storage material having a melting point (flooding temperature) at or below which the flooding begins during the operation of the fuel cell.
Claims18
A fuel cell module comprising:
- a fuel cell including an electrolyte membrane, an anode disposed on one face of the electrolyte membrane and a cathode disposed on the other face of the electrolyte member;
- a fuel containing unit configured to store hydrogen storage alloy for storing hydrogen to be supplied to said fuel cell;
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- a latent heat storage unit including a first heat storage material having a melting point at or below which a dry-out begins during an operation of said fuel cell and a second heat storage material having a melting point at or above which a flooding begins during an operation of the fuel cell,
- wherein said latent heat storage unit is thermally connected to said fuel cell and said fuel containing unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.