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AssigneeIntelligent Energy Limited
InventorsDaniel Ninan, Nathaniel Palmer, Sophie Charlotte Harris, Phillip Wardle, Jonathan Cole, Iain Fraser, Peter David Hood, Paul Leonard Adcock
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A coolant storage tank (1) for storing coolant in a fuel cell system (2), the coolant storage tank comprising a plurality of individually controllable heater elements (7, 8a, 8b). A coolant storage tank comprising a first heater element (7) located at a base of the coolant storage tank and a second heater element (8a) is also disclosed. A coolant storage tank comprising a first coolant storage compartment (50) in fluid communication with a second coolant storage compartment (51), the first coolant storage compartment including at least a first heater element (54) and wherein the second coolant storage compartment is unheated is also disclosed. A method of melting frozen coolant in a coolant storage tank is also disclosed.
A method of heating coolant in a coolant storage tank in a fuel cell system, the method comprising sequentially activating via a controller at least two individually controllable heater elements;
A method of melting frozen coolant in a coolant storage tank of a fuel cell system, the coolant storage tank including at least one heater element for melting frozen coolant within said tank, the at least one heater element configured to be powered by the fuel cell during operation, the method comprising the steps of;
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