Humidification device for fuel cell
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsHyunyoo KIM, Sae Han OH, Chang Ha LEE
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Abstract
A humidifier for a fuel cell enables moisture exchange between supply air supplied from an air compressor and exhaust air discharged from the fuel cell. In particular, the humidifier of the fuel cell may include: i) a housing main body; ii) a humidification membrane module that is provided in the housing main body; and iii) a bypass unit that is provided in the housing main body to selectively bypass the supply air supplied from the air compressor and the exhaust air discharged from the fuel cell.
Claims18
A humidifier of a fuel cell for, exchanging a moisture between a supply air supplied from an air compressor and an exhaust air discharged from the fuel cell, the humidifier comprising:
- a housing main body;
- a humidification membrane module provided in the housing main body;
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- a bypass unit provided in the housing main body and configured to selectively bypass the supply air supplied from the air compressor and the exhaust air discharged from the fuel cell.
A humidifier of a fuel cell for exchanging a moisture between a supply air supplied from an air compressor and an exhaust air discharged from the fuel cell, the humidifier comprising:
- a housing main body including:
- a first cap portion having a supply air inlet portion,
- a second cap portion having a humidified air outlet portion, and
- a mid-housing having an exhaust air inlet portion and an exhaust air outlet portion and provided between the first cap portion and the second cap portion;
- a humidification membrane module provided inside of the mid-housing and configured to connect the first cap portion and the second cap portion;
- a bypass flow path portion provided inside of the mid-housing, and configured to form a first bypass path connecting the exhaust air inlet portion and the second cap portion, a second bypass path connecting the exhaust air outlet portion and the first cap portion, and a valve passage connecting the first bypass path and the second bypass path;
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- a valve body portion rotatably provided in the valve passage and including a plurality of valve holes, each valve hole formed in a cylinder shape,
- wherein at least one valve hole of the plurality of valve holes has an closed end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.