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US 6,582,843 B1Granted
Fuel cell system
AssigneeBallard Power Systems Inc.
InventorsRalf Heuser, Lars Kaufmann, Paul Kaupmann
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Abstract
A fuel cell section system has a media-cooled fuel cell with an anode space and a cathode space. A common delivery device is provided for introducing cooling medium into both the fuel cell and a condenser for condensation of water from outgoing cathode air.
Claims17
A fuel cell system, comprising:
- at least one fuel cell;
- a condenser for condensation of water from outgoing air discharged from said fuel cell;
- and
- a common delivery device for introducing a flow of cooling medium which cools both the fuel cell unit and the condenser, and which flows consecutively first through the condenser and thereafter through the at least one fuel cell.
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A fuel cell system comprising:
- a fuel cell unit;
- a condenser for condensation of water from gases discharged from said fuel cell unit;
- and
- a common delivery device for causing flow of a cooling medium which cools both said fuel cell unit and said condenser, said cooling medium flowing along a defined flow path;
- wherein,
- said condenser and said fuel cell unit are disposed sequentially in said flow path;
- and
- said condenser is situated up-stream of said fuel cell unit in said flow of cooling medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.