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US 7,141,326 B2Granted
Warm-up apparatus for fuel cell
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTomoki Kobayashi, Yoshio Nuiya, Mitsuru Kai
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Abstract
A warm-up apparatus GS for a fuel cell 1, 51 comprising: a compressor 22, 71 for feeding supply gas A to the fuel cell 1, 51; a main passage W1, W3 connecting the compressor 22, 71 and the fuel cell 1, 51 and feeding supply gas A; an intercooler 23, 73 arranged in the main passage W1, W3; and a bypass passage W2, W4 connecting the compressor 22, 71 and the fuel cell 1, 51 and feeding supply gas A in such a manner that the supply gas A bypasses the intercooler 23, 73.
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A warm-up apparatus for a fuel cell comprising:
- an air supply section for feeding air to a cathode of the fuel cell, the air supply section including a compressor for compressing and conveying air, and an air passage connecting the compressor and the cathode of the fuel cell;
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- a hydrogen supply section for feeding hydrogen to an anode of the fuel cell, the hydrogen supply section including a hydrogen passage connecting a hydrogen supply source and the anode of the fuel cell;
- wherein said air passage includes a main passage and a bypass passage, the main passage being provided with an intercooler for cooling air flowing from the compressor to the fuel cell and the bypass passage bypassing the intercooler;
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- wherein a heat exchanger is arranged between the air passage and the hydrogen passage so as to transfer the heat of air to hydrogen.
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A warm-up apparatus for a fuel cell comprising:
- an air supply section for feeding air to a cathode of the fuel cell, the air supply section including a compressor for compressing and conveying air, and an air passage connecting the compressor and the cathode of the fuel cell;
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- a hydrogen supply section for feeding hydrogen to an anode of the fuel cell, the hydrogen supply section including a hydrogen passage connecting a hydrogen supply source and the anode of the fuel cell;
- wherein a heat exchanger is arranged between the air passage and the hydrogen passage so as to transfer the heat of air to hydrogen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.