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US08192883B2 System and method for reducing radiator sizes for low temperature fuel cell systems 有权
降低低温燃料电池系统散热器尺寸的系统和方法

  • Patent Title: System and method for reducing radiator sizes for low temperature fuel cell systems
  • Patent Title (中): 降低低温燃料电池系统散热器尺寸的系统和方法
  • Application No.: US12096828
    Application Date: 2006-01-10
  • Publication No.: US08192883B2
    Publication Date: 2012-06-05
  • Inventor: Leslie L. VanDine
  • Applicant: Leslie L. VanDine
  • Applicant Address: US CT South Windsor
  • Assignee: UTC Power Corporation
  • Current Assignee: UTC Power Corporation
  • Current Assignee Address: US CT South Windsor
  • Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
  • International Application: PCT/US2006/000859 WO 20060110
  • International Announcement: WO2007/081329 WO 20070719
  • Main IPC: H01M8/04
  • IPC: H01M8/04
System and method for reducing radiator sizes for low temperature fuel cell systems
Abstract:
A fuel cell cooling system (10) includes a fuel cell (12) having a liquid loop (24) that produces water vapor. An antifreeze cooling loop (38) includes an inductor (40) that receives the water vapor and introduces the water vapor to an antifreeze. The water is separated (48) from the antifreeze and returned to the liquid cooling loop as liquid water (50) after the mixture of condensed water vapor and antifreeze has passed through a radiator (46). Water in the liquid cooling loop (24) exits the fuel cell (12) and passes through a restricting valve (32) thereby lowering the pressure of the water A flash cooler (34) downstream from the restricting valve collects the water vapor and provides it to the inductor (40) in the antifreeze cooling loop (38).
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