Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermal energy recycling fuel cell arrangement
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Application No.: US13996081Application Date: 2011-01-03
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Publication No.: US09620792B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Paul R. Hanrahan
- Applicant: Paul R. Hanrahan
- Applicant Address: DE Ingolstadt
- Assignee: AUDI AG
- Current Assignee: AUDI AG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Ingolstadt
- Agency: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2011/020008 WO 20110103
- International Announcement: WO2012/093991 WO 20120712
- Main IPC: H01M8/04
- IPC: H01M8/04 ; H01M8/04007 ; H01M8/04014 ; H01M8/04089 ; H01M8/2425 ; H01M8/1231

Abstract:
An example fuel cell arrangement includes a fuel cell stack configured to receive a supply fluid and to provide an exhaust fluid that has more thermal energy than the supply fluid. The arrangement also includes an ejector and a heat exchanger. The ejector is configured to direct at least some of the exhaust fluid into the supply fluid. The heat exchanger is configured to increase thermal energy in the supply fluid using at least some of the exhaust fluid that was not directed into the supply fluid.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130266882A1 THERMAL ENERGY RECYCLING FUEL CELL ARRANGEMENT Public/Granted day:2013-10-10
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