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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Nantenergy, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Ramkumar Krishnan, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Joel Hayes, Chandler, AZ (US);
Grant Friesen, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Shawn Fink, Mesa, AZ (US);
NANTENERGY, INC., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A system and methods for managing water content in one or more electrochemical cell is disclosed. The system includes a gas-phase conduit for receiving humid gas-phase associated with the electrochemical cell, a desiccator unit connected to each electrochemical cell and configured for extracting water from the humid gas-phase, a heater for selectively heating the desiccator unit, and a carbon dioxide (CO2) scrubber connected to the desiccator unit. The system may capture water vapor at the desiccator unit from a humid gas-phase exiting electrochemical cell, or release water vapor in desiccator unit, via actuation of heater, that is transported into the electrochemical cell depending on the mode of operation. The CO2 scrubber may also be used to capture water vapor, based on the mode of operation.