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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Volkswagen Ag, Wolfsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Christian Lucas, Braunschweig, DE;
Rune Staeck, Gifthorn, DE;
Assignees:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 8/04089 (2016.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04141 (2013.01); H01M 8/04149 (2013.01); H01M 8/04164 (2013.01); H01M 8/04097 (2013.01); H01M 8/04126 (2013.01); H01M 8/04134 (2013.01); H01M 8/04156 (2013.01); H01M 8/04171 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A humidifier with an integrated water separator for a fuel cell system, including a housing with a first channel for a first gas stream and a second channel for a second gas stream, a humidifier area in which the first channel and the second channel are separated from one another by a water vapor-permeable membrane, and a collection container for collecting the deposited liquid water is provided. It is provided that a water separator for separating liquid water is situated in the humidifier area.