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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2020
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hanon Systems, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Kil Sang Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Ju Han Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/26 (2006.01); H01M 8/241 (2016.01); H01M 8/04223 (2016.01); H01M 8/0297 (2016.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/26 (2013.01); H01M 8/0297 (2013.01); H01M 8/04037 (2013.01); H01M 8/04074 (2013.01); H01M 8/04253 (2013.01); H01M 8/241 (2013.01); H01M 8/04268 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an end cell heater for a fuel cell capable of preventing water existing in reaction cells of a fuel cell stack from being frozen to improve initial start ability and initial driving performance of the fuel cell at the time of cold-starting the fuel cell during winter by disposing heaters on end cells disposed at both ends of the fuel cell stack and capable of securing air-tightness and pressure resistance properties of air passages and fuel passages formed in the end cell.