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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2002
Alan P. Meissner, Franklin, WI (US);
Mark G. Voss, Franksville, WI (US);
Gregory G. Hughes, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Joseph R. Stevenson, Kenosha, WI (US);
Liping Cao, Kenosha, WI (US);
Alan P. Meissner, Franklin, WI (US);
Mark G. Voss, Franksville, WI (US);
Gregory G. Hughes, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Joseph R. Stevenson, Kenosha, WI (US);
Liping Cao, Kenosha, WI (US);
Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
Energy consumption is minimized in the fuel cell system including a fuel cellhaving a fuel inlet, an oxidant inlet, a cathode gas outletand an anode tail gas outlet. At least one humidifier, is interposed between a source of air or fuel and includes an interior energy containing medium flow pathin heat exchange relation with a reactant flow pathtogether with a sourceof water connected to the reactant flow pathto be vaporized therein. The energy containing medium flow pathis connected to one of the outletsto receive a heated fluid therefrom to provide the heat of vaporization to the aqueous material.