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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2002
Applicant:
William P. Acker, Rexford, NY (US);
Inventor:
William P. Acker, Rexford, NY (US);
Assignee:
MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc., Albany, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing heat generated by a device that is powered at least in part by a direct oxidation fuel cell. Additional heat tends to improve the reaction in the direct oxidation fuel cell, and so unwanted heat produced by a powered device can be harnessed to increase the temperature of the reaction in the direct oxidation fuel cell. By doing so, the performance of the fuel cell can be enhanced and the temperature of the heat-generating portion of the device maintained.