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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2004
Thomas Rezachek, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Roland A. Wood, Bloomington, MN (US);
Thomas Rezachek, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Roland A. Wood, Bloomington, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An improved system for generating electrical power using a fuel cell. More particularly, a system for generating hydrogen gas by reacting water vapor with a substantially non-fluid substance and transporting the generated hydrogen gas to the fuel cell which generates electrical power. Reacting water vapor with the non-fluid hydrogen generating substance rather than liquid water prevents caking of the non-fluid substance and deposition of byproducts onto the non-fluid substance that interfere with continued generation of hydrogen gas. Also, a non-electrically actuated valve for use in a hydrogen gas generating apparatus which regulates the generation of hydrogen as required by the fuel cell.