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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Kei Matsuoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Masato Akita, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Hirazawa, Inagi, JP;
Yuusuke Sato, Bunkyo-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Kei Matsuoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Masato Akita, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroaki Hirazawa, Inagi, JP;
Yuusuke Sato, Bunkyo-ku, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell system is provided with a direct methanol fuel cell having an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte membrane put therebetween, a fuel supply unit supplying fuel to the anode, an air supply unit supplying air to the cathode and a heat exchanger exchanging heat between the fuel supplied by the fuel supply unit to the anode and an exhaust exhausted from the fuel cell.