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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2003
Applicant:
Detlef Gunther, Mainz-Kastel, DE;
Inventor:
Detlef Gunther, Mainz-Kastel, DE;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack that receives a cathode feed gas and has an exhaust stream and a heat transfer stream flowing therefrom. A charge-air heat exchanger enables heat transfer between the heat transfer stream and the cathode feed gas. The charge-air heat exchanger also enables heat transfer between the heat transfer stream and the cathode feed gas to compensate for the adiabatic cooling effect. Furthermore, the charge-air heat exchanger vaporizes the liquid water to provide water vapor. The water vapor humidifies the cathode feed gas.