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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
May. 24, 2006
Hae-kyoung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jung-min OH, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae-yong Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyuk Chang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hae-Kyoung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Min Oh, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae-Yong Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyuk Chang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A fuel cell system is provided with a first separation layer and a buffer solution layer disposed between a liquid-phase fuel storage layer and an anode of a membrane electrode assembly. A vapor-phase fuel is transferred to the buffer solution layer through the first separation layer, condensed, and diluted to produce a liquid-phase fuel with a low concentration in the buffer solution layer, and the low concentration liquid-phase fuel is supplied to the membrane electrode assembly. A second separation layer may be interposed between the first separation layer and the fuel storage layer. Fuel is supplied by a passive supplying method so that the system can be small with a high efficiency and unnecessary power consumption can be prevented. The fuel cell system can be operated regardless of orientation.