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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 12, 2011
Eon Soo Lee, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Jae Hyuk Jang, Seoul, KR;
Tae Kon Koo, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
There is provided a fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell generating electricity and heat by an electrochemical reaction between a fuel and air, a thermoelectric element converting heat, emitted from the fuel cell, into electrical energy, and a heat storage tank storing heat emitted from the thermoelectric element. The fuel cell system includes therein a configuration allowing for the conversion of heat, emitted from a fuel cell, into electricity or the utilization of heat, thereby minimizing the amount of heat that is released at the final stage. Therefore, a reduction in the size of a heat storage tank can be achieved, and the electricity conversion efficiency of a fuel cell can be improved.