Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus – product – and – Having magnetic field feature
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-17
2005-05-17
Kalafut, Stephen J. (Department: 1745)
Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and
Having magnetic field feature
C429S006000, C429S006000, C429S006000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06893755
ABSTRACT:
This application relates to a method and system for controlling the supply of fuel to a dead-ended hydrogen fuel cell. The invention may be utilized, for example, to more efficiently integrate the operation of a hydrogen fuel cell and a hydrogen generator, such as a reformer coupled with a hydrogen separation unit. The invention ensures that the production and consumption of hydrogen are effectively balanced to avoid negative feed line pressure fluctuations. The fuel supply control subsystem and hydrogen consumption control subsystems are, however, “decoupled” and hence independently operable. The invention may include an accumulator disposed in a flow path between the hydrogen generator and the fuel cell for storing hydrogen under pressure. The accumulator is sufficiently large in volume such that the pressure of hydrogen in the flow path does not deviate substantially from a target pressure, even during the waste purging sessions. The system enables the use of low-cost pressure transducers in place of mass flow meters. In one aspect of the invention raffinate flow from the hydrogen separator can be controllably adjusted to regulate the temperature or other operating parameters of the reformer.
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Cellex Power Products, Inc.
Kalafut Stephen J.
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala
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