Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus – product – and – With pressure equalizing means for liquid immersion operation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-18
2009-02-03
Crepeau, Jonathan (Department: 1795)
Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and
With pressure equalizing means for liquid immersion operation
C429S006000, C429S006000, C429S006000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07485381
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for recovering thermal energy from a fuel processing system comprising a fuel processor and a fuel cell stack in communication with a household that is adapted to apply at least electrical loads, and optionally electrical and thermal loads, to the fuel processing system. The systems further include a thermal energy recovery system that is adapted to recover thermal energy from the fuel processing system and which includes a plurality of thermal energy reservoirs. The recovery system includes a delivery system that is adapted to selectively deliver heat exchange fluid from at least one of the plurality of thermal energy reservoirs into thermal communication with the fuel processing system to recover thermal energy therefrom. In some embodiments, at least one of the thermal energy reservoirs forms at least a portion of a potable hot water supply for the household.
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