WO2004070856A3 - Fuel cell system with recuperative heat exchanger - Google Patents

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WO2004070856A3
WO2004070856A3 PCT/US2003/039158 US0339158W WO2004070856A3 WO 2004070856 A3 WO2004070856 A3 WO 2004070856A3 US 0339158 W US0339158 W US 0339158W WO 2004070856 A3 WO2004070856 A3 WO 2004070856A3
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exhaust gas
heat exchanger
recuperative heat
fuel cell
cathode exhaust
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Volker Formanski
Thomas Herbig
George R Woody
John P Salvador
Steven D Burch
Uwe Hannesen
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Gen Motors Corp
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Abstract

A fuel cell system that employs a recuperative heat exchanger to provide additional cooling for the compressed charge air applied to the cathodes of the fuel cells in the fuel cell stack. The cathode exhaust gas is applied to the recuperative heat exchanger so that the cathode exhaust gas cools the charge air heated by the compressed air. A cathode exhaust gas expander is provided in combination with the recuperative heat exchanger that uses the energy in the heated cathode exhaust gas to power the charge air compressor. An anode exhaust gas combustor can be provided that burns residual hydrogen in the anode exhaust gas to further heat the cathode exhaust gas before it is applied to the expander.
PCT/US2003/039158 2003-01-31 2003-12-10 Fuel cell system with recuperative heat exchanger WO2004070856A2 (en)

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DE10394059T DE10394059B4 (en) 2003-01-31 2003-12-10 Fuel cell system with a recuperative heat exchanger
AU2003294680A AU2003294680A1 (en) 2003-01-31 2003-12-10 Fuel cell system with recuperative heat exchanger
JP2004568021A JP4773725B2 (en) 2003-01-31 2003-12-10 FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE FUEL CELL SYSTEM

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US10/356,333 2003-01-31
US10/356,333 US20040151958A1 (en) 2003-01-31 2003-01-31 Fuel cell system with recuperative heat exchanger
US10/696,267 US7276308B2 (en) 2003-01-31 2003-10-29 Fuel cell system with recuperative heat exchanger
US10/696,267 2003-10-29

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