FUEL-CELLS SYSTEM

A fuel-cells system 20 is equipped with an oxygen enrichment unit 34 and supplies air whose oxygen partial pressure has been increased by the oxygen enrichment unit 34 to fuel cells 40 as oxidizing gas. The oxygen enrichment unit 34 is a magnetic oxygen enrichment device that effects oxygen enrichme...

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Main Authors KAWAHARA, TATSUYA, NITTA, SHOICHIRO, TAKI, MASAYOSHI, MIURA, MORIMICHI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 18.03.2003
Edition6
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CHEMISTRY
COMPOUNDS THEREOF
ELECTRICITY
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
SEPARATION
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A fuel-cells system 20 is equipped with an oxygen enrichment unit 34 and supplies air whose oxygen partial pressure has been increased by the oxygen enrichment unit 34 to fuel cells 40 as oxidizing gas. The oxygen enrichment unit 34 is a magnetic oxygen enrichment device that effects oxygen enrichment utilizing the fact that the oxygen molecule is paramagnetic and when magnetized migrates toward a magnetic pole side. Specifically, a magnetic field is generated inside the oxygen enrichment uni t 34 by an electromagnet, air compressed by a compressor unit 32 is supplied to the oxygen enrichment unit 34, and compressed oxygen-enriched air is discharged from the vicinity of the magnetic poles in the oxygen enrichment unit 34 and supplied to the fuel cells 40.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19982236637