WO2009124129A3 - Fuel cell cabinet - Google Patents

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WO2009124129A3
WO2009124129A3 PCT/US2009/039165 US2009039165W WO2009124129A3 WO 2009124129 A3 WO2009124129 A3 WO 2009124129A3 US 2009039165 W US2009039165 W US 2009039165W WO 2009124129 A3 WO2009124129 A3 WO 2009124129A3
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fuel cell
predetermined temperature
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cell cabinet
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Thomas F. Craft
Anil K. Trehan
Bob Campbell
David Reichert
Bryn Epp
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Commscope, Inc. Of North Carolina
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Abstract

A fuel cell cabinet is provided. The fuel cell cabinet includes a liquid cooling system for maintaining a predetermined temperature range of a first cooling liquid of the fuel cell, an air feed system for maintaining a predetermined temperature range of the temperature controlled air entering the fuel cell, a heat management system that manages and controls an internal air temperature of the housing to be one of at a predetermined temperature and within a predetermined temperature range, an air feed and exhaust system for hydrogen declassification, and a waste water management system that collects and manages the flow of the water from a fuel cell.
PCT/US2009/039165 2008-04-01 2009-04-01 Fuel cell cabinet WO2009124129A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (16)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US4157508P 2008-04-01 2008-04-01
US61/041,575 2008-04-01
US4703108P 2008-04-22 2008-04-22
US4701608P 2008-04-22 2008-04-22
US61/047,016 2008-04-22
US61/047,031 2008-04-22
US12/416,106 US20090246566A1 (en) 2008-04-01 2009-03-31 Fuel cell cabinet heat management and thermal control system
US12/416,096 2009-03-31
US12/416,116 2009-03-31
US12/416,106 2009-03-31
US12/416,087 2009-03-31
US12/416,087 US8211580B2 (en) 2008-04-01 2009-03-31 Electronics cabinet with liquid cooling system for backup power fuel cell
US12/416,116 US8236457B2 (en) 2008-04-01 2009-03-31 Electronics cabinet with waste water management system for backup power fuel cell
US12/416,096 US8383289B2 (en) 2008-04-01 2009-03-31 Electronics cabinet with air feed system for backup power fuel cell
US12/416,113 US8153326B2 (en) 2008-04-01 2009-03-31 Electronics cabinet with air feed and exhaust system for backup power fuel cell
US12/416,113 2009-03-31

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Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US4782669A (en) * 1986-11-17 1988-11-08 International Fuel Cells Corporation Cooling system for a burst power fuel cell
US6232006B1 (en) * 1998-12-18 2001-05-15 International Fuel Cells Llc Dual coolant loop fuel cell power plant
EP1187242A2 (en) * 2000-09-06 2002-03-13 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Fuel cell system and method for operating the same
US20020037447A1 (en) * 2000-09-27 2002-03-28 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Cooling system for fuel cell
US20060078777A1 (en) * 2004-10-13 2006-04-13 Grimes Mark W Fuel cell housing
US20060105209A1 (en) * 2004-11-12 2006-05-18 Jurgen Thyroff System and method for drying a fuel cell stack at system shutdown
WO2008016257A1 (en) * 2006-08-04 2008-02-07 Fuelcell Power, Inc. Fuel cell system and operating method

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4782669A (en) * 1986-11-17 1988-11-08 International Fuel Cells Corporation Cooling system for a burst power fuel cell
US6232006B1 (en) * 1998-12-18 2001-05-15 International Fuel Cells Llc Dual coolant loop fuel cell power plant
EP1187242A2 (en) * 2000-09-06 2002-03-13 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Fuel cell system and method for operating the same
US20020037447A1 (en) * 2000-09-27 2002-03-28 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Cooling system for fuel cell
US20060078777A1 (en) * 2004-10-13 2006-04-13 Grimes Mark W Fuel cell housing
US20060105209A1 (en) * 2004-11-12 2006-05-18 Jurgen Thyroff System and method for drying a fuel cell stack at system shutdown
WO2008016257A1 (en) * 2006-08-04 2008-02-07 Fuelcell Power, Inc. Fuel cell system and operating method

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