Title:
ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004075375
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An improved system (10) for generating electrical power using a fuel cell (16). More particularly, a System for generating hydrogen gas (14) by reacting water vapor (12) with a substantially non-fluid substance and transporting the generated hydrogen gas to the fuel cell (16) which generates electrical power. Reacting water vapor with the non fluid hydrogen generating substance rather than liquid water prevents caking of the non-fluid substance and deposition of byproducts onto the non-fluid substance that interfere with continued generation of hydrogen gas. Also, a non-electrically actuated valve (26) for use in a hydrogen gas generating apparatus which regulates the generation of hydrogen as required by the fuel cell.
Inventors:
REZACHEK THOMAS
WOOD ROLAND
WOOD ROLAND
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/004832
Publication Date:
September 29, 2005
Filing Date:
February 18, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HONEYWELL INT INC (US)
International Classes:
C01B3/06; H01M50/636; H01M50/673; (IPC1-7): H01M8/06; C01B3/06; H01M8/04; B01J7/02
Domestic Patent References:
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| WO2001085606A1 | 2001-11-15 |
Foreign References:
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Other References:
AIELLO R ET AL: "Production of hydrogen from chemical hydrides via hydrolysis with steam", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V., BARKING, GB, vol. 24, no. 12, December 1999 (1999-12-01), pages 1123 - 1130, XP004362710, ISSN: 0360-3199
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