Fuel cell system having fuel circulation structure, method of operating the same, and electronic apparatus including the fuel cell system

US8993196B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8993196-B2
Application numberUS-64569409-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 23, 2009
Priority dateDec 30, 2008
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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In a fuel cell system including a fuel cartridge and a fuel supply module, the fuel cartridge includes at least two ports, wherein a first port from among the at least two ports is a fuel inlet port and a second port from among the at least two ports is a fuel outlet port. The fuel cartridge may also include a fuel pouch or the fuel cartridge itself may be the fuel pouch. The fuel supply module may include a fuel circulation structure that circulates the fuel before the fuel is supplied to the stack. The fuel cell system may be equipped with an electronic apparatus and serve as a source of power.

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What is claimed is: 1. A fuel cartridge included in a fuel cell system, the fuel cartridge comprising: at least two ports, wherein a first port from among the at least two ports is a fuel inlet port and a second port from among the at least two ports is a fuel outlet port; a fuel pouch; an accommodation space to accommodate the fuel pouch; and a storage space spaced apart from the accommodation space, wherein both the fuel pouch and the storage space store fuel, the interior…

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What does patent US8993196B2 cover?
In a fuel cell system including a fuel cartridge and a fuel supply module, the fuel cartridge includes at least two ports, wherein a first port from among the at least two ports is a fuel inlet port and a second port from among the at least two ports is a fuel outlet port. The fuel cartridge may also include a fuel pouch or the fuel cartridge itself may be the fuel pouch. The fuel supply module…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Joung Young-Soo, Cho Hye-Jung, Yoon Sang-Ho, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M8/04208. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).