POWER GENERATOR HAVING FUEL CELL AND MEMBRANE CONDUITS

A power generator (400, 500, 600, 700) includes a housing (200, 603), a chemical hydride fuel block (300) adapted to be removably placed within the housing, an air conduit (110, 705, 710) disposed about the chemical hydride fuel block (300) in the housing. The air conduit includes a fuel cell portio...

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1. Verfasser:	EICKHOFF, Steven J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS ELECTRICITY PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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Zusammenfassung:	A power generator (400, 500, 600, 700) includes a housing (200, 603), a chemical hydride fuel block (300) adapted to be removably placed within the housing, an air conduit (110, 705, 710) disposed about the chemical hydride fuel block (300) in the housing. The air conduit includes a fuel cell portion (112, 730, 805) and a water vapor permeable, hydrogen impermeable membrane portion (114, 740, 810). The housing (200, 603) has an air intake opening (215, 515, 622) to draw air into the housing (200, 603) and through the air conduit (110, 705, 710) to provide oxygen to the fuel cell portion and to carry water vapor generated by the fuel cell portion past the permeable membrane portion (114, 740, 810) such that water vapor passes through the membrane and causes release of hydrogen from the fuel block (300).