CARTRIDGE FOR FUEL CELL HUMIDIFIER, AND FUEL CELL HUMIDIFIER

    公开(公告)号:US20240304839A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18551609

    申请日:2022-04-25

    CPC classification number: H01M8/04149 H01M8/04141 H01M2008/1095

    Abstract: The present invention relates to: a cartridge for a fuel cell humidifier for humidifying dry gas supplied from the outside by using wet gas discharged from a fuel cell stack; and a fuel cell humidifier, the cartridge comprising: an inner case having an opening at the end thereof, and having a plurality of hollow fiber membranes contained therein; and a first gas inlet and a first gas outlet formed to be spaced from each other in a first axial direction in the inner case, wherein: the inner case comprises a first segment having the hollow fiber membranes contained therein, a second segment spaced from the first segment on the basis of a second axial direction that is vertical with respect to the first axial direction, and a third segment positioned between the first segment and the second segment on the basis of the second axial direction; and the average thickness of the third segment is thinner than each of the average thickness of the first segment and the average thickness of the second segment.

    FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER
    126.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240243308A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18558724

    申请日:2022-06-09

    CPC classification number: H01M8/04149 H01M2008/1095

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fuel cell membrane humidifier in which a gap between an inner case and a mid-case constituting a cartridge is sealed to prevent off-gas from being bypassed. The disclosed fuel cell membrane humidifier includes: a mid-case having a partition wall partitioning an internal space; a first cap fastened to one side of the mid-case; a second cap fastened to other side of the mid-case; an inner case disposed in the mid-case and configured to accommodate a plurality of hollow fiber membranes therein; a rib protruding from one side of the inner case and coming into contact with one surface of the partition wall; a hook protruding from other side of the inner case and coming into contact with other surface of the partition wall; a first gasket disposed between the first cap and the inner case and configured to transmit fastening force between the first cap and the mid-case to the rib; and a second gasket disposed between the second cap and the inner case and configured to transmit fastening force between the second cap and the mid-case to the hook.

    MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER FOR FUEL CELL
    129.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240113311A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US18264777

    申请日:2022-03-08

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a membrane humidifier for a fuel cell, which can prevent a decrease in humidification efficiency, caused by a pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the membrane humidifier. The membrane humidifier for a fuel cell, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a middle case having a module insertion part formed therein; a cap case coupled to the middle case; a hollow fiber membrane module inserted in the module insertion part; and an active pressure buffer part formed between the middle case and the module insertion part to prevent expansion of the module insertion part due to a pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the middle case or relieve the pressure difference according to output states of the fuel cell.

    FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240097161A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18253944

    申请日:2021-12-30

    CPC classification number: H01M8/04149

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fuel cell membrane humidifier capable of regulating dry gas pressure in the fuel cell membrane humidifier by discharging dry gas to an outside according to the dry gas pressure in the membrane humidifier and a fuel cell system including the same, and



    the fuel cell membrane humidifier according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
    includes: a mid-case; a cap fastened to the mid-case and having a dry gas discharge hole through which dry gas is discharged; and a pressure regulator formed in the cap and partially opening the dry gas discharge hole according to pressure of dry gas in the cap to regulate the pressure of the dry gas in the cap.

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