Claims
- 1. A method of supplying a gaseous reactant to a fuel cell at a desired operating-rate of flux, comprising:
providing the reactant in liquid form in a tank configured for containing the liquid form of the reactant, wherein the tank includes a heat source for increasing a boiling-rate of the reactant, and wherein the tank is configured to supply the reactant to the fuel cell at a rate determined by the boiling-rate of the reactant; and triggering the heat source to supply heat to increase the boiling rate of the reactant to a level appropriate to supply the resulting gaseous reactant to the fuel cell at substantially the operating-rate of flux.
Parent Case Info
[0001] The present application claims priority from two U.S. provisional patent applications, Serial No. 60/194,137, filed Apr. 3, 2000, and Serial No. 60/241,713, filed Oct. 18, 2000, which are both incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60194137 |
Apr 2000 |
US |
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60241713 |
Oct 2000 |
US |
Divisions (1)
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Parent |
09826424 |
Apr 2001 |
US |
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10073518 |
Feb 2002 |
US |