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patent · US7192666

Apparatus and method for heating fuel cells

20 March 2007

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Abstract

A fuel cell or fuel cell stack heater using resistive heat. A resistive conductor (preferably some type of metal wire) is attached to a source of electricity such as a battery. The resistive conductor is in proximity with the fuel cell or stack so that when the resistive conductor is heated, the cell or stack will also become hot. An insulating material surrounds the outside of the fuel cell or stack, so that it encloses the cell or stack and the resistive conductor. The insu...

Provenance

Collection
Cited prior art
Filed
2003-12-05
Source
Google Patents bibliographic record
Granted
2007-03-20
Inventors
John C. Calhoon; Microsoft Corp