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Fuel cell cartridge with reformate filtering

  • US 7,622,207 B2
  • Filed: 09/16/2005
  • Issued: 11/24/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing hydrogen to a fuel cell in an electronics device, the method comprising:

  • attaching a hydrogen fuel source storage device to the electronics device, such that the storage device is detachably coupled with the electronics device that includes a fuel processor;

    transferring a hydrogen fuel source from the storage device to the fuel processor included in the electronics device;

    reforming the hydrogen fuel source in the fuel processor to produce reformate;

    transferring the reformate from the fuel processor to the storage device;

    removing a contaminant from the reformate while the reformate is in the storage device by way of a reformate cleaning system; and

    transferring hydrogen in the reformate from the storage device to the fuel cell in the electronics device.

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