Fuel containment and recycling system
First Claim
1. A fuel supply system for at least one fuel cell battery, comprising:
- a reservoir container for storing a quantity of electrochemical anode material and a quantity of reaction products, said reservoir container including at least two isolated chambers of inversely variable volume;
first means for communicating anode material between at least one cell connected to said reservoir container and a first of said chambers in said reservoir container;
second means for communicating reaction products between the cell and a second of said chambers in said reservoir container; and
means for varying the respective volumes of said first and second chambers as fresh anode material is delivered to said cell and reaction products are delivered to said reservoir;
wherein said reservoir container has at least one flexible wall and the system includes means for compressing the flexible wall to force anode material out of said reservoir and into the at least one fuel cell element.
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Abstract
An energy conversion system, comprising: a reservoir container including at least two chambers of inversely variable volume for respectively storing a quantity of fuel and receiving a quantity of exhaust; a means for decreasing the volume of the first chamber while concurrently increasing the volume of the second chamber; at least one energy conversion device; first means for communicating fuel between the at least one energy conversion device and a first of the chambers in the reservoir container; and second means for communicating exhaust between the at least one energy conversion device and a second of the chambers in the reservoir container. The reservoir container may be transported to a recharging/refilling station or recharged in-situ. A particular application for metal-air fuel cell power systems is shown and described.
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10 Claims
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1. A fuel supply system for at least one fuel cell battery, comprising:
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a reservoir container for storing a quantity of electrochemical anode material and a quantity of reaction products, said reservoir container including at least two isolated chambers of inversely variable volume; first means for communicating anode material between at least one cell connected to said reservoir container and a first of said chambers in said reservoir container; second means for communicating reaction products between the cell and a second of said chambers in said reservoir container; and means for varying the respective volumes of said first and second chambers as fresh anode material is delivered to said cell and reaction products are delivered to said reservoir;
wherein said reservoir container has at least one flexible wall and the system includes means for compressing the flexible wall to force anode material out of said reservoir and into the at least one fuel cell element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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