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GB2533265B
GB2533265B GB1421283.1A GB201421283A GB2533265B GB 2533265 B GB2533265 B GB 2533265B GB 201421283 A GB201421283 A GB 201421283A GB 2533265 B GB2533265 B GB 2533265B
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Burslem Benjamin
Leonard Adcock Paul
James Gurney Christopher
Rama Pratap
Moghimi Shahin
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JP2003086209A (en) * 2001-09-06 2003-03-20 Equos Research Co Ltd Fuel cell device
GB2409763A (en) * 2003-12-31 2005-07-06 Intelligent Energy Ltd Water management in fuel cells
US20090214915A1 (en) * 2008-02-25 2009-08-27 Hyundai Motor Company Fuel cell system using evaporative cooling and method of cooling fuel cell system
GB2464946A (en) * 2008-10-30 2010-05-05 Intelligent Energy Ltd Fuel Cell Cooling
WO2010123146A1 (en) * 2009-04-22 2010-10-28 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Method of controlling a fuel cell system
WO2013081618A1 (en) * 2011-12-01 2013-06-06 Utc Power Corporation System water balancing
DE102012024860A1 (en) * 2012-12-19 2014-06-26 Audi Ag Method for operating a fuel cell system
EP3024078A1 (en) * 2014-11-20 2016-05-25 Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. Fuel cell system

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JP2003086209A (en) * 2001-09-06 2003-03-20 Equos Research Co Ltd Fuel cell device
GB2409763A (en) * 2003-12-31 2005-07-06 Intelligent Energy Ltd Water management in fuel cells
US20090214915A1 (en) * 2008-02-25 2009-08-27 Hyundai Motor Company Fuel cell system using evaporative cooling and method of cooling fuel cell system
GB2464946A (en) * 2008-10-30 2010-05-05 Intelligent Energy Ltd Fuel Cell Cooling
WO2010123146A1 (en) * 2009-04-22 2010-10-28 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Method of controlling a fuel cell system
WO2013081618A1 (en) * 2011-12-01 2013-06-06 Utc Power Corporation System water balancing
DE102012024860A1 (en) * 2012-12-19 2014-06-26 Audi Ag Method for operating a fuel cell system
EP3024078A1 (en) * 2014-11-20 2016-05-25 Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. Fuel cell system

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