Patent ID: 9640810
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H01M,Y02E

Claim:
1. A power generator comprising: a housing; a chemical hydride fuel block, the chemical hydride fuel block including an array of cylindrical openings passing through the entire length of the chemical hydride fuel block, the chemical hydride fuel block shaped to be removably slid within the housing, the chemical hydride fuel block including a chemical hydride to produce hydrogen when exposed to water vapor; and an air conduit disposed about the chemical hydride fuel block in the housing, the air conduit including an array of air conduit tubes, the chemical hydride fuel block being adapted to be removable from the housing and the array of air conduit tubes, the array of air conduit tubes shaped to slide within the array of cylindrical openings to expose the outer surface of the array of air conduit tubes to the inner surface of the array of cylindrical openings when the chemical hydride fuel block is within the housing, wherein each of the air conduit tubes comprises: wherein the housing includes an air intake opening to draw air containing oxygen and water vapor into the housing and through the array of air conduit tubes and through an installed chemical hydride fuel block to provide oxygen to the fuel cell portion and to receive water vapor generated by the fuel cell portion, and to flow the air including the received water vapor past the permeable membrane portion of each of the air conduit tubes and to transport water vapor across the membrane portion to the replaceable chemical hydride fuel block.