Vehicle fuel cell purging system
US10497952B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes a fuel cell having a stack for generating power and a controller. The controller is programmed to, in response to a fuel cell temperature decreasing to less than a temperature threshold after a shutdown, initiate a primary purge of the stack and terminate the primary purge at a predetermined anode pressure.
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