Current bypass device for proton exchange membrane fuel cell system
US10790546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 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 fuel cell system includes a plurality of fuel cells. Each of the fuel cells may include a current bypass device that is configured to flow a current responsive to an anode potential exceeding a cathode potential to prevent carbon corrosion within the fuel cell.
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