Automatic device for opening and closing the comburent inlet and outlet ports of a fuel cell
US4039728A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automatic device for a fuel cell including inlet and outlet ports connected to an electrolyte feeding circuit provided with a pump for electrolyte circulation and inlet and outlet ports for a comburent, this device comprising in combination obturation means for closing and opening said inlet and outlet ports for the comburent, and control means connected to said obturation means, said control means actuating said obturation means in response to a parameter which depends on the circulation of electrolyte through the fuel cell.
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