Preconditioning membranes of a fuel cell stack
US6576356B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49108
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A preconditioning technique is disclosed to reduce the time that is needed to incubate membranes of a fuel cell stack. In this manner, the technique includes providing gas flows to an anode region and a cathode region of the fuel cell during a preconditioning time interval without causing electrochemical reactions to occur in the fuel cell. Subsequently, during an incubation time interval, electrochemical reactions occur in the fuel cell to incubate the membranes.
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