System and method for starting a fuel cell stack assembly at sub-freezing temperature
US7056609B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for operating a fuel cell stack assembly having a plurality of fuel cells arranged in a stack to define opposed end fuel cells, wherein the plurality of fuel cells include intermediate fuel cells between the opposed end fuel cells, including feeding fuel and oxidant to the intermediate fuel cells whereby the at least one end fuel cell transports hydrogen across the cell and produces heat.
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