Ballard Power Systems Corporation

Thomas Alfred Birkhofer

Ralf Mueller

Michael Reindl

Ralf Erich Moos

Wilhelm Mueller

Thomas Roesch

A fuel cell assembly has an improved gas sensor. The improved sensor measures the gas concentrations in the interior fluid passages within a fuel cell assembly or within fluid passages employed to transport reactant fluid streams to or from the fuel cell(s). The improved sensor is particularly suited for use in the environment within the reactant fluid passages of a solid polymer fuel cell assembly and is tolerant to the presence of water. The sensor employs an active electrode; a passive electrode; and an electrolyte in contact with both electrodes. The electrolyte is disposed on a substrate and a heater is located in thermal contact with the substrate for heating the substrate and the electrolyte.

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Immenstaad, Germany

Thomas Alfred Birkhofer