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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019

Filed:

May. 26, 2017
Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Choonjae Ryu, Seoul, KR;

Dongkeun Yang, Seoul, KR;

Hyoungsuk Woo, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/04746 (2016.01); H01M 8/04082 (2016.01); H01M 8/04186 (2016.01); H01M 8/04089 (2016.01); H01M 8/0432 (2016.01); H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); H01M 8/0432 (2013.01); H01M 8/04089 (2013.01); H01M 8/04186 (2013.01); H01M 8/04197 (2016.02); H01M 8/04201 (2013.01); H01M 8/04619 (2013.01); H01M 8/04179 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fuel cell has a stack that includes a fuel electrode and air electrode on opposite sides of an electrolyte membrane. The fuel electrode includes first and second fuel ports communicative via a fuel flow path, and the air electrode includes first and second air ports communicative via an air flow path. The fuel cell also includes first and second fuel feeders communicative with the first and second fuel ports, and first and second air feeders communicative with the first and second air ports. The fuel cell also includes a fuel switching unit between the first and second fuel feeders that switches a fuel supply direction between the first and second fuel feeders. The fuel cell further includes an air switching unit between the first and second air feeders that switches an air supply direction between the first and second air feeders.


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