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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Guillaume Michael Kurczko Brousseau, Woodstock, CT (US);
Maura M. Vigliano, West Springfield, MA (US);
David A. Niezelski, Manchester, CT (US);
Sushant S. Bhadange, Vernon, CT (US);
Assignee:
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/24 (2016.01); H01M 8/2475 (2016.01); H01M 8/2465 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/2475 (2013.01); H01M 8/2465 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
An exemplary fuel cell device includes a cell stack assembly having a plurality of fuel cells. A vapor barrier tape is wrapped around at least a portion of an exterior of the cell stack assembly. An exemplary method of managing moisture within a fuel cell stack assembly includes covering at least a portion of an exterior of the cell stack assembly with a vapor barrier tape to thereby maintain moisture within the cell stack assembly.