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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 06, 2018
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Manish Sinha, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Chad Dubois, Oxford, MI (US);

Xiaofeng Wang, Troy, MI (US);

Sergio E. Garcia, Commerce Township, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/04746 (2016.01); H01M 8/0432 (2016.01); H01M 8/0444 (2016.01); H01M 8/04791 (2016.01); H01M 8/04828 (2016.01); B60L 50/72 (2019.01); B60L 58/33 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04783 (2013.01); B60L 50/72 (2019.02); H01M 8/04358 (2013.01); H01M 8/04447 (2013.01); H01M 8/04761 (2013.01); H01M 8/04798 (2013.01); H01M 8/04835 (2013.01); B60L 58/33 (2019.02); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/202 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of operating a fuel cell stack is described. The fuel cell stack includes a cathode, an anode, and a temporarily disabled bleed valve that is otherwise configured to transition from a first position to a second position and thereby modulate nitrogen drained from the anode. The method includes increasing a first pressure in the anode via a controller and, concurrent to increasing, decreasing a second pressure in the cathode via the controller. A system and a device including the fuel cell stack are also described.


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