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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Milos Milacic, New Boston, MI (US);
Craig Winfield Peterson, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Andreas R. Schamel, Erftstadt-Kierdorf, DE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and methods are provided for testing anode integrity during vehicle operation. In one example described, the system and methods allow for anode leak tests during vehicle operation based on a flow of hydrogen into a fuel cell, the flow of hydrogen into the fuel cell maintaining the vehicle power while the leak test is performed. The methods further allow for operational adjustments responsive to the leak test, which may include controlling the vehicle power to manage vehicle operations in the presence of a hydrogen leak in some instances.