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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan Daniel O'Neill, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04955 (2016.01); H01M 8/04858 (2016.01); H01M 8/04828 (2016.01); H01M 8/249 (2016.01); H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); H01M 8/04746 (2016.01); H01M 8/04089 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04955 (2013.01); H01M 8/0488 (2013.01); H01M 8/04089 (2013.01); H01M 8/0494 (2013.01); H01M 8/04559 (2013.01); H01M 8/04589 (2013.01); H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); H01M 8/04953 (2016.02); H01M 8/249 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 90/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first fuel cell stack in series with a variable resistor and a second fuel cell stack in parallel with the first fuel cell stack and in series with a contactor. A resistance level of the variable resistor is adjusted in response to deactivating the contactor. A method of regulating a fuel cell assembly is also disclosed.