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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Teledyne Energy Systems, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert K. Wynne, New Freedom, PA (US);
Patrick Scott Ferguson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Robert Christopher Utz, Phoenix, MD (US);
Assignee:
TELEDYNE ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04223 (2016.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 8/04291 (2016.01); H01M 8/0662 (2016.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04231 (2013.01); H01M 8/04179 (2013.01); H01M 8/04291 (2013.01); H01M 8/0662 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 90/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell purge system includes a primary fuel cell in fluid communication with a purge cell. Fuel and oxidant purged with inert gas impurities from the primary fuel cell react in the purge cell, thereby decreasing the volume of purged gases and facilitating storage while maintaining fuel cell electrochemical performance.