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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2021
Symbio, Fontaine, FR;
Gino Paganelli, Cottens, CH;
Lionel Jeanrichard-dit-Bressel, Formangueires, CH;
Symbio, Fontaine, FR;
Abstract
A method for controlling humidity in a fuel cell, wherein hydrogen is fed at a nominal pressure to the inlet of the cell, characterized in that at predetermined periodicity the following steps are repeated: instruction is given to open a hydrogen purge valve arranged on the outlet of the anode circuit; the pressure of hydrogen is measured at the inlet to the anode circuit of the cell, and the measured value is compared with a threshold pressure value; the purge valve is closed when the measured pressure is equal to or lower than the predetermined threshold pressure value; the opening time of the purge valve is measured; and the humidity level prevailing at the cathode of the cell is inferred therefrom.