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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2019
Bloom Energy Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Prasad Pmsvvsv, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Arne Ballantine, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Adil A. Ashary, San Jose, CA (US);
David Edmonston, Soquel, CA (US);
Michael Petrucha, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tad Armstrong, Burlingame, CA (US);
Matthias Gottmann, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a plurality of fuel cell segments, each segment having a plurality of fuel cells. The segments include a positive terminal having a positive voltage with respect to ground and a negative terminal. The fuel cell system also includes at least one component electrically connecting the negative terminal to ground, the at least one component configured to decrease a surge current through the segments.