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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hansraj C Maru, Brookfield, CT (US);
Mohammad Farooque, Huntington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Energy Research Corporation, Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429 16 ; 429 13 ; 429 45 ;
Abstract
A fuel cell system (1) and method wherein a gas passage means (3b) is disposed adjacent an electrode (3a) of a fuel cell (2) and process gas (8) is provided to the gas passage means (3b), the process gas being at a preselected temperature and including a preselected amount of a preselected constituent, said temperature, constituent and amount of constituent being selected to inhibit or retard electrolyte from being carried from the fuel cell (2) and/or to compensate for loss of electrolyte through other means in the cell (2) as the gas traverses the gas passage means (3b).