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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pierre Charlat, Lans en Vercors, FR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 ;
Abstract
A device for starting up a fuel cell includes: two valves ( and ) mounted in the inlet and the outlet of the hydrogen circuit of the anode compartment; and a controlled bridge circuit ( ) between the inlet of the hydrogen circuit to the anode compartment and either the anode compartment or the ambient.