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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2002
Applicants:
Gennady Resnick, S. Windsor, CT (US);
Carl A. Reiser, Stonington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Gennady Resnick, S. Windsor, CT (US);
Carl A. Reiser, Stonington, CT (US);
Assignee:
UTC Fuel Cells, LLC, South Windsor, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M008/00 ; H01M008/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for shutting down a fuel cell system including a plurality of fuel cells arranged in a stack, includes cooling the fuel cells to a shutdown temperature while maintaining a substantially uniform water vapor pressure through the fuel cells whereby migration of water within the fuel cells during cooling is reduced.