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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Dana A. Kelley, New Milford, CT (US);
Mohammad Farooque, Danbury, CT (US);
Keith Davis, Southbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
Dana A. Kelley, New Milford, CT (US);
Mohammad Farooque, Danbury, CT (US);
Keith Davis, Southbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 2/08 (2006.01); H01M 2/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell system with improved electrical isolation having a fuel cell stack with a positive potential end and a negative potential, a manifold for use in coupling gases to and from a face of the fuel cell stack, an electrical isolating assembly for electrically isolating the manifold from the stack, and a unit for adjusting an electrical potential of the manifold such as to impede the flow of electrolyte from the stack across the isolating assembly.