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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2009
Aaron T. Crumm, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Muczynski, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Mike Gorski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nathan Ernst, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jason Krajcovic, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Aaron T. Crumm, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Muczynski, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Mike Gorski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nathan Ernst, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jason Krajcovic, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Adaptive Materials, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes an energy conversion module and a fuel module that is detachable from the energy conversion module. The fuel module includes a fuel tank, a fuel module identification member including fuel module data and a fuel filter member. The control module is configured to access the fuel module data from the fuel module identification member. The fuel cell stack is configured to utilize the refined fuel to generate electrical energy.