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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Damian Davies, Newark, GB;
Nathan Grange, Kegworth, GB;
Paul Alan Benson, Loughborough, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Intelligent Energy Limited, Beckenham, Kent, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One or more operating parameters, such as electrical current flow from and air flow to, a fuel cell stack within a fuel cell assembly is periodically modulated during rehydration intervals to intermittently increase hydration levels of the fuel cell stack independently of the electrical current demand on the fuel cell assembly from an external load, while maintaining electrical current delivery to that external load.