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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
May. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam, Westland, MI (US);
Victor Dobrin, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Inventors:
Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam, Westland, MI (US);
Victor Dobrin, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a primary hydrogen source capable of communicating with a fuel cell anode. The system also includes a secondary hydrogen source communicating with the primary hydrogen source. A first valve is positioned downstream of the secondary hydrogen source. The valve allows hydrogen from the secondary source to communicate with hydrogen from the primary source downstream of the valve and upstream of the fuel cell anode.