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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Inventors:
Scott Blanchet, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Filippo Gambini, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); B01B 1/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04141 (2013.01); B01B 1/005 (2013.01); H01M 8/006 (2013.01); H01M 8/04291 (2013.01); H01M 8/04313 (2013.01); H01M 8/04358 (2013.01); H01M 8/04507 (2013.01); H01M 8/04611 (2013.01); H01M 8/04835 (2013.01); H01M 8/0432 (2013.01); H01M 8/0435 (2013.01); H01M 8/04343 (2013.01); H01M 8/04492 (2013.01); H01M 8/04641 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of managing humidification for a fuel cell power system comprising, supplying air to a cathode inlet stream of a fuel cell. Detecting a fuel cell parameter associated with the humidity of the cathode inlet stream. Selectively operating the fuel cell in either an active humidification mode or a deactive humidification mode based on the fuel cell parameter, wherein the active humidification mode includes adding water to the cathode inlet stream and the deactive humidification mode includes adding no water to the cathode inlet stream.