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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kurt David Osborne, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mark A. Pellerin, Saline, MI (US);
Milos Milacic, New Boston, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04097 (2013.01); H01M 8/04619 (2013.01); H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for delivering a primary fuel stream to a fuel cell stack is provided. The apparatus includes an ejector that is configured to receive the primary fuel stream from a fuel supply. The apparatus is further configured to receive the recirculated fuel stream from the fuel cell stack to provide a combined fluid stream for delivery to the fuel cell stack. The ejector includes an elastic conduit for varying a flow of the combined fluid stream based on a power level of the fuel cell stack.