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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Milos Milacic, New Boston, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/04089 (2016.01); H01M 16/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04828 (2016.01); H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); H01M 8/04664 (2016.01); H01M 8/043 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04104 (2013.01); H01M 8/043 (2016.02); H01M 8/0494 (2013.01); H01M 8/04604 (2013.01); H01M 8/04679 (2013.01); H01M 16/006 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and methods are provided for testing anode integrity during vehicle operation. In one particular example, the system and methods allow for anode leak tests during vehicle operation by temporarily reducing fuel cell power while supplementing the fuel cell power reduction with battery power to meet operating demands. In this way, an anode leak test can be performed even during highway driving when operating demands may be particularly high.