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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2015
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Arne Ballantine, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David Trevisan, San Jose, CA (US);
Venkat Ramani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Emma Campbell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jessica Mahler, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael Wright, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeffrey W. Schrieber, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical detection system for detecting undesirable constituents in a fuel cell system includes a sensing material configured to change color in the presence of the undesirable constituents and at least one sensor configured to register the change in color of the sensing material. The sensor is coupled to a corresponding light source. The sensing material, the sensor and the light source are enclosed in a housing.