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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Daniel William Forthoffer, Grosse Pointe Woods, 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 8/04223 (2016.01); H01M 8/04082 (2016.01); H01M 8/0438 (2016.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04104 (2013.01); H01M 8/04201 (2013.01); H01M 8/04231 (2013.01); H01M 8/04253 (2013.01); H01M 8/04388 (2013.01); H01M 8/04395 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one or more embodiments, a fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack including an anode and a cathode, a first conduit positioned to supply oxygen to the cathode, a second conduit positioned to supply hydrogen to the anode, and a third conduit positioned separate from the first and second conduits and to supply oxygen to the second conduit. The third conduit may be positioned to supply oxygen from the first conduit to the second conduit.