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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7785724 | System and method for thermal control of a fuel cell system mounted on a motor vehicle (EN) The inventive system for thermal control of a fuel cell system mounted on a motor vehicle comprises a fluid heat carrier flow loop (BC) for thermally controlling a fuel cell (PAC), means for supplying said fuel cell (PAC) with oxygen (GCA) and hydrogen (R) and ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7718289 | Fuel cell system and related method A fuel cell system (S) is provided with a fuel cell body (12), an air supply system (1, 2, 3, 4) supplying air to the fuel cell body, an air flow rate control system (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14) varying opening degrees of flow paths, through whic... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7718290 | Cogeneration system A cogeneration system of the present invention includes: an electric power generator (5); a cooling circuit (10) configured to cool the electric power generator (5) with a first heat transfer medium; a heat exchanger (16) provided on the ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7682720 | Diagnostic method for detecting a coolant pump failure in a fuel cell system by temperature measurement A technique for determining whether a cooling fluid pump used for pumping a cooling fluid through a fuel cell stack has failed. The technique includes measuring the temperature of the cooling fluid at the output from the stack and/or measuring the cathode exhaust ga... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7670701 | Apparatus and method for heating fuel cells A fuel cell or fuel cell stack heater using resistive heat. A resistive conductor (preferably some type of metal wire) is attached to a source of electricity such as a battery. The resistive conductor is in proximity with the fuel cell or stack so that when the resi... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7622209 | Fuel cell system and fuel cell starting method The present invention provides a system in which a fuel cell can be operated using a fuel having a constantly optimum concentration and the time taken to start the fuel cell is shortened. A low-concentration fuel for performing a power generation reaction and a high... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7618729 | Liquid fuel direct supply fuel cell system and its operation controlling method and controller A liquid fuel direct supply fuel cell system capable of being operated under optimal conditions. A plurality of cells each having an anode and a positive electrode disposed oppositely through an electrolytic film and being fed, respectively, with liquid fuel and oxi... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7611786 | Polymer electrolyte fuel cell power generation system A polymer electrolyte fuel cell power generation system is disclosed which comprises: a fuel cell having a plurality of cells each having a polymer electrolyte membrane and an anode and cathode that are formed so as to sandwich the... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7569296 | Method for operating vehicle-mounted fuel cell stack For controlling operation of a vehicle-mounted fuel cell stack, a determination is made as to whether consumed electric power, measured during travel of a vehicle, is greater than standard electric power. If so, a generated electric power amount (output) of a fuel c... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7504168 | Systems for controlling operation of a fuel cell electricity generating system responsive to detection of abnormalities It has heretofore been practiced upon the occurrence of abnormalities on the equipment to make tentative conditioned operation disregarding abnormalities on the assumption that the abnormalities shall be coped with by servicemen. Thus, troubles having insignificant ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7485383 | Fuel cell power supply A fuel cell power supply has a fuel cell and a capacitor which are connected parallel to each other, and controls the amount of a reacting gas supplied to the fuel gas based on a target supply current. A capacitor open voltage calculator calculates an open voltage (... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7479338 | Fuel cell system A fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell stack composed of one or more fuel cells, a discharging flow path for conducting an exhaust from the fuel cells connected to the fuel cells and a radiator for cooling the exhaust to a controlled temperature. ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7465508 | Fuel cell stack temperature control system and method A temperature control system and method for a fuel cell stack cooling system is disclosed. The temperature control system includes a coolant circulation line for circulating a coolant to and from a fuel cell stack. A coolant pump is provided in the coolant circulati... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7465509 | Fuel cell system with degradation protected anode A fuel cell system including an anode, a cathode, a first passage, and a second passage, wherein the anode is disposed in the first passage and the cathode is disposed in the second passage, an evaporator, fluidly communicating with the first passage, for evaporatin... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7442457 | Fuel cell system with compressor and also a method for operating such a fuel cell system A fuel cell system comprising a plurality of fuel cells combined together to form a fuel cell stack, with the fuel cell stack having an anode side with an inlet for a fuel and an outlet for non-consumed fuel and exhaust gases arising at the anode side as well as a c... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7432002 | Method for regeneration of performance in a fuel cell A process for improved performance in at least one fuel cell, having a loss in power output of at least 5% of an initial power output, wherein the fuel cell comprises a cathode, an anode, an anode chamber, a cathode chamber, a fuel comprising an anolyte that flows t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427451 | Fuel cell system A fuel cell system has a fuel cell (1) performing power generation as a result of reactions in supplied gases, a humidifying device (34) for humidifying at least one supplied gas by using water from water tank (31), and a coolant temperature reg... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425380 | Fuel cell system and related method A fuel cell system and related method are disclosed having a system controller 37 that executes enthalpy calculation based on status signals, related to anode off-gas and cathode off-gas, detected by a temperature detector 29, a pressure detector 30... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422812 | Solid-oxide fuel cell system having a thermally-regulated cathode air heat exchanger In a solid-oxide fuel cell system, an integrated air supply system provides oxygen for the fuel cell cathode reaction via a first air flow through a heat exchanger and a second air flow bypassing the heat exchanger, at least one of the first and second flows being t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419735 | Fuel cell system, method of controlling the same, and vehicle mounted with the same A fuel cell can be heated, upon starting thereof, by supplying hydrogen gas from a hydrogen tank to a hydrogen adsorbing alloy tank so as to be adsorbed therein. The hydrogen adsorbing alloy tank adsorbs the hydrogen gas with generation of heat. The heat thus genera... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413820 | Fuel cell system with recombiner A fuel cell system, which may include a fuel processing subsystem for converting hydrocarbons into a hydrogen-rich gas, is designed so that at least some of the components of the fuel cell system are contained inside at least one housing. The housing contains a reco... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410714 | Unitized regenerative fuel cell system A Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell system uses heat pipes to convey waste heat from the fuel cell stack to the reactant storage tanks. The storage tanks act as heat sinks/sources and as passive radiators of the waste heat from the fuel cell stack. During charge up, i... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410711 | Fuel cell output characteristic estimation apparatus and output characteristic estimation method, fuel cell system and vehicle having the same, and fuel cell output control method and data storage medium An output characteristic of a fuel cell is estimated by detecting an output current of the fuel cell and a voltage between terminals of the fuel cell, and then estimating the output characteristic of the fuel cell on the basis of the detected output current and the ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410619 | Catalytic combustors keeping contained medium warm in response to hydrostatic valve The medium (9), such as water, of a container (10), such as a fuel cell accumulator, is kept above freezing by a hydrogen/oxygen catalytic combustor (13) fed hydrogen from a source comprising a mechanical thermostatic valve (25) in therma... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410710 | Firstout shutdown tracing for fuel processor control system A method and apparatus for determining which condition in a fuel processor has initiated a shutdown of the fuel processor are disclosed. In general, the apparatus generates a plurality of shutdown initiator signals, each corresponding to one of a plurality of shutdo... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407721 | Direct oxidation fuel cell operating with direct feed of concentrated fuel under passive water management A passive direct oxidation fuel cell system, which uses a high concentration fuel such as neat methanol as a direct feed to an anode aspect of the fuel cell, is provided. The fuel cell includes a passive water management capability, achieved by the combined function... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402355 | Cooling method for fuel cell A cooling method for a fuel cell using a heat exchanger is provided. The method comprises the steps of: providing an ion exchanger in a circulation system for the cooling fluid; decreasing ion concentration in the cooling fluid by circulating the cooling fluid throu... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399543 | Fuel cell system for scavenging signal pressure line for regulator A fuel cell system has a fuel cell having a cathode and an anode; a device for supplying an oxidant gas to the cathode; a device for supplying a fuel gas to the anode; a device for controlling a pressure of the oxidant gas in accordance with an operation state of th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396605 | Method and system for improving the performance of a fuel cell An electrochemical fuel cell system adapted for maintaining the efficient production of electrical power. The system comprises a fuel supply containing a hydrogen rich gaseous fuel for delivery to a fuel cell. A fuel supply conduit connects the fuel supply and the f... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396606 | Fuel-cell evaluation equipment A fuel-cell evaluation equipment includes a gas passageway for supplying gas to a fuel cell and a thermostat adapted to accommodate the fuel cell, wherein the gas passageway includes a first temperature regulator adapted to regulate the temperature of gas and a humi... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393602 | Method to begin coolant circulation to prevent MEA overheating during cold start A system and method for determining the internal temperature of a fuel cell stack during stack start-up so as to start a cooling fluid flow before the internal temperature of the stack rises above a temperature that might damage the fuel cells within the stack. The ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390585 | Fuel cell system A fuel cell system is provided with a humidifying device (27, 28) for humidifying at least one of fuel gas and oxygen-bearing gas, a water passage (11) through which water from a water tank (5) flows, a water removing device (2, 3, 3a,... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381486 | Fuel cell system Disclosed is a fuel cell system provided with a fuel cell (1), a water tank (2) which stores water to be supplied to the fuel cell, and a heating device (10) which defrosts the water inside the tank during activation of the fuel cell. The fuel c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378171 | Fuel cell A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, a fuel storage reservoir, an air supply unit, a temperature regulator, and a particulates blocking device. The particulates blocking device includes an multi-layer air filtering unit communicated with the air suppl... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368193 | Temperature-based vehicle wakeup strategy to initiate fuel cell freeze protection A method of removing moisture from a fuel cell stack. The presence of liquid water in a fuel cell stack is especially undesirable should the temperature drop below freezing since the structures within the fuel cell are subject to degradation. One method includes mea... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354673 | Fuel cell system and method of controlling the same fuel cell system The fuel cell system is provided which detects a freeze among specific components and portions thereof by evaluating various conditions upon starting operation of the fuel cell system. If a freeze is detected through those evaluations, the start of the system is pro... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354670 | Fuel cell with fuel gas adjustment mechanism A fuel cell includes cell assemblies connected to each other by a fuel gas connection passage, an oxygen-containing gas connection passage, and a coolant connection passage. A fuel gas adjusting mechanism, an oxygen-containing gas adjusting mechanism, and a coolant ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353085 | Electrolyzer cell stack system As an electrochemical cell stack gets older the internal resistances within the stack rise overtime as the materials that the stack is made of degrade. Consequently, an old and “worn” electrochemical cell stack draws less current at the same stack voltage and op... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350604 | Gaseous fuel system for automotive vehicle A gaseous fuel system for an automotive vehicle includes a gaseous fuel storage tank and an associated pressure sensor for monitoring pressurized gas contained within the storage tank. A parameter-driven routine monitors the integrity of the tank by tracking filing ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344676 | Hydrogen storage materials having excellent kinetics, capacity, and cycle stability A BCC phase hydrogen storage alloy capable of storing approximately 4.0 wt. % hydrogen and delivering reversibly up to 3.0 wt. % hydrogen at temperatures up to 110° C. The hydrogen storage alloys also possess excellent kinetics whereby up to 80% of the hydrogen sto... | 03/18/2008 |
