Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus – product – and – Fuel cell – subcombination thereof – or method of making or... – Process or means for control of operation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-21
2010-12-07
Ryan, Patrick (Department: 1795)
Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and
Fuel cell, subcombination thereof, or method of making or...
Process or means for control of operation
C429S429000, C429S430000, C429S431000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07846600
ABSTRACT:
A method of operating a fuel cell system during a fuel outage or shortage includes detecting an open circuit voltage (OCV) of the fuel cell system, and providing a reducing purge gas flow to anode electrodes of fuel cells of the fuel cell system when the OCV approaches, reaches or falls below a threshold value below which oxidation of the anode electrodes occurs.
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Bloom Energy Corporation
Lewis Ben
Ryan Patrick
The Marbury Law Group PLLC
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