US Patent Application No: 2008/0152,961

Purging a fuel cell system

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Jun 26, 2008
Publication date
Dec 22, 2006
filing date
11/644,521
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ABAN
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Abstract

A technique includes communicating fuel and oxidant to a reactor and/or a steam generator and flowing an exhaust from the reactor and/or steam from the steam generator through a fuel cell to purge various types of fuel cells.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address	Total Patents
PLUG POWER INC.	LATHAM, NY	158

International Classification(s)

H01M:PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT....

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Qi, Zhigang	North Arlington, NJ	20	19
Zhou, Zhi	Lawrenceville, GA	111	161

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info	# Cites	Year
DAIMLER AG (2)
8,173,308 Fuel cell system and method of operating a fuel cell system	0	2008
8,227,122 Fuel cell system and method of operating a fuel cell system	0	2012
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. (1)
8,153,319 System and method for purging condensate from an electrochemical cell stack prior to operation	0	2008

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