METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DISCONNECTION OF A FUEL CELL

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20110003220A1
SERIAL NO

12735894

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

The invention relates to a method for the disconnection of a fuel cell (1) with a plurality of cells (11) connected in series, wherein at least two reaction gases are supplied during operation, and the supply of at least one reaction gas is interrupted after operation, and the reaction gas remaining at least in one of the cells (11) is consumed by the current generated by the reaction gases in the cell (11) being dissipated via at least one consumer (13), and to an apparatus for implementing the method. For the complete and controlled consumption of the reaction gases remaining in the individual cells (11), the invention provides that at least one consumer (13) is connected via at least one switching element (14) per cell (11) to each cell (11), with the result that the consumer (13) forms a dedicated circuit with each cell (11), and that at least one reaction gas of each individual cell (11) is completely consumed by the current generated by the reaction gases in the cell (11) being dissipated via the at least one consumer (13) connected to the cell (11).

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GMBH4643 PETTENBACH

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Riffelsberger, Christian Thalheim/Wels, AT 2 2
Schmitsberger, Thomas Lambach, AT 2 2
Wolfsegger, Simon Pregarten, AT 3 0

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation