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Title: Fuel cell stack monitoring and system control

Abstract

A control method for monitoring a fuel cell stack in a fuel cell system in which the actual voltage and actual current from the fuel cell stack are monitored. A preestablished relationship between voltage and current over the operating range of the fuel cell is established. A variance value between the actual measured voltage and the expected voltage magnitude for a given actual measured current is calculated and compared with a predetermined allowable variance. An output is generated if the calculated variance value exceeds the predetermined variance. The predetermined voltage-current for the fuel cell is symbolized as a polarization curve at given operating conditions of the fuel cell.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1174731
Patent Number(s):
6692851
Application Number:
10/011,097
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-90CH10435
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION

Citation Formats

Keskula, Donald H., Doan, Tien M., and Clingerman, Bruce J.. Fuel cell stack monitoring and system control. United States: N. p., 2004. Web.
Keskula, Donald H., Doan, Tien M., & Clingerman, Bruce J.. Fuel cell stack monitoring and system control. United States.
Keskula, Donald H., Doan, Tien M., and Clingerman, Bruce J.. Tue . "Fuel cell stack monitoring and system control". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1174731.
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