Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method to operate a fuel cell in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine
- Patent Title (中): 在内燃机的排气中操作燃料电池的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12959336Application Date: 2010-12-02
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Publication No.: US08394542B2Publication Date: 2013-03-12
- Inventor: Shane Elwart , James Kerns , Gopichandra Surnilla , David Bidner
- Applicant: Shane Elwart , James Kerns , Gopichandra Surnilla , David Bidner
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle LLP
- Agent Julia Voutyras
- Main IPC: H01M8/06
- IPC: H01M8/06 ; H01M8/04
Abstract:
A system for a vehicle having an engine with an exhaust comprises a fuel cell coupled in the engine exhaust wherein the fuel cell has an output circuit; a battery coupled with the fuel cell; and a controller receiving a signal indicative of an electric output of the fuel cell output circuit, and adjusting one of the fuel amount and the air amount supplied to the engine in response to said signal to affect air-fuel ratio of the exhaust of the engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110077839A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPERATE A FUEL CELL IN THE EXHAUST OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Public/Granted day:2011-03-31
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