Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Variable air utilization increases fuel cell membrane durability
- Patent Title (中): 可变空气利用率提高燃料电池膜的耐久性
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Application No.: US13261079Application Date: 2009-07-16
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Publication No.: US09029031B2Publication Date: 2015-05-12
- Inventor: Robert M. Darling
- Applicant: Robert M. Darling
- Applicant Address: CA Burnaby
- Assignee: Ballard Power Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ballard Power Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Burnaby
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group PLLC
- International Application: PCT/US2009/004104 WO 20090716
- International Announcement: WO2011/008189 WO 20110120
- Main IPC: H01M8/04
- IPC: H01M8/04 ; H01M8/10

Abstract:
A fuel cell stack (10) is operated with a low air utilization which is very low when the stack is providing low current density, and is operated with air utilization increasing as a function of current density above a predetermined current density.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120088173A1 VARIABLE AIR UTILIZATION INCREASES FUEL CELL MEMBRANE DURABILITY Public/Granted day:2012-04-12
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