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Chemistry: Electrical Current Producing Apparatus, Product, And Process > Fuel Cell, Subcombination Thereof Or Methods Of Operating > Automatic Control Means Automatic Control MeansAutomatic Control Means patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.06/07/07 - 20070128482 - Power supply apparatus and method for line connection type fuel cell system A power supply apparatus for a line connection type fuel cell system includes a power converter system (PCS) control power supply which generates PCS control power from line power, a balance of plant (BOP) power supply which generates BOP power from line power, a regulator which generates PCS control power ... 06/07/07 - 20070128481 - Fuel cell system When an operation of a fuel cell system (100) is stopped, a flow of cathode off-gas into a circulation passage (28) is stopped. A stopped state of the flow of the cathode off-gas into the circulation passage (28) is held even after a start-up of the system (100) until the ... 05/31/07 - 20070122668 - Fuel cell system and method of starting it A fuel cell system including: a fuel gas supply start command unit (101) for commanding start of a fuel gas supply to a fuel cell (1); a voltage detector (21) for detecting a fuel cell voltage; a control unit (103) for performing a deterioration preventing control for the fuel cell ... 05/17/07 - 20070111060 - Safety system for reducing the explosion risk of a fuel tank A safety system for reducing the explosion risk of a fuel tank comprises a protective gas generating device and a delivery device for delivering the protective gas generated by the protective gas generating device into the fuel tank. The protective gas generating device (24) comprises a fuel cell system (26) ... 05/17/07 - 20070111059 - Fuel cell system A fuel cell system is provided which is capable of changing a fuel cartridge while the power generation is active in a fuel cell. For this purpose, the fuel cell system having a fuel cell is provided in a detachable manner, and the system includes: a fuel cartridge which stores ... 05/17/07 - 20070111058 - Fuel cell system and control method thereof A fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell (20) which generates electricity by a chemical reaction between a fuel gas supplied to an anode side of the fuel cell and an oxidization gas supplied to a cathode side of the fuel cell; estimating means (50) for estimating whether ... 05/17/07 - 20070111057 - Hybrid fuel cell system According to the invention, a hybrid fuel cell system (100) is characterized by comprising a load portion (3) which consumes electric power; first control means (11) for obtaining a supply electric power set value (P bat ref) indicating electric power supplied from the electric power storage device (40), based on ... 05/10/07 - 20070104984 - Method for controlling peripheral system and fuel cell system using the same A method for controlling a peripheral system (or a plurality of peripheral devices) and a fuel cell system using the same. The method includes: allocating an operation priority to the peripheral devices; storing information of the operation priority; and sequentially operating the peripheral devices by using electric energy stored in ... 05/03/07 - 20070099046 - Electronic equipment provided with battery check device Immediately after a main switch is turned ON, a battery check is performed based on a first inhibit voltage lower than a second reference voltage which is an inhibit voltage level a predetermined time period after the main switch is turned ON, and therefore, even when the voltage is in ... 05/03/07 - 20070099045 - Fuel cell device capable of adjusting operational parameters A fuel cell device capable of adjusting operational parameters is disclosed, which includes fuel cell boards, an anode regulator, a cathode regulator, an anodic fuel supplier, and a control circuit. The fuel cell boards include an electrically connected interface to communicate status signals generated by the fuel cell boards during ... 05/03/07 - 20070099044 - Fuel cartridge monitoring device for fuel cells The present invention relates to a fuel cartridge monitoring device for fuel cell, comprising: a fuel monitoring device for fuel cells consisting of a fuel solution mixing means, a fluid metering means, and a fluid feeding means; a fuel cartridge for storing high concentration of liquid fuel; a pure water ... 05/03/07 - 20070099043 - Fuel reaction control device for fuel cell system The present invention relates to a device having automatic control of outside air entry into the fuel cell system. The device comprises a microprocessor control circuit, a light indicator, and an air intake device. The microprocessor control circuit monitors and displays whether outside air needs to be introduced into the ... 05/03/07 - 20070099042 - Fuel supply control system for fuel cell systems and the fuel supply control methodology thereof The present invention provides a fuel supply control system for fuel cell systems and the fuel supply control methodology thereof, comprising an anode reactant tank having water level sensors at an equidistant scale, wherein water level sensors at an equidistant scale are divided into 20 sensation levels, with the 0 ... 05/03/07 - 20070099041 - Fuel cell with ic components The present invention relates to a fuel cell with IC component, having a substrate being a plate-like structure for constructing the fuel cell wherein a membrane electrode assembly, anode current collection circuitries, cathode current collection circuitries and an electrical wiring are set upon for performing an electro-chemical reaction that generates ... 05/03/07 - 20070099040 - Fuel cell system, method of starting fuel cell system There are provided a fuel cell 121 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas, a fuel gas feed pipe 161 and a first switch valve 129 as fuel gas supplying unit which supplies the said fuel gas into the said fuel cell on the ... 04/26/07 - 20070092771 - Fuel cell system and scavenging method for use in a fuel cell system After an ignition switch is turned off, in order to suppress operation of an air compressor and thereby reduce noise, liquid droplets residing in an oxygen-containing gas flow field as well as liquid droplets residing in a fuel gas flow field are removed during separate time periods, such that the ... 04/26/07 - 20070092770 - Method of measuring alcohol concentration, alcohol concentration measurement apparatus, and fuel cell system including the apparatus A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell main body which has a solid polymer electrolytic membrane, a fuel electrode and an oxidant electrode attached to the solid electrolyte membrane; a fuel storage unit which stores liquid fuel; a polymer membrane having a proton conductivity and provided in the fuel ... 04/19/07 - 20070087236 - Fuel cell device and fuel cell management system A fuel cell device including a fuel cell stack unit, a fuel reform unit, a material feed unit, a cooling water supply unit, and a control unit further includes a memory section, constructed of a rewritable memory, for storing information necessary for maintenance or inspection of the fuel cell device. ... 04/12/07 - 20070082243 - Compact anode flow shift design for small fuel cell vehicles An anode inlet unit for a split fuel cell stack or two fuel cell stacks having two anode inlets. The anode inlet unit has particular application for a small vehicle that requires less power. In one embodiment, the anode inlet unit only includes three injectors. Two of the injectors provide ... 04/12/07 - 20070082242 - Integrated air supply with humidification control for fuel cell power systems A fluid delivery device for an electrochemical conversion assembly. In one embodiment, the electrochemical conversion assembly is a fuel cell system. The device includes one or more fluid-manipulating components combined into a housing to minimize weight, size and complexity. In one form, the device may include a compressor, heat exchanger ... 04/12/07 - 20070082241 - Fuel cell apparatus of feedback module The present invention is a fuel cell apparatus of feedback module which comprises at least one fuel cell unit and energy management unit. The energy management unit used to manage the power efficiency of the fuel cell unit at least comprises the following components: sensing module, which is used to ... 04/12/07 - 20070082240 - Abnormality detecting device of fuel cell system An abnormality detecting device of a fuel cell system according to the invention includes a hydrogen off-gas circulation passage for making hydrogen off-gas discharged from a fuel cell flow back to an anode; a discharge passage for discharging part of the hydrogen off-gas, which is circulated through the hydrogen off-gas ... 04/05/07 - 20070077466 - Dynamically controllable direct oxidation fuel cell systems & methods therefor A direct oxidation fuel cell (DOFC) system comprises at least one fuel cell assembly including a cathode and an anode with an electrolyte positioned therebetween; a source of liquid fuel in fluid communication with an anode inlet; an oxidant supply in fluid communication with a cathode inlet; a liquid/gas (L/G) ... 03/29/07 - 20070072023 - Fuel cell unit, information processing apparatus, and power supply control method for information processing apparatus A fuel cell unit according to the present invention includes a connection section used for establishing connection with an external device; fuel cells for generating power to be supplied to the external device through the connection section; a setting switch settable to power generation permission setting for permitting power generation ... 03/29/07 - 20070072022 - Fuel cell system and transport equipment including the same A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell which generates electric energy by electrochemical reactions, an ultrasonic sensor which detects physical information of an aqueous methanol solution to be used for the generation of electric energy by the fuel cell based on an ultrasonic propagation speed in the aqueous methanol ... 03/29/07 - 20070072021 - Fuel-cell apparatus A fuel-cell compressed-air supplying device 6 includes a compressor 12 including an impeller 15 provided on one side of a rotation shaft 13 and a turbine 16 provided on the other side of the rotation shaft 13 of the compressor 12. Compressed air is supplied to a fuel-cell stack 2 ... 03/29/07 - 20070072020 - Anode flowshifting with closed-injector bleeding A fuel cell system that employs a technique for nitrogen bleeding. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack having a first sub-stack and a second sub-stack, where the hydrogen gas flow is flow-shifted between the sub-stacks. A first nitrogen bleed valve is provided in an anode gas input ... 03/22/07 - 20070065692 - Purge system for fuel cell A purge system for a fuel cell generates an inactive gas by complete combustion of a fuel supplied to a stack unit, and allows the stack unit to be purged using the inactive gas at the time of starting or stopping the system, so that the purging of the system ... 03/22/07 - 20070065691 - Feedforward control of the volume flow in a hydraulic system A thermal sub-system for a fuel cell system that employs an algorithm using feed-forward control. The algorithm calculates a Reynolds number based on the velocity of the cooling fluid, a diameter of a coolant loop pipe and a kinematic viscosity (temperature) of a cooling fluid. The algorithm also uses a ... 03/22/07 - 20070065690 - Coolant flow estimation by an electrical driven pump A thermal sub-system for a fuel cell system that uses pump characteristics to determine a required cooling fluid volume flow. An algorithm controls the speed of the pump to provide the desired volume flow of the cooling fluid for the system parameters. The algorithm determines a motor efficiency value based ... 03/15/07 - 20070059569 - Fuel cell system and method for permitting idle stop in fuel cell system A fuel cell system is provided which includes a fuel cell to which fuel gas and oxidizing gas are supplied to generate electricity, a purge valve which purges fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell, a dilutor which mixes the purged fuel gas with the oxidizing gas and purges the ... 03/15/07 - 20070059568 - Electronic equipment with cell-power supply unit Fuel concentration near a power generator of a DMFC is adjusted by decreasing current taken from the DMFC when the concentration near the power generator of the DMFC is higher than an optimum value and increasing the current taken from the DMFC when the concentration near the power generator of ... 03/01/07 - 20070048569 - Fuel cell system, fuel cell power generation apparatus and method therefor A fuel cell power generation system which adjusts the amount of fuel, in a fuel cell power generation apparatus, into a predefined range is provided. A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell power generation apparatus, a control means which has the fuel cell power generation apparatus output a preset ... 03/01/07 - 20070048568 - Fuel cell unit, control method for fuel cell unit, and information processing apparatus In a fuel cell unit, a control method therefor, and an information processing apparatus, a determination is made as to whether or not elapsed time from the last power generation until the present power generation has reached a predetermined time. When it is determined that the elapsed time has reached ... 03/01/07 - 20070048567 - Fuel cell unit and method of correcting measurement value According to one embodiment, there is provided a fuel cell unit capable of generating power by a fuel cell. The fuel cell unit includes a concentration measuring section to measure a concentration of a fuel solution for use in power generation by the fuel cell, a storage section to store ... 03/01/07 - 20070048566 - Fuel cell unit, control method for fuel cell unit, and information processing apparatus A fuel cell unit according to the invention, includes a connection portion used for establishing the connection with an external apparatus, a fuel cell for generating power to be supplied to the external apparatus via the connection portion; auxiliary sections for feeding air and fuel to the fuel cell, and ... 03/01/07 - 20070048565 - Pressure activated shut-off valve A shut-off valve for opening and closing a cryogenic tank that has particular application for a hydrogen consuming system, such as a fuel cell system or an internal combustion engine. The shut-off valve is positioned in a supply line coupled to the cryogenic tank, and is opened by a control ... 02/22/07 - 20070042244 - Hybrid hydrogen fuel systems and methods Hybrid systems and methods for managing hydrogen system pressure and providing continuous electrical power during startup and hydrogen flow transients in an electrical power system are disclosed. The hybrid systems of the present invention comprise a hydrogen gas generator, an electricity producing hydrogen consuming device, and an auxiliary power source ... 02/22/07 - 20070042243 - Apparatus and method for controlling a fuel cell An apparatus and method for controlling a fuel cell which has an anode and a cathode includes first and second circuitry which are utilized, to selectively short the anode to the cathode and further is useful in measuring the rate of voltage recovery following shorting, and which can be utilized ... 02/15/07 - 20070037026 - Modular fuel cell power system, and technique for controlling and/or operating same There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the inventions relate to power systems (for example, fuel cell power systems) and architectures having an integration plane to incorporate various technology modules therein including, for example, one or more fuel cell stacks, fuel storage containers/tanks (for example, hydrogen, ... 02/15/07 - 20070037025 - Control assembly for controlling a fuel cell system during shutdown and restart A fuel cell system and method in which the fuel cell system receives and an input oxidant gas and an input fuel gas, and in which a fuel processing assembly is provided and is adapted to at least humidify the input fuel gas which is to be supplied to the ... 02/01/07 - 20070026279 - Vapor feed fuel cell system with controllable fuel delivery An adjustable fuel delivery regulation assembly is provided which can be disposed within a direct oxidation fuel cell system, or the fuel reservoir or fuel tank that supplies such a system. One embodiment of the fuel delivery regulation assembly is a shutter assembly, which includes two correspondingly perforated components. The ... 02/01/07 - 20070026278 - Fuel cell system and charge amount adjustment method for energy storage When it is detected that the ignition switch is turned off a short period of time after the ignition switch turned on at the temperature below the freezing point, the charge threshold of a capacitor is changed to a larger charge threshold C for increasing the amount of electrical energy ... 02/01/07 - 20070026277 - Fuel cell system and method A fuel cell system and a method for scavenging it are provided. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a fuel gas passage, an oxidant gas passage, a communicating passage, a communicating valve, a monitoring device, a valve controller, a scavenging device and a computing device. The monitoring device ... 02/01/07 - 20070026276 - Fuel cell system and control method of fuel cell system A fuel cell system is provided which estimates a water content in a fuel cell based on a predetermined map using an integrated value of electric current generated by the fuel cell (ST4) before power generation is stopped (ST5). When a temperature of the fuel cell has fallen lower than ... 02/01/07 - 20070026275 - Gas sensor, gas sensor system, and controlling method thereof A gas sensor disposed on a wall of a gas passage, the gas sensor including: a gas detector detecting a target gas contained in the gas flowing in the gas passage; a detector which houses therein the gas detector and has a gas chamber into which the gas is introduced; ... 02/01/07 - 20070026274 - Fuel cell system and control method for fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes an anode electrode to which fuel is to be supplied; a cathode electrode to which an oxidant containing air or oxygen is to be supplied; an electrolyte membrane disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode; a catalyst section configured to accelerate a chemical ... 02/01/07 - 20070026273 - Device and method for controlling fuel cell system and fuel cell system A fuel cell system has a fuel cell generating power using a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas serving as materials of the system and a material supply section supplying the materials to the fuel cell. The power generated by the fuel cell is extracted to a load. A ... 01/25/07 - 20070020493 - Information processing apparatus, fuel cell unit, and program updating method thereof An information processing apparatus, to which a fuel cell unit having a fuel cell and a storage unit is connectable, the information processing apparatus comprises: an input unit for externally inputting a program; and a control unit for performing communication with the fuel cell unit. The program inputted via the ... 01/18/07 - 20070015018 - Information processing apparatus and operation control method An information processing apparatus includes a main body to which a fuel cell unit is connectable. The fuel cell unit includes a fuel cell and a controller which controls a power generation operation of the fuel cell. The information processing apparatus also includes a control unit provided in the main ... 01/18/07 - 20070015017 - System stability improvements tolerating increased nitrogen cross-over A control strategy for removing nitrogen from the anode side of a fuel cell stack. The control strategy includes using a bleed valve to remove the nitrogen during the operation of the fuel cell stack until the stack ages to a point where the bleed valve is maintained open, but ... 01/18/07 - 20070015016 - Fuel cell system and mobile body The fuel cell 60 comprises a proton-conductive, solid electrolyte layer and a hydrogen-permeable metal layer joined to the electrolyte layer. When the fuel cell 60 generates power, reformed gas produced in a reformer 62 is supplied as fuel gas to the anode of the fuel cell 60. When power generation ... 01/04/07 - 20070003805 - Fuel cell system and method for stopping operation of fuel cell system There are provided a stack 38 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent, a fuel gas pipe 37 and an on-off valve 49 as fuel gas supplying unit of supplying the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing agent ... 01/04/07 - 20070003804 - Fuel cell system and protection method thereof A system has two modes which protect it from freezing of water while a fuel cell stack has stopped. An effective protection mode from the viewpoint of energy consumption is selected based on the estimated restart time and outside air temperature shift, and used to protect the system. The protection ... 12/21/06 - 20060286419 - Fuel cell system with consumption-optimizing unit A fuel cell system which including a fuel cell, a fuel tank and a consumer unit, to improve the operation of a fuel cell, is equipped with a consumption-optimizing unit that limits or interrupts the energy supply to one or more consumers of the consumer unit depending on the fill ... 12/21/06 - 20060286418 - Fuel cell system for setting predetermined operation state when substitutional value control is impossible A fuel cell system installed in a fuel-cell movable body. The system includes a fuel cell for generating electric power using reaction gases; a plurality of sensors for measuring states of the fuel cell; an abnormal state detecting device for detecting an abnormal state of at least one of said ... 12/14/06 - 20060280976 - Fuel cell system A fuel cell stack (1) comprises a reactive gas passage (115, 1c, 116, 1a) and a water passage (117, 1b) substantially parallel thereto, and a reactive gas is humidified by water permeating from the water passage (117, 1b) through a porous member (112a, 112c). The pressure reduction amounts in the ... 11/30/06 - 20060269806 - Hydrogen sensor mounting structure for fuel cell vehicle A hydrogen sensor mounting structure applicable to a fuel cell vehicle that includes a fuel cell system installed under a floor panel, and a hydrogen sensor located above the fuel cell system is provided. The floor panel includes a floor tunnel portion protruding into a cabin of the vehicle; the ... 11/30/06 - 20060269805 - Liquid-type fuel cell system and control circuit of the same A system includes a liquid-type fuel electromotive unit which outputs a first power, a fuel supply unit which supplies liquid fuel to this liquid-type fuel electromotive unit, an auxiliary power supply unit which is charged with the first power output from the liquid-type fuel electromotive unit and which outputs a ... 11/30/06 - 20060269804 - Fuel cell power generation system method of detecting degree of deterioration of reformer therefor and fuel cell power generation method A fuel power generation system includes a reformer producing a hydrogen-rich fuel gas by reacting a raw material with vapor, a fuel cell generating power by using the fuel gas and an oxidizing gas, a raw material flow rate detecting instrument which detects the flow rate of the raw material ... 11/23/06 - 20060263658 - Fuel cell system A fuel cell system which reduces a quantity of hydrogen in hydrogen off-gas discharged from a fuel cell, and then discharges the hydrogen off-gas to atmosphere, includes an adjusting valve that suppresses a pulsed change in a flow quantity of hydrogen off-gas, which is intermittently discharged from the fuel cell ... 11/09/06 - 20060251936 - System and method for distributing fuel to multiple fuel cells A Personal Area Network (PAN) (100) including multiple communication devices (104, 106, 108) is provided. The communication devices are capable of communicating with each other and a connection point. The communication devices derive energy from multiple fuel cells (110, 112, 114). The PAN is capable of distributing fuel to the ... 11/09/06 - 20060251935 - Fuel cell system and method for recycling exhaust A fuel cell system includes a primary fuel line to the fuel cell assembly, a jet pump in the primary fuel line and adapted to be driven by the flow of primary fuel, the jet pump having a nozzle, an entrainment chamber downstream of the nozzle and a mixing tube ... 11/02/06 - 20060246330 - Fuel cell system A fuel cell system performing a pre-process for electric generation in a fuel cell controls at least one of a flow amount of fuel gas flowing through a fuel gas supply path and a flow amount of off gas flowing through an off gas circulation path in order to regulate ... 10/26/06 - 20060240297 - Fuel cell unit and power generating system using the fuel cell unit A fuel cell unit of the present invention has, in a casing, a fuel cell stack in which plural fuel cells are stacked, monitoring means that detects and monitors voltage, temperature, and the like of the fuel cells, and voltage converting means that boosts output voltage of the fuel cell ... 10/12/06 - 20060228601 - Fuel cell system and method for operating same A fuel cell system of the present invention comprises a fuel cell which is supplied with a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas to generate electricity, a fuel gas supply interrupting device for interrupting the fuel gas supply to an anode inlet of the fuel cell, and an anode-off gas ... 10/12/06 - 20060228600 - Fuel cell unit and method of measuring remaining amount of fuel According to one embodiment, a remaining amount of the fuel is calculated on the basis of the new feed amount information by the temperature sensors/liquid amount sensors/voltage monitors, and the new feed amount information is stored in EEPROM to update previous feed amount information with the new feed amount information. ... 10/12/06 - 20060228599 - Fuel cell unit and method for controlling the same A fuel cell unit includes a mixing tank for producing a fuel/water solution, a fuel cartridge for storing fuel, an EEPROM for storing fuel feed volume information for feeding the fuel to the mixing tank, a fuel supply pump for feeding the fuel from the fuel cartridge to the mixing ... 10/05/06 - 20060222915 - Direct-methanol fuel cell system and method for controlling the same A direct-methanol fuel cell system includes a power generating unit, a fuel container which is connected to the power generating unit and contains a first fuel being a methanol aqueous solution, a replenishing container which is connected to the fuel container and contains a second fuel which is methanol or ... 10/05/06 - 20060222914 - Fuel cell cartridge and fuel cell system A fuel cell cartridge filled with liquid fuel includes a warning mechanism including a detector to detect a concentration of metal ions in the liquid fuel and a comparator to compare the concentration of metal ions with a predetermined value, and issuing a warning when the concentration of the metal ... 10/05/06 - 20060222913 - Communication terminal, power supply management system of the same, and charging method at the time of purchasing fuel reservoir A communication terminal, to which a power is supplied from the fuel cell, includes an ID detecting unit that detects at least one of unique identification information of a fuel reservoir for supplying fuel to the fuel cell and unique identification information of the fuel cell, a content detecting unit ... 09/28/06 - 20060216557 - Fuel cell system and method of operating fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes a cathode, an anode, a fuel supply unit configured to supply a fuel containing methanol and water to the anode, a methanol supply unit configured to supply methanol to the fuel, a sensor which measures a methanol concentration of the fuel, a current measuring unit ... 09/28/06 - 20060216556 - Gas flow control assembly for use with fuel cell systems operating on fuels with varying fuel composition A gas flow control assembly for use in a fuel cell system comprising an airflow control assembly for adjusting flow of air to a cathode side of the fuel cell system based on content variations in an exhaust gas leaving an anode side of the system and a fuel flow ... 09/21/06 - 20060210850 - Method, system and apparatus for diagnostic testing of an electrochemical cell stack Embodiments of the pertinent invention relates to apparatus, systems and methods for diagnostic testing of an electrochemical cell stack, such as a fuel cell stack or an electrolyzer cell stack. According to one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a multiplexer for switching current to one or more cells in the electrochemical ... 09/21/06 - 20060210849 - Fuel cell system and gas control method A fuel cell system including a fuel cell (20) that generates electricity through an electrochemical reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas is provided with a gas supply unit that supplies each of the fuel gas and the oxidizing gas to an anode (22) and a cathode (23) ... 09/14/06 - 20060204803 - Fuel cell device, control method thereof, and electronic appliance using them The present invention relates to a fuel cell control of a fuel cell device using a liquid fuel, and simplifies its sensor configuration for obtaining control information. This is configured as a fuel cell device 2 using a liquid fuel m (diluted fuel M) comprising: a diluted fuel tank 20 ... 09/14/06 - 20060204802 - Fuel cell systems and related methods A fuel cartridge includes a housing having an outlet, a fuel container containing fuel, a flow control mechanism in fluid communication with the fuel container and the outlet, and a power source. The flow control mechanism can be operable to control fuel flow through the outlet. ... 09/14/06 - 20060204801 - Buffer/converter/dumping system between fuel cells and process The present invention comprises a system for use of fuel cells in stationary/mobile devices with a stable/unstable load profile, having: a fuel cell; a buffer for storage of surplus energy arranged to function as a regulating system between the fuel cell and energy consumption unit; a dumping device for dumping ... 09/07/06 - 20060199052 - Fuel cell system There is provided a fuel cell for generating a electric power by a reaction of a reaction gas, a reaction gas flow path through which the reaction gas passes, purge section for purging the reaction gas flow path with a purging gas, a purge judging section for judging as to ... 08/24/06 - 20060188763 - Fuel cell system comprising modular design features There is described a fuel cell power system including a fuel processor subsystem, a fuel cell subsystem, and a power conditioning subsystem. The fuel processor subsystem comprises a main module for producing hydrogen rich streams from a hydrocarbon fuel, a balance of plant module for auxiliary components, and a control ... 08/03/06 - 20060172162 - Electric power plant with adjustable array of fuel cell systems An electric power plant includes an array of fuel cell systems. The fuel cell systems are electrically couplable in series and/or parallel combinations to provide a variety of output powers, output current and/or output voltages. The fuel cell systems are “hot swappable” and redundant fuel cell systems may automatically replace ... 07/27/06 - 20060166058 - Fuel cell system ensuring stability of operation A fuel cell system designed to supply non- or low-humidified air to a fuel cell stack and ensure the stability of operation thereof. The system works to monitor operating conditions of the fuel cell stack and determine whether electrolyte films of fuel cells are getting dried or not or whether ... 07/27/06 - 20060166057 - Method of making nanoparticulates and use of the nanoparticulates to make products using a flame reactor The present invention relates to a method of making nanoparticulates in a flame reactor, the nanoparticulates having controlled properties such as weight average particle size, composition and morphology. The nanoparticulates made with the method of present invention may be tailored to a specific weight average particle size range, such as ... 07/27/06 - 20060166056 - Fuel cell power generation system A fuel cell system 100 is configured such that, at start-up, a feed gas is injected to an anode through bypass means 18 and 20 and a controller 36 is configured to cause a material supply switch means to operate based on a value output from the material flow rate ... 07/20/06 - 20060159969 - Fuel cell system A fuel cell system which provides stable cell outputs at startup. The fuel cell system comprises: a fuel cell stack including a laminate formed by combining a membrane electrode assembly composed of an electrolyte membrane, an anode jointed to one side of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode joined to ... 07/20/06 - 20060159968 - Fuel cell device and fuel-feeding method for fuel cell A fuel mixer 106 can adjust the methanol concentration of a mixed solution, and it adjusts the concentration of the mixed solution to an optimal methanol concentration for a load 114. Information on the methanol concentration detected by a concentration sensor 115 is sent to a controller 112 and referred ... 07/13/06 - 20060154124 - Control of rh conditions in electrochemical conversion assembly A system and method for controlling an electrochemical conversion assembly are provided. The system is configured such that operation of one or both of the second reactant supply and the temperature controller responds to the cathode-side RH signal to a degree sufficient to maintain relative humidity within the second flowfield ... 06/29/06 - 20060141304 - Method and apparatus for a combined fuel cell and hydrogen purification system Fuel cell systems and associated methods of operation are provided whereby application of a fuel cell is coordinated with a fuel processor and a hydrogen separator. One such method includes the following steps: (1) operating a fuel processor to convert a hydrocarbon to reformate; (2) reacting the reformate in a ... 06/29/06 - 20060141303 - Fuel cell apparatus having fuel cell stack and controller, and method of manufacturing same A fuel cell apparatus includes a fuel cell stack of a plurality of fuel cells electrically connected in series with each other and a controller configured to control the fuel cell stack by using a part of electric power generated by the fuel cell stack. The controller is electrically connected ... 06/29/06 - 20060141302 - Pressure regulator for a fuel cell, fuel supply system for a fuel cell using the regulator, electronic equipment having the fuel supply system, and fuel cartridge for a fuel cell A fuel supply system for a fuel cell supplies fuel to a fuel cell of an electronic equipment. The fuel supply system includes a pressure regulator for regulating primary pressure to secondary pressure, and a pair of cylindrical fuel cartridges which are connected to a pair of inlets on a ... 06/22/06 - 20060134480 - A sensor assembly for measuring humidity, pressure and temperature A sensor for measuring and controlling pressure, temperature and relative humidity of a gas process stream for a powerplant is disclosed. Sensor elements are integrated to form a compact module at a single location in the stream. ... 06/22/06 - 20060134479 - Controlling a fuel cell system A technique includes providing a network in communication with components of a fuel cell system. The technique includes identifying at least one node of a fuel cell system and automatically configuring the fuel cell system based on at least one characteristic of the identified node(s). ... 06/22/06 - 20060134478 - Fuel cell system A hydrogen circulation device 4 circulates unused hydrogen gas, expelled from an outlet of a hydrogen electrode 1a of a fuel cell 1, to an inlet of the hydrogen electrode 1a through a hydrogen gas circulation passage 3. If load of a hydrogen circulation device 4 detected by a load ... 06/15/06 - 20060127721 - Fuel cell control and data reporting A fuel cell pack having a fuel tank, a smart controller, and a fuel cell provides electrical power and operational data pertaining to the fuel cell pack to a host processor. The fuel cell pack and the host processor control the operation of the fuel cell. Control of the fuel ... 06/15/06 - 20060127720 - High temperature protection of hybrid fuel cell system combustor and other components via water or water vapor injection A system and method are disclosed for high temperature protection of combustor and other components by controlling the temperature of combustor gases in a hybrid fuel cell system combustor using a nozzle or plurality of nozzles to inject water or water vapor, downstream or directly into the combustor. A variable ... 06/01/06 - 20060115697 - Substance shutoff device and fuel cell There is provided a substance shutoff device for shutting down communication of at least one of an inflammable substance and an oxidizer when the inflammable substance and the oxidizer are brought into contact with each other to thereby prevent continuation of the contact between the inflammable substance and the oxidizer, ... 06/01/06 - 20060115696 - Hydrogen gas humidity control apparatus, fuel cell, hydrogen gas humidity controlling method, and humidity control method for fuel cell An object is to provide a hydrogen gas humidity control apparatus which removes excess moisture from the fuel gas or performs humidification or dehumidification by adjusting the moisture to keep the humidity in a fuel cell constant at an appropriate level, a fuel cell using the hydrogen gas humidity control ... 05/25/06 - 20060110639 - Fuel cell with a regulated output The invention relates to a fuel cell system comprising at least one fuel cell (4), an electric intermediate accumulator (7), which is connected to common supply terminals (8) for an electric consumer (9), at least one sensor (10) for detecting an operating parameter of the fuel cell(s), a switch (6) ... 05/18/06 - 20060105210 - Direct methanol feed fuel cell and system Improvements to non-acid methanol fuel cells include new formulations for materials. The platinum and ruthenium are more exactly mixed together. Different materials are substituted for these materials. The backing material for the fuel cell electrode is specially treated to improve its characteristics. A special sputtered electrode is formed which is ... 05/18/06 - 20060105209 - System and method for drying a fuel cell stack at system shutdown A system and method for drying a fuel cell stack after stack shutdown. In one embodiment, a cooling fluid is pumped through the fuel cell stack after the system is shutdown to use the heat still available in the cooling fluid immediately after shutdown to provide thermal equilibrium in the ... 05/04/06 - 20060093880 - Fuel cell system and method of controlling idle stop of the fuel cell system A fuel cell system and an idle stop controlling method for the fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes: a fuel gas supply means for supplying fuel gas; an oxidant gas supply means for supplying oxidant gas; a fuel cell to which the fuel gas and the oxidant gas ... 04/20/06 - 20060083966 - Fuel cell unit and method for controlling liquid volume A fuel cell unit including: a fuel cell which generates water vapor; a mixing tank which mixes fuel and water so as to produce an aqueous fuel solution, the water in the mixing tank includes water generated by condensation of the water vapor; and a controller which controls the condensation ... 04/20/06 - 20060083965 - Low voltage compressor operation for a fuel cell power system An apparatus and method for operating a fuel cell power system utilizing a low voltage power source and system power to power an airmover. The fuel cell power system uses a low voltage power source to power the airmover during start-up and transitions to using system power to power the ... 04/13/06 - 20060078771 - Fuel cell system The invention provides a reactant delivery system for a dead-headed PEM fuel cell system, comprising a fuel cell, a fuel supply, a purge valve, an inlet orifice, an outlet orifice, and a controller. A first fuel flow circuit is provided, wherein fuel is flowed from the fuel supply to the ... 04/13/06 - 20060078770 - Fuel cartridge for fuel cells, fuel cell, fuel cell power system and method of mounting a fuel cell cartridge on a fuel cell The present invention aims at providing a fuel cell and a fuel cartridge in which a fuel contained in the fuel cartridge is determined to be appropriate for the fuel cell or not, and when it is appropriate, the connection of the fuel cartridge is mechanically made possible. A fuel ... 04/13/06 - 20060078769 - Fuel cartridge and direct methanol fuel cell device A fuel cell device comprising a fuel cell cartridge having a container for containing methanol mixed solution fuel and a direct methanol fuel cell on which the fuel cartridge is set the fuel cartridge being provided with a fuel injection nozzle on part of the container and a projection disposed ... 04/13/06 - 20060078768 - Anode inlet unit for a fuel cell system A fuel cell system that employs one or more injectors in an anode inlet unit for providing hydrogen flow control to a fuel cell stack in the system. At a low flow rate, the duty cycle of one of the injectors is controlled and the other injectors are closed. As ... 03/30/06 - 20060068249 - Storage of fuel cell energy during startup and shutdown or other power transitions During fuel cell startup and shutdown or other power reduction transitions of a fuel cell power plant, the excess electric energy generated by consumption of reactants is extracted by a storage control (200) in response to a controller (185) as current applied to an energy storage system 201 (a battery). ... 03/16/06 - 20060057446 - Control of conductivity reduction within a fuel cell system A fuel cell system is described that reduces ion elution and extends the life of an ion-exchange resin in a deionization unit of the fuel cell system. Based on a detected value from a conductivity meter and a measured value from a temperature sensor, a controller operates a three-way valve ... 03/16/06 - 20060057445 - Fuel cell system, fuel cell system drive method and fuel container for power generation A fuel cell system having a fuel cell which performs a power generation operation with fuel for power generation of a fuel container; a water supply control section which extracts water from the fuel container and supplies the water to the fuel cell before the fuel cell performs the power ... 03/09/06 - 20060051632 - Fuel cell system and related method A fuel cell system (S) is provided with a fuel cell (1) supplied with hydrogen gas and oxidizing gas, a gas supply line (5) supplying the hydrogen gas to the fuel cell, a gas exhaust line (31) passing exhaust hydrogen gas expelled from the fuel cell with the exhaust hydrogen ... 03/02/06 - 20060046115 - Fuel cell and fuel cell system Provided is a fuel cell including an electrolyte membrane, a first separator in which a fuel path through which a fuel flows is formed so as to face one surface of the electrolyte membrane and which has thereinside a fuel supply amount adjuster for adjusting the supply amount of the ... 03/02/06 - 20060046114 - Fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes a reforming portion for reforming a fuel into a reformed gas to be supplied into a fuel cell, a combustion portion for combusting an off-gas-contained fuel, an off-gas-contained hydrogen, and a fuel supplied directly from a fuel source with an oxidative gas supplied by an ... 02/16/06 - 20060035120 - Fuel cell system The fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell (1) that has an electrolyte membrane and generates power by using a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas; a storage device (51) for water that humidifies the fuel cell; and a controller (100). The controller (100) judges whether the fuel cell ... 02/09/06 - 20060029843 - Fuel cell system with a cooling device A fuel cell system has a fuel cell unit for generating electric current and/or thermal heat, a cooling device provided for cooling the fuel cell unit and having at least one first flow generator for generating a flow of a first cooling fluid, in particular a liquid coolant, and a ... 02/09/06 - 20060029842 - Fuel cell system A fuel cell system according to the invention comprises a fuel feeder, a fuel cell stack, a mode control circuit, a bidirectional DC/DC converter, and an electric storage device. The fuel feeder supplies the fuel cell stack with fuel required for the fuel cell stack to generate a predetermined electric ... 02/02/06 - 20060024543 - Fuel cell system with controller and smart cartridge Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bladder. The storage device also includes a connector ... 02/02/06 - 20060024542 - Fuel cell automobile A fuel cell automobile basically comprises a fuel cell, a cooling system, and a coolant pipe unit. The fuel cell is disposed under a floor panel of a vehicle. The cooling system is configured and arranged to regulate temperature of the fuel cell using a coolant. The cooling system includes ... 02/02/06 - 20060024541 - Solid-oxide fuel cell system having an upstream reformate combustor A solid-oxide fuel cell system wherein a reformate combustor is disposed in the reformate flow path between a hydrocarbon reformer and a fuel cell stack. At system start-up, reformate is partially burned within the combustor by admitting combustion air, and the partially-burned reformate is passed through the anode chambers of ... 02/02/06 - 20060024540 - Shared variable-based fuel cell system control Fuel cell systems and methods for controlling the operation of fuel cell assemblies included therein. In some embodiments, the fuel cell assemblies include a fuel processor and a fuel cell stack, and the fuel cell system includes a control system that controls the operation thereof based upon at least one ... 01/26/06 - 20060019135 - Fuel cell with fuel monitoring system and method of use A fuel cell includes a removable and replaceable fuel supply having fuel disposed therein. A system for monitoring various parameters of the fuel such as temperature, pressure, and the levels of dissolved oxygen is provided. A plurality of sensors is disposed on the fuel supply side that is capable of ... 01/19/06 - 20060014062 - Method and apparatus for level control in a water tank of a fuel reformer The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling a level in a receptacle capable of storing a fluid. The apparatus includes a first valve governing ingress of the fluid to the receptacle, a second valve governing egress of fluid from the receptacle, wherein the second valve is positioned ... 01/05/06 - 20060003204 - Controlling fuel cell fuel purge in response to recycle fuel blower operating conditions A fuel cell power plant fuel purge valve (26) is controlled in response to a parameter (40, 40a) of a fuel recycle blower which is indicative (20) of the recycle fuel impelled thereby, either alone or together with load current (33), pressure rise of the blower (50, 51), and temperature ... 12/15/05 - 20050277004 - Fuel cell controller and control method The following control is performed. During startup of a fuel cell 1, a fuel gas is supplied to an anode 1b of the fuel cell 1 and an oxidant gas is supplied to a cathode 1c of the fuel cell 1, thereby starting power generation. Fuel gas externally emitted from ... 12/08/05 - 20050271918 - Fuel cell system and purging method therefor A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell having a membrane, which is adapted to perform power generation by a chemical reaction of two reaction gases each supplied to one side of the membrane, reaction gas paths through which the two reaction gases flow, a purge device for purging at ... 12/01/05 - 20050266282 - Fuel cell system having integrated central control function A fuel cell system in accordance with the invention includes a single, central electronic controller (CPU) for controlling at least the Air Handling sub-system, the Reformer sub-system, the Power Electronics sub-system, and the Customer Interface sub-system. The central controller provides a central location for easier serviceability; increases data transport efficiency ... 11/17/05 - 20050255353 - Fuel-cell power system A fuel-cell power system includes a fuel cell stacks, a power conversion unit for controlling and receiving the current from the fuel-cell stacks, a hydrogen production unit for supplying hydrogen to the fuel-cell stacks, and an operation unit for carrying out the operation with a simulated load connected for selected ... 11/17/05 - 20050255352 - Fuel cell system and fuel cell operating method A fuel cell system and related method are disclosed having a catalytic combustor 7 combusting mixed gas between fuel gas, or anode off-gas, and oxidant gas or cathode off-gas, and a system controller 35 operative to perform control such that during at least an ignition period until the catalytic combustor ... 11/17/05 - 20050255351 - Fuel cell power plant Water contained in cathode effluent from a cathode (1B) of the fuel cell power plant is condensed by a condenser (8) and recovered to a water tank (10). Water in the water tank (10) is supplied from a pump (17) to a humidifier (4) which humidifies hydrogen-rich gas supplied to ... 11/03/05 - 20050244687 - System and method for optimizing fuel cell purge cycles A system for optimizing the purge cycle of a fuel cell stack responsive to the performance of the fuel cell. The system includes a controller that measures a process parameter indicative of the rate at which water is being produced in the fuel cell. If the measured value exceeds a ... 11/03/05 - 20050244686 - Fuel cell system A fuel cell system which includes: a fuel cell (1); a supply system (Sc) for supplying fuel gas to the fuel cell (1); a recirculation system (Rc) for recirculating unused fuel gas from the fuel cell (1), in which the fuel gas therein may contain nitrogen; a purge valve (8) ... 10/20/05 - 20050233191 - Fuel cell system The fuel cell system is equipped with a fuel cell for generating power by chemically reacting a fuel gas supplied to an anode and an oxygen containing gas supplied to a cathode; an anode off-gas discharge mechanism for discharging an anode off-gas from the anode; a combustion heater for combusting ... 10/20/05 - 20050233190 - Fuel cell with removable/replaceable cartridge and method of making and using the fuel cell and cartridge System for refilling a fuel cell wherein the system includes a fuel cell having at least one variable volume chamber, a cartridge having at least one variable volume chamber, and a valve system which regulates or controls fluid flow between the cartridge and fuel cell and vice versa. A method ... 09/29/05 - 20050214605 - Fuel cell system and method of discontinuing same A fuel cell system has a fuel cell, a gas supply device and an electronic control unit. The gas supply device supplies a scavenging gas to the fuel cell. The electronic control unit controls scavenging of the fuel cell with the scavenging gas when a request for discontinuing power generation ... 09/29/05 - 20050214604 - Fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack comprising an anode (fuel electrode) and a cathode (oxidizer electrode), and a system startup run is conducted at the system startup to bring the fuel cell stack into a power extractable state (idle state). In the fuel cell system, air supply ... 09/29/05 - 20050214603 - Hydrogen concentration sensor for an electrochemical fuel cell In a hydrogen gas line where the composition of the gas is primarily hydrogen, impurities present in the gas line will typically reduce the speed of sound. Accordingly, an acoustic sensor can be used in such a hydrogen gas line to indicate when impurities have accumulated in the gas line. ... 09/29/05 - 20050214602 - Load following algorithm for a fuel cell based distributed generation system A fuel cell distributed generation system that employs a load following control algorithm that provides the desired output power from a fuel cell on demand. The system includes a current sensor that measures the current drawn from the fuel cell available to satisfy the application load demands. A fuel cell ... 09/15/05 - 20050202292 - Portable fuel cell power supply A portable proton exchange membrane fuel cell power supply system has a high pressure hydrogen gas supply that is provided from hydrogen storage cylinders that are enclosed in a case that has through holes for ventilation to prevent hydrogen gas concentrations from reaching explosive levels. Enclosed in a second case ... 09/08/05 - 20050196654 - Fuel cell system and method of scavenging same A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, an oxidant gas passage, a cathode off-gas passage, a fuel gas passage, a circulation passage, an anode off-gas passage, a fuel shutoff valve, a supply device, a humidifier and a control device. The supply device supplies a scavenging gas, which is for ... 08/18/05 - 20050181249 - Fuel cell system burp control Fuel cell parameters and limited electrochemical fuel cell sensors are used to calculate the concentration of diluting gas on the anode side of the fuel cell. The calculated concentration is then used to optimize fuel cell efficiency and/or stability by controlling the evacuation of diluted fuel from the anode side ... 08/11/05 - 20050175871 - Recursive kalman filter for feedback flow control in pem fuel cell A method and apparatus of operating a compressor of a fuel cell system includes modeling a flow meter that measures a mass flow from a compressor with a first mathematical formula and generating a measured signal from the flow meter. The first mathematical formula and the measured signal are processed ... 08/04/05 - 20050170227 - Methods and apparatuses for managing effluent products in a fuel cell system A water management system for a fuel cell having an anode chamber including a fuel, a cathode chamber in fluid communication with an oxidizing agent, and a proton conducting membrane electrolyte separating the chambers. The system includes a gas plenum, a first valve for controlling a first flow of a ... 08/04/05 - 20050170226 - Hydrocarbon reformer performance sensing system In a fuel cell system, a reformer supplies reformate to a fuel cell stack. A portion of the reformate flow is diverted for analysis by a hydrocarbon analysis system. Residual hydrocarbons in the reformate may damage the anodes of the fuel cell stack. Although incompletely-reformed reformate may include a variety ... 07/28/05 - 20050164055 - Fuel cell system and power generating method in fuel cell system A fuel cell system has a controller in communication with a fuel detector for activating power supply if a detection result received from the fuel detector indicates that a level of the liquid fuel has not reached the top of an anode, and for preventing power generation in a fuel ... 07/28/05 - 20050164054 - Parallel stack antifreeze system A fuel cell stack antifreeze system that purges a plurality of fuel cell stacks connected in parallel includes a compressor that supplies pressurized cathode gas to each of the plurality of fuel cell stacks. A controller deactivates a first group of one or more of the plurality of fuel cell ... 07/21/05 - 20050158597 - Deterioration diagnosis of fuel cell seal member A fuel cell stack (1) housed in a case (2) generates power according to supply of hydrogen gas to a hydrogen gas passage (111) formed inside the case. The hydrogen gas passage (111) is sealed by a seal member (107). The case (2) is ventilated by a ventilation device (7). ... 07/14/05 - 20050153181 - Fuel cell system with a control unit Disclosed is a fuel cell system with a control unit (3) for controlling and/or regulating at least one fuel cell unit (1), whereby the fuel cell unit (1) includes at least one membrane monitored by the control unit (3), and an electrical load (4) is provided, in particular an electric ... 07/14/05 - 20050153180 - Functional test and demonstration apparatus for fuel cell power system A functional test and demonstration apparatus is provided for a fuel cell power system, which includes a mainframe for supporting a fuel cell stack. A hydrogen supply module supplies hydrogen to the fuel cell stack, and excessive hydrogen flows out from a hydrogen gas outlet of the fuel cell stack. ... 07/14/05 - 20050153179 - Fuel cell generation apparatus The present invention provides a fuel cell system comprising a hydrogen generator (1) which generates hydrogen gas by allowing a source material to undergo a reforming reaction and a fuel cell (3) which is equipped with a anode and an cathode and which generates electric power by allowing the hydrogen ... 06/30/05 - 20050142406 - Fuel cell system and method of operating the same The present invention provides a fuel cell system capable of supplying a stable power. In a fuel cell system, a plurality of fuel cell groups which supply a power to an external load are mutually electrically connected in series, as well as electrically connected to the external load. At least ... 06/30/05 - 20050142405 - Setting device of distributed energy supply system There are provided a controlling portion 11 of controlling the operation of a fuel cell, a switch 30 of selectively supplying the electric power of the fuel cell or an external electric power into an electric power load, an electric power generation unit cost calculating portion 13 of calculating the ... 06/23/05 - 20050136303 - Fuel cell system, operating method thereof, program and recording medium A fuel cell system comprising the stack having a gas distribution means of guiding reaction gas into electrodes of respective single cells, the gas supplying sections for supplying the reaction gas to the stack, the gas humidifying section for humidifying the reaction gas which are disposed between the gas supplying ... 06/23/05 - 20050136302 - Fuel cell system A fuel cell generates electric power by the electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and the oxygen in air. After the hydrogen discharged without being consumed by an anode is burned in a burner, it is discharged out of a fuel cell system. Therefore, the fuel cell system has a cathode switch ... 06/23/05 - 20050136301 - Monitoring fuel cells using rfid devices Radio frequency identification (RFID) devices may be used to monitor various operating parameters in fuel cells. For example, RFID devices may be used to monitor the voltage of individual cells in a fuel cell stack and thus to check for voltage reversal conditions during stack operation. ... 06/16/05 - 20050130001 - Fuel cell life predicting device and fuel cell system There are provided measuring units of measuring the amount of fluoride ions in the waste material from a fuel cell which receives a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas containing oxygen to undergo electrochemical reaction by which electricity is generated and a life predicting unit of predicting the life ... 06/16/05 - 20050130000 - Fuel cell system and method for discharging reaction gas from fuel cell A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell which generates electrical power from a chemical reaction of a reaction gas; a discharge path for discharging the reaction gas supplied to the fuel cell; a discharge valve which is provided in the discharge path and discharges the reaction gas from the ... 06/16/05 - 20050129999 - Permeable inlet fuel gas distributor for fuel cells An inlet fuel distributor (10-10d) has a permeable baffle (39, 54, 54a, 60) between a fuel supply pipe (11, 83) and a fuel inlet manifold (12, 53, 53a, 63) causing fuel to be uniformly distributed along the length of the fuel inlet manifold. A surface (53, 68) may cause impinging ... 06/09/05 - 20050123811 - Fuel cell device, and method of operating the fuel cell device A fuel cell device has a fuel cell unit, at least one adjusting element for influencing at least one fuel stream of the fuel cell unit, a control unit for controlling and/regulating of at least one adjusting element, the control unit being formed so that at least in one operational ... 06/02/05 - 20050118471 - Exhaust gas disposal apparatus of fuel cell An exhaust gas disposal apparatus of a fuel cell of the present invention is equipped with a dilution vessel having a staying chamber for staying a hydrogen gas purged from a fuel cell and exhaust piping for passing a cathode off-gas, wherein any of the dilution vessel and the exhaust ... 06/02/05 - 20050118470 - Fuel cell power generation device and fuel cell power generation method A fuel cell power generating device comprises an electromotive unit which is formed by stacking of membrane electrode assembly which is enclosing an electrolyte film with an anode electrode and a cathode electrode and generates an electric power, a liquid fuel feed unit which supplies a liquid fuel to the ... 06/02/05 - 20050118469 - Electrostatically actuated shutter and array for use in a direct oxidation fuel cell A wide-area electrostatically-actuated shutter is provided that includes a thin, flexible, diaphragm that is placed between two rigid electrode structures. In one embodiment of the invention, the diaphragm has a set of openings in it. These openings overlap with corresponding openings in one of the rigid electrodes such that when ... 06/02/05 - 20050118468 - Fuel cell supply including information storage device and control system The present invention is directed to a fuel cell system with various features for optimal operations of an electronic device, a battery charger or a fuel refilling device. The fuel cell system includes an information storage device associated with the fuel supply, pump and/or refilling device. The information storage device ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |