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US 2014/0370402 A1Published application
Electrolyte generation within a fuel cell
AssigneeClearEdge Power, Inc.
InventorsSitaram Ramaswamy, Michael E. Gorman
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Abstract
An exemplary method of providing an electrolyte for a fuel cell comprises including a electrolyte precursor within a fuel cell. An electrolyte is generated within the fuel cell from the precursor. An exemplary fuel cell system includes a cell stack assembly. A manifold is associated with the cell stack assembly. An electrolyte precursor is within at least one of the cell stack assembly or manifold for generating an electrolyte within a fuel cell.
Claims26
A method of providing an electrolyte for a fuel cell, comprising the steps of:
- including granules of an electrolyte precursor within at least some pores of a porous component of the fuel cell;
- and
- generating an electrolyte within the fuel cell from the precursor.
A fuel cell system, comprising:
- a cell stack assembly;
- a manifold associated with the cell stack assembly;
- at least one porous component having a plurality of pores;
- and
- a plurality of granules of an electrolyte precursor within at least some of the pores of the porous component for generating an electrolyte within the fuel cell.
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