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US 4,362,788 AGranted
Fuel cell system with anode and cathodes operating at different pressures
AssigneeEnergy Research Corporation
InventorsHansraj C. Maru, Bernard S. Baker
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Abstract
A fuel cell system wherein the fuel and oxidant gases are supplied to the respective anode and cathode sections of the system fuel cell at different pressures, the pressure of the fuel gas being lower than that of the oxidant gas which is maintained high to promote fuel cell efficiency.
Claims10
A method for operating a fuel cell system which includes a fuel cell provided with anode and cathode sections, the method comprising
- supplying oxidant process gas to said cathode section at a first pressure;
- and supplying fuel process gas to said anode section at a second pressure which is less than said first pressure such that the difference between said first and second pressures is greater than about 1 psi.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.