Biological Fuel Cell and Methods
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170279146A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-28

    申请号:US15359148

    申请日:2016-11-22

    Inventor: Adam Heller

    CPC classification number: H01M8/16 H01M4/9008 H01M2250/30 Y02B90/18 Y02E60/527

    Abstract: A fuel cell has an anode and a cathode with anode enzyme disposed on the anode and cathode enzyme is disposed on the cathode. The anode is configured and arranged to electrooxidize an anode reductant in the presence of the anode enzyme. Likewise, the cathode is configured and arranged to electroreduce a cathode oxidant in the presence of the cathode enzyme. In addition, anode redox hydrogel may be disposed on the anode to transduce a current between the anode and the anode enzyme and cathode redox hydrogel may be disposed on the cathode to transduce a current between the cathode and the cathode enzyme.

    Methods for operating a fuel cell system

    公开(公告)号:US09680171B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-13

    申请号:US14853422

    申请日:2015-09-14

    Abstract: Purge valves that are manually turned ON but are automatically or electrically turned OFF as the fuel cell production of electricity reaches a predetermined level, e.g., steady state or thereabout are disclosed. The purge valve may be opened at system start-up, or may be opened at system shut-down so that the purge valve is armed and the fuel cell system is purged at the next start-up. Also disclosed is an integrated fluidic interface module that contains various fluidic components including one of these purge valves. The integrated fluidic interface module can operate passively or without being actively controlled by a processor. Methods of operating a fuel cell system, wherein the fuel cell system is purged at system start-up, are also disclosed. The purging automatically stops when the anode plenum is fully purged and replaced with fuel.

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