Patent ID: 9647279
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H01M,Y02E

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a fuel cell system comprising an anode compartment and a cathode compartment; a cathode line coupled to the cathode compartment; an anode line coupled to the anode compartment; a first pump coupled to the cathode line configured to selectively circulate one or more gases within the cathode compartment configured to prevent formation of an H a second pump coupled to the anode line configured to selectively circulate one or more gases within the anode compartment configured to prevent formation of an H an oxygen pump coupled to the cathode line configured to selectively remove residual oxygen from the fuel cell system; and a control system in communication with the first pump, the second pump, and the oxygen pump programmed to control the operation of the first pump, the second pump, and the oxygen pump, wherein the control system is programmed to control the operation of the first pump and the second pump by: