Patent ID: 7785727
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: F16K,H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve mechanism comprising: a valve body having an inlet in fluid communication with a source of fluid; an actuator disposed in said valve body; a stator disposed in said valve body and having a plurality of apertures; and a rotor having a flow channel formed therein, said rotor rotatably connected to said actuator and disposed between said actuator and said stator in said valve body, rotation of said rotor facilitating selective flow of a fluid from the fluid source, through said valve body, through at least one of the apertures, and selectively to one of a plurality of fuel cell stacks, wherein the plurality of apertures includes a first flow aperture and a second flow aperture in fluid communication with a first fuel cell stack and a second fuel cell stack, respectively.