Patent ID: 8178249

Claim:
A system for controlling the amount of water in at least one fluid stream that is delivered to a fuel cell stack in a vehicle, the system comprising: a humidifier arrangement configured to provide water to the at least one fluid stream; a first controller configured to: receive at least one first signal indicative of an amount of water in the at least one fluid stream; store predefined information therein corresponding to a first defined amount of water to be provided to the at least one fluid stream; receive a temperature signal indicative of whether the system is in one of a first mode and a second mode, control the humidifier arrangement to provide the water to the at least one fluid stream in accordance to the predefined information in response to the first signal if the system is in the first mode; and dynamically generate new information that was not previously stored in the controller if the system is in the second mode, the new information for being stored in the controller and being indicative of a second defined amount of water to be provided to the at least one fluid stream.