Patent ID: 8450019

Claim:
A fuel cell system, comprising: a fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cells and having an inlet and an outlet; and a three-way diverter assembly in fluid communication with the fuel cell stack and a fuel cell component having an inlet and an outlet, the three-way diverter assembly further comprising: a housing having an inlet, a first outlet in fluid communication with the inlet of the fuel cell stack, and a second outlet in fluid communication with the inlet of the fuel cell component; and a movable member disposed in the housing adjacent the inlet of the housing, wherein the movable member is selectively positionable between a first positional limit and a second positional limit, and wherein a flow of a fluid from the second outlet to the first outlet is militated against by a restrictor as the moveable member is rotated between the first positional limit and the second positional limit, and wherein the three-way diverter assembly selectively causes one of a) a flow of the fluid to bypass the fuel cell component and flow to the fuel cell stack, b) the flow of the fluid to flow to the fuel cell component, and c) a combination of a) and b), to regulate the fuel cell stack.