FUEL CELL TEST SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A fuel cell test system comprising:
- a housing defining a test chamber;
a controller positioned within said housing;
a test subject fuel cell positioned in said test chamber, said test subject fuel cell being in communication with said controller to provide said controller with signals indicative of a performance of said test subject fuel cell;
a fuel feed in communication with said test subject fuel cell, said fuel feed having a temperature, a humidity, a flow rate and a pressure, wherein at least one of said temperature, said humidity, said flow rate and said pressure of said fuel feed is controllable by said controller; and
an oxidant feed in communication with said test subject fuel cell, said oxidant feed having a temperature, a humidity, a flow rate and a pressure, wherein at least one of said temperature, said humidity, said flow rate and said pressure of said oxidant feed is controllable by said controller,wherein said controller monitors said performance of said test subject fuel cell in response to said fuel feed and said oxidant feed.
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Abstract
A fuel cell test system including a controller, a housing defining a test chamber, a test subject fuel cell positioned in the test chamber, the test subject fuel cell being in communication with the controller to provide the controller with signals indicative of a performance of the test subject fuel cell, a fuel feed in communication with the test subject fuel cell, the fuel feed having a humidity, a flow rate and a pressure, wherein at least one of the humidity, the flow rate and the pressure of the fuel feed is controllable by the controller, and an oxidant feed in communication with the test subject fuel cell, the oxidant feed having a humidity, a flow rate and a pressure, wherein at least one of the humidity, the flow rate and the pressure of the oxidant feed is controllable by the controller, wherein the controller monitors the performance of the test subject fuel cell in response to the fuel feed and the oxidant feed.
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23 Claims
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1. A fuel cell test system comprising:
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a housing defining a test chamber; a controller positioned within said housing; a test subject fuel cell positioned in said test chamber, said test subject fuel cell being in communication with said controller to provide said controller with signals indicative of a performance of said test subject fuel cell; a fuel feed in communication with said test subject fuel cell, said fuel feed having a temperature, a humidity, a flow rate and a pressure, wherein at least one of said temperature, said humidity, said flow rate and said pressure of said fuel feed is controllable by said controller; and an oxidant feed in communication with said test subject fuel cell, said oxidant feed having a temperature, a humidity, a flow rate and a pressure, wherein at least one of said temperature, said humidity, said flow rate and said pressure of said oxidant feed is controllable by said controller, wherein said controller monitors said performance of said test subject fuel cell in response to said fuel feed and said oxidant feed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A fuel cell test system comprising:
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a housing defining an insulated test chamber, said insulated test chamber including a chamber door opening and a second opening, said second opening being filled with a removable filler material; a chamber door being connectable to said chamber door opening to substantially seal said test chamber; a controller contained within said housing; a test subject fuel cell positioned in said test chamber and electrically connected to a test load such that signals indicative of at least one of a voltage and an electric current generated by said test subject fuel cell are communicated to said controller; a fuel feed in communication with said test subject fuel cell, said fuel feed having a temperature, a humidity, a flow rate and a pressure, wherein said temperature, said humidity, said flow rate and said pressure of said fuel feed are controllable by said controller; an oxidant feed in communication with said test subject fuel cell, said oxidant feed having a temperature, a humidity, a flow rate and a pressure, wherein said temperature, said humidity, said flow rate and said pressure of said oxidant feed are controllable by said controller; and a user interface connected to said housing, wherein said controller is adapted to display said at least one of said voltage and said electric current generated by said test subject fuel cell in response to said fuel feed and said oxidant feed on said user interface.
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