BLACK START METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A FUEL CELL POWER PLANT AND FUEL CELL POWER PLANT WITH BLACK START CAPABILITY

Application 1920/KOLNP/2005 published 2006-09-15, filed 2005-09-26
A black start operation employs the accumulation of power resulting from a reaction of fuel and ambient oxidant passively seeped or diffused into a fuel cell stack to bootstrap the fuel cell system operation. (FIG. - 1)

Applicant

BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
4343 NORTH FRASER WAQY BURNBY BRITISH COLUMBIA V5J 5J9 CANADA

Inventor

PEARSON MARTIN T

International Info

Classification: H01M 8/04
Publication Number: WO 04/102715
Application Date: 2004-03-11

Priority Information

10/388,191 US 2003-03-12