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"description": "A method of controlling a hydrogen fuel cell includes, with a controller of the fuel cell, measuring an anode leak rate for the fuel cell, modelling, using the measured anode leak rate, an effective electrolyte membrane orifice size, calculating, using the effective electrolyte membrane orificeā¦",
"path": "/patents/1381116",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z",
"site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
"tags": [
"H01M8/04955",
"GM Global Technology Operations LLC"
],
"textContent": "A method of controlling a hydrogen fuel cell includes, with a controller of the fuel cell, measuring an anode leak rate for the fuel cell, modelling, using the measured anode leak rate, an effective electrolyte membrane orifice size, calculating, using the effective electrolyte membrane orifice size, an effective runtime anode leak rate during operation of the fuel cell, using the effective runtime anode leak rate as a low-side metric when calculating emissions and dilution requests, and initiating adaptations of a control strategy of the fuel cell based on the effective runtime anode leak rate and shutdown leak rate to extend the lifetime of the fuel cell.",
"title": "FUEL CELL DURABILITY OPTIMIZATION"
}