Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell system with at least one fuel cell which is supplied with hydrogen via an anode path and oxygen via a cathode path, wherein anode exhaust gas exiting the fuel cell is recirculated, but from time to time a part of the anode exhaust gas is introduced into an exhaust gas path, which conducts the cathode exhaust gas, by purging the exhaust gas out of the anode path, and wherein the hydrogen concentration of the exhaust gas is measured in the exhaust gas path using a hydrogen sensor. According to the invention, the hydrogen and/or nitrogen concentration of the anode gas in the anode path before the last purge is calculated on the basis of the measured hydrogen concentration, the quantity of gas introduced into the exhaust gas path from the cathode path and from the anode path, and the quantity of hydrogen which is freshly supplied to the anode path.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) for operating a fuel cell system (200), the method (100) comprising: a first determination step (101), in which a hydrogen concentration supplied to a fuel cell stack (203) of the fuel cell system (200) by means of an inlet valve (209) of the fuel cell system (200) is determined, a second determination step (103), in which a nitrogen volume flow flowing through the fuel cell stack (203) is determined, and an adjustment step (105), in which a rotational speed of a recirculation fan (205) of the fuel cell system (200) is adjusted on the basis of the determined hydrogen concentration and the determined nitrogen volume flow. The invention also relates to a fuel cell system (200) and a to computer program product according to the appended claims.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell system (1), comprising a fuel cell stack (2), in which method anode gas coming from the fuel cell stack (2) is recirculated via an anode circuit (3) using an electrical recirculation pump (4) integrated in the anode circuit (3), wherein liquid water contained in the recirculated anode gas is separated using a water separator (5) integrated in the anode circuit (3), and wherein water separated using the water separator (5) is collected in a container (6) which is emptied periodically by opening an electromagnetically actuatable drain valve (7). According to the invention, the drive power of the recirculation pump (4) is monitored and, if a sudden increase in drive power is detected, the drain valve (7) is opened. The invention also relates to a control device (8) for carrying out steps of the method according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell system (1) in which anode gas emerging from a fuel cell stack (2) is recirculated via an anode circuit (3) by means of an electrically operated hydrogen blower (4) that is integrated into the anode circuit (3), and in which nitrogen-enriched anode gas is intermittently discharged by selectively opening a purge valve (5) that is integrated into the anode circuit (3). According to the invention, the method comprises the following steps: measuring the temperature at at least one temperature measurement point (6), said temperature being representative of the temperature of the hydrogen blower (4), comparing the measured temperature with a predefined threshold value, and switching to a more hydrogen-rich operation of the fuel cell system (1) if the threshold value is overshot. The invention furthermore relates to a control unit (8) for carrying out the steps of the method according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a target fuel cell system (200), to a fuel cell system (200) having a control apparatus (201) and to a computer program product containing program code means according to the appended claims.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell system with at least one fuel cell which is supplied with hydrogen via an anode path and oxygen via a cathode path, wherein anode exhaust gas exiting the fuel cell is recirculated, but from time to time a part of the anode exhaust gas is introduced into an exhaust gas path, which conducts the cathode exhaust gas, by purging the exhaust gas out of the anode path, and wherein the hydrogen concentration of the exhaust gas is measured in the exhaust gas path using a hydrogen sensor. According to the invention, the hydrogen and/or nitrogen concentration of the anode gas in the anode path before the last purge is calculated on the basis of the measured hydrogen concentration, the quantity of gas introduced into the exhaust gas path from the cathode path and from the anode path, and the quantity of hydrogen which is freshly supplied to the anode path.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided for detecting a fault condition in a drivetrain, including the steps of monitoring torque oscillations at a location along a drivetrain, and detecting at least one fault condition associated with a drivetrain component by evaluating torque oscillation data acquired during the monitoring. In another embodiment, a system is provided for detecting a fault condition in a drivetrain including a torque sensor coupled to a drivetrain component and configured to measure torque at a location along the drivetrain and to generate a torque oscillation signal corresponding to the measured torque, and a controller configured to receive the torque oscillation signal and evaluate the torque oscillation signal to identify at least one fault condition associated with the drivetrain component.

Abstract: The invention provides human secreted proteins (SECP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode SECP. The invention also provides expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. The invention also provides methods for diagnosing, treating, or preventing disorders associated with aberrant expression of SECP.