Fuel cell system configured to detect and control excess...

Details Fuel cell system configured to detect and control excess... Fuel cell system configured to detect and control excess...

2005-06-20

2009-12-08

Alejandro, Raymond (Department: 1795)

Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and

Having magnetic field feature

C429S006000, C429S006000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07629066

ABSTRACT:
An adaptable fuel cell system includes a stack generating electric energy through an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen and applying the electric energy to a load. A reformer reforms a fuel to generate the hydrogen supplied to the stack. A fuel supply unit supplies the fuel to the reformer. An oxygen supply unit supplies the oxygen to the stack. A first buffer unit electrically coupled to the load applies an auxiliary power to the load based on usage electric energy of the load. A second buffer unit coupled to the reformer and the stack adjusts the hydrogen supplied from the reformer to the stack based on the usage electric energy of the load. In one embodiment, a centralized control unit detects a reference electric energy of the stack and the usage electric energy of the load and controls the buffer units based on the usage electric energy.

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Japanese Office action dated May 12, 2009, for corresponding Japanese application 2005-177435, noting listed references in this IDS, as well as JP 2000-285938 and WO 02/069428 previously filed in an IDS dated Mar. 9, 2009.

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