Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus – product – and – With pressure equalizing means for liquid immersion operation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-05
2006-12-05
Ryan, Patrick Joseph (Department: 1745)
Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and
With pressure equalizing means for liquid immersion operation
C429S006000, C320S118000, C320S122000, C320S134000, C320S152000, C320S148000, C320S151000, C320S157000, C320S149000, C307S066000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07144646
ABSTRACT:
A fuel cell system determines each of a battery charging current error, a battery voltage error, and a stack current error. The fuel cell system regulates current through a series pass element in response to a greater of the determined errors. Thus, the fuel cell system operates in three modes: battery voltage limiting mode, stack current limiting mode and battery charging current limiting mode. Additionally, there can be a fourth “saturation” mode where the stack voltage VSdrops below the battery voltage VBas the load pulls even more current. Individual fuel cell systems can be combined in series and/or parallel to produce a combined fuel cell system having a desired output voltage and current.
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Ballard Power Systems Inc.
Martin Angela J.
Ryan Patrick Joseph
Seed IP Law Group PLLC
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