WO2003052860A3 - Regulation of a hybrid fuel cell system - Google Patents

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WO2003052860A3
WO2003052860A3 PCT/CA2002/001909 CA0201909W WO03052860A3 WO 2003052860 A3 WO2003052860 A3 WO 2003052860A3 CA 0201909 W CA0201909 W CA 0201909W WO 03052860 A3 WO03052860 A3 WO 03052860A3
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fuel cell
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Martin T Pearson
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Ballard Power Systems
Martin T Pearson
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Priority claimed from US10/017,470 external-priority patent/US6841275B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/017,461 external-priority patent/US6573682B1/en
Priority claimed from US10/017,462 external-priority patent/US7144646B2/en
Application filed by Ballard Power Systems, Martin T Pearson filed Critical Ballard Power Systems
Priority to AU2002347171A priority Critical patent/AU2002347171A1/en
Priority to JP2003553652A priority patent/JP2005513722A/en
Priority to CNB028276205A priority patent/CN100382383C/en
Priority to EP02782589A priority patent/EP1459407A2/en
Priority to CA002469963A priority patent/CA2469963A1/en
Publication of WO2003052860A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003052860A2/en
Publication of WO2003052860A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003052860A3/en

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Abstract

A fuel cell system having a battery employs a first stage that regulates current through a series pass element in response to a greater of a battery charging current error, a battery voltage error and a stack current error. The fuel cell system employs a second stage that controls a partial pressure of a reactant flow to the fuel cell stack based on a deviation of voltage across the series pass element, or based on a battery condition. The fuel cell system may employ either, or both, of the stages. 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.
PCT/CA2002/001909 2001-12-14 2002-12-12 Regulation of a hybrid fuel cell system WO2003052860A2 (en)

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AU2002347171A AU2002347171A1 (en) 2001-12-14 2002-12-12 Regulation of a hybrid fuel cell system
JP2003553652A JP2005513722A (en) 2001-12-14 2002-12-12 Control of hybrid fuel cell system
CNB028276205A CN100382383C (en) 2001-12-14 2002-12-12 Fuel cell system
EP02782589A EP1459407A2 (en) 2001-12-14 2002-12-12 Regulation of a hybrid fuel cell system
CA002469963A CA2469963A1 (en) 2001-12-14 2002-12-12 Regulation of a hybrid fuel cell system

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US10/017,462 2001-12-14
US10/017,470 2001-12-14
US10/017,470 US6841275B2 (en) 2001-12-14 2001-12-14 Method and apparatus for controlling voltage from a fuel cell system
US10/017,461 US6573682B1 (en) 2001-12-14 2001-12-14 Fuel cell system multiple stage voltage control method and apparatus
US10/017,461 2001-12-14
US10/017,462 US7144646B2 (en) 2001-12-14 2001-12-14 Method and apparatus for multiple mode control of voltage from a fuel cell system
US15088002A 2002-05-16 2002-05-16
US10/150,880 2002-05-16

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