WO2004027912A3 - A fuel cell system and method of operating the same - Google Patents

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WO2004027912A3
WO2004027912A3 PCT/CA2003/001447 CA0301447W WO2004027912A3 WO 2004027912 A3 WO2004027912 A3 WO 2004027912A3 CA 0301447 W CA0301447 W CA 0301447W WO 2004027912 A3 WO2004027912 A3 WO 2004027912A3
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Joseph Cargnelli
Todd A Simpson
Stephen Burany
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Joseph Cargnelli
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Abstract

A fuel cell system and a method of operating same are provided. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell for driving a load, at least one fuel cell peripheral, a device for measuring at least one fuel cell operation characteristic, and at least one controller for controlling the operation of at least one fuel cell peripheral based on the at least one fuel cell operation characteristic. The fuel cell operation characteristic is divided into at least two ranges, and operation of at least one fuel cell is controlled to provide it with a respective operational characteristic for each range of operation of the fuel cell system.
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