Fuel cell module, combined power generation system including the same, and temperature control method of fuel cell power generation section
US-2016133955-A1 · May 12, 2016 · US
Systems and methods for providing heat control in a multi-stack fuel cell system
US12469860B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12469860-B2 |
| Application number | US-202017767820-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Publication date | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2025 |
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The present disclosure pertains to a system ( 5 ) comprising a plurality of power converters ( 20 - 1 to 20 -n) configured, via a processing device ( 30 ), to balance heat from a plurality of fuel cell stacks ( 10 - 1 to 10 -n). Some embodiments may: set one or more parameter values of one of the power converters ( 20 - 1 ) located at the output of one of the plurality of stacks ( 10 - 1 ) such that the one stack preferentially provides power to a load; determine a heat power of the one stack ( 10 - 1 ) and of one or more other stacks of the plurality of stacks ( 10 - 2 to 10 -n), each of the heat powers being determined based on a voltage and current that are determined at the input of the respective power converter ( 20 - 1 to 20 -n); determine whether the heat power of the one stack ( 20 - 1 ) satisfies a criterion; and responsive to a determination that the heat power of the one stack satisfies the criterion, set one or more parameter values of each of the power converters ( 20 - 2 to 20 -n) located at the output of the one or more other stacks such that the determined heat power of each of the one or more other stacks ( 10 - 2 to 10 -n) more closely matches the determined heat power of the one stack ( 10 - 1 ).
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The invention claimed is: 1 . A fuel cell power system, comprising: a plurality of fuel cell stacks; a plurality of power converters each located at an output of a different one of the plurality of fuel cell stacks; a plurality of current sensors each located at an input of each of the power converters, each of the current sensors being configured to determine a current; a plurality of voltage sensors each located at the input of the each of the power converters, each of t…
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- What does patent US12469860B2 cover?
- The present disclosure pertains to a system ( 5 ) comprising a plurality of power converters ( 20 - 1 to 20 -n) configured, via a processing device ( 30 ), to balance heat from a plurality of fuel cell stacks ( 10 - 1 to 10 -n). Some embodiments may: set one or more parameter values of one of the power converters ( 20 - 1 ) located at the output of one of the plurality of stacks ( 10 - 1 ) …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Intelligent Energy Ltd, Intelligent Energy
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01M8/04007. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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