Probe apparatus
US-12000862-B2 · Jun 4, 2024 · US
Measurement device for measuring voltages along a linear array of voltage sources
US9647283B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9647283-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514627290-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jul 25, 2011 |
| Publication date | May 9, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
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A measurement device for measuring voltages along a linear array of voltage sources, such as a fuel cell stack, includes at least one movable contact or non-contact voltage probe that measures a voltage of an array element.
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What is claimed is: 1. A fuel cell system comprising: at least one fuel cell stack; and a measuring device comprising at least one movable contact or non-contact voltage probe that is configured to be propelled along the fuel cell stack to measure a voltage of fuel cell stack elements; a movable carriage; one or more probe supports suspended from the movable carriage by swing arms, wherein the at least one probe is supported by the one or more probe supports and wherein the swing arms allow the one or more probe supports to swing freely below the movable carriage; a screw mechanism for imparting linear motion to the carriage in a vertical direction; one or more guide rails and wherein the guide rails guide the movable carriage parallel to the fuel cell stack; a base and one or more supporting spines, wherein the one or more guide rails and the one or more spines are attached to the base; an electrical conductor or conductive chain connected to the at least one probe for receiving a signal from the fuel cell stack; and a signal processor configured to receive the signal from the electrical conductor and to determine a voltage from the signal.
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for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title
Physics · mapped topic
Non contact-making probes · CPC title
Measuring voltage only · CPC title
Fuel cells · CPC title
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- What does patent US9647283B2 cover?
- A measurement device for measuring voltages along a linear array of voltage sources, such as a fuel cell stack, includes at least one movable contact or non-contact voltage probe that measures a voltage of an array element.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Bloom Energy Corp
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- Primary CPC classification G01R1/06705. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue May 09 2017 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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