Method and control to integrate fuel cells in datacenters with ring-bus architecture
US11955835B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B90/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes: a ring bus; a plurality of static uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), each static UPS of the plurality of static UPSs including: at least one battery; an input that is electrically connected to a first external electrical power source; and an output that is electrically connected to a load, and, via a first corresponding choke, to the ring bus; at least one fuel-cell interface converter (FIC) that converts direct current (DC) electrical power to alternating current (AC) electrical power, each FIC of the at least one FIC being electrically connected to the ring bus via a second corresponding choke; and a fuel cell module corresponding to and electrically connected to each FIC, the fuel cell module including a fuel cell.
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