Measuring cell voltages of a fuel cell stack
US6140820A · kind A · utility
31Cited by
5References
27Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/396
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system that is usable with a stack of fuel cells that have cell terminals includes scanning units and a circuit. The scanning units are coupled to the stack and establish different groups of the fuel cells. Each scanning unit has a ground that is referenced to a different one of the cell terminals, and each scanning unit is adapted to measure the voltages of the fuel cells in an associated one of the groups and indicate the measured voltages. The circuit is adapted to communicate with the scanning units to receive the indicated voltages.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.