Solid-oxide fuel cell assembly having an electronic control unit within a structural enclosure
US6974646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a solid-oxide fuel cell system, the electronic control unit which measures and controls temperatures, pressures, valve sequencing, valve positioning, blower power, electric output, and flows of air and fuel gas, is disposed in a “cool zone” within a structural housing. Electric leads from the control unit to the individual system components therefore do not pass through the housing. The few leads from the control unit required for connection of the fuel cell system to a load are gathered into a single electrical connector mounted through a wall of the structural enclosure.
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