Method and apparatus for monitoring equivalent series resistance and for shunting a fuel cell
US7049017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fuel cell power system comprising a fuel cell having a cathode and an anode adapted to be coupled to a fuel supply, and which is configured to produce electrical power having a current and voltage output; a controller electrically coupled with the fuel cell, and configured to selectively short the anode to the cathode of the fuel cell; and circuitry configured to measure resistance of the fuel cell in timed relation to the shorting.
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