Method for managing fuel cell power increases using air flow feedback delay
US8568935B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2031 |
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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 method for managing fuel cell power increases in a fuel cell system using an air flow feedback delay. The method comprises the steps of determining a required air mass flow rate at a predetermined point in the fuel cell system, determining an actual air mass flow at a predetermined point in the fuel cell system, calculating an air flow feedback delay as a function of the required air mass flow rate and the actual air mass flow, and delaying an external circuit from increasing current draw from the fuel cell stack by the magnitude of the air flow feedback delay.
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