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Fuel cell emergency system

US9028990B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Hubert Gans · Hamburg, DE
Ralf-Henning Stolte · Hamburg, DE
Volker Piezunka · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 2006
Grant date	May 12, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/40
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an embodiment, a fuel cell system for supplying emergency power to an aircraft, includes a fuel cell, a hydrogen tank, an oxygen tank, and a power distribution unit. This provides for an emergency power supply for aircraft that is reliable, independent of the outside air, and has low maintenance needs.

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