Fuel cell power and management system, and technique for controlling and/or operating same
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Abstract
There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a portable fuel cell power and management system (for example, hydrogen and/or methanol based systems), components and/or elements thereof, as well as techniques for controlling and/or operating such systems. The fuel cell power management system (and method of controlling and/or operating same) actively monitors, manages and/or controls one or more operating parameter(s) of the fuel cell system. For example, the system monitors, manages and/or controls the consumption and/or the rate of consumption of fuel by the system, and in response thereto, may provide and/or alert the user to amount of fuel remaining, consumed, the rate of consumption and/or the time (or estimation thereof remaining until all of the fuel is spent. In this way, the user may schedule or plan accordingly.
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86 Claims
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49. A hydrogen-based fuel cell cartridge for use in a hydrogen-based fuel cell management system comprising:
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a fuel vessel adapted to store hydrogen-based fuel;
a cartridge valve assembly, coupled to the fuel vessel, to provide exchange of hydrogen with an external unit;
memory to store data which is representative of at least one operating parameter of the hydrogen-based fuel cartridge; and
control circuitry coupled to the memory. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A hydrogen-based fuel cell cartridge for use in a hydrogen-based fuel cell management system, the hydrogen-based fuel cell cartridge comprising:
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a fuel vessel adapted to store hydrogen-based fuel;
a cartridge valve assembly, coupled to the fuel vessel, to provide exchange of hydrogen with an external unit;
a cartridge interface, including an electrical interface to receive data which is representative of at least one operating parameter of the hydrogen-based fuel cartridge from external circuitry; and
memory to store the data which is representative of at least one operating parameter of the hydrogen-based fuel cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A hydrogen-based fuel cell cartridge for use in a hydrogen-based fuel cell management system, the hydrogen-based fuel cell cartridge comprising:
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a fuel vessel adapted to store hydrogen-based fuel;
a cartridge valve assembly, coupled to the fuel vessel, to provide exchange of hydrogen with an external unit;
a cartridge interface, including an electrical interface to provide data which is representative of at least one operating parameter of the hydrogen-based fuel cartridge to external circuitry; and
memory to store the data which is representative of at least one operating parameter of the hydrogen-based fuel cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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