PORTABLE FUEL CELL APPARATUS

• US 20070072025A1
• Filed: 09/27/2006
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Syspotek Corporation
• Original Assignee: Syspotek Corporation
• Inventors: TUNG, CHUN-CHIN
• Application Number:
  US11/535,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20070072025A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 429/431
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2250/30 Fuel cells in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04619 of fuel cell stacks
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04626 of auxiliary devices, e.g. batteries, capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04888 of auxiliary devices, e.g. batteries, capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/0491 of fuel cell stacks
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04947 of auxiliary devices, e.g. batteries, capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/10 Applications of fuel cells in buildings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 Fuel cells

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable fuel cell apparatus, comprising: a fuel cell, an interface controller, a voltage regulating circuit and a memory unit, wherein the voltage regulating circuit comprises a circuit for converting the electric power into a steady voltage output, and the interface controller comprises a data communication transformation interface. The power is generated by the fuel cell and transmitted to the voltage regulating circuit to be converted into the steady voltage for being transmitted to the interface controller. The interface controller can perform the transmission and distribution of the electric power and the data access of the memory unit. In addition, according to the current output of the fuel cell, the power property thereof and the voltage demand of interface controller, the voltage regulating circuit converts the power from the fuel cell into the steady voltage to be transmitted to the interface controller 2 by means of buck logic and boost logic.

Claims

1. A portable fuel cell apparatus, comprising:

a fuel cell;

an interface controller serving as an interface for transforming data communication and for transmitting electric power;

a voltage regulating circuit comprising a circuit for converting the electric power into a steady voltage output; and

a memory unit,

wherein the power is generated by the fuel cell and transmitted to the voltage regulating circuit to be converted into the steady voltage for being transmitted to the interface controller, and wherein the transmission and distribution of the electric power and the data access of the memory unit can be performed by the interface controller.

2. The portable fuel cell apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fuel cell, the voltage regulating circuit, the interface controller and the memory unit are configured in a case, which is provided with a connector of an interface connector structure corresponding to the data communication transformation interface for the interface controller.

3. The portable fuel cell apparatus of claim 2, wherein the voltage regulating circuit, the interface controller and the memory unit are disposed on a circuit board.

4. The portable fuel cell apparatus of claim 3, wherein the fuel cell is further configured on the circuit board.

5. The portable fuel cell apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interface controller is one selected from a communicating interface of USB, PCMIC, CF and SDIO.

6. The portable fuel cell apparatus of claim 1, wherein the voltage regulating circuit converts the power from the fuel cell into the steady voltage to be output to the interface controller 2 by means of buck logic and boost logic, depending on the current output of the fuel cell, the power property thereof and the voltage demand of interface controller.

7. The portable fuel cell apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory unit is composed of a semiconductor memory component integrated with a circuit corresponding thereto.

8. The portable fuel cell apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interface controller and the memory unit form an audio-visual player or recorder.

9. The portable fuel cell apparatus of claim 7, wherein the interface controller and the memory unit form an electronic device selected from a group consisting of a MP3 player, a MP4 player and a digital recorder.

10. The portable fuel cell apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power from the fuel cell can be output and be supplied to a desired electronic component included therein through the interface controller.