Electronic device, and system for DC voltage conversion
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a first input terminal to which a first DC supply voltage of a fuel cell system having a controllable supply voltage is provided;
a second input terminal to which a second DC supply voltage of a rechargeable secondary battery is provided;
a DC voltage conversion circuit receiving the first and second DC supply voltages from said first and second input terminals, and supplying a current of a desired voltage to a load;
a charging circuit receiving the first DC supply voltage from said first input terminal, and supplying a DC supply voltage for charging to said second input terminal; and
a control circuit determining a desired value of the first DC supply voltage in accordance with a value of the second DC supply voltage of said secondary battery, and providing the determined desired value to said fuel cell system.
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Abstract
An electronic device includes: a first input terminal to which a first DC supply voltage of a fuel cell system having a controllable supply voltage is provided; a second input terminal to which a second DC supply voltage of a rechargeable secondary battery is provided; a DC voltage conversion circuit which receives the first and second DC supply voltages from the first and second input terminals, and supplies a current of a desired voltage to a load; a charging circuit which receives the first DC supply voltage from the first input terminal, and supplies a DC supply voltage for charging to the second input terminal; and a control circuit which determines a desired value of the first DC supply voltage in accordance with a value of the second DC supply voltage of the secondary battery, and provides the determined desired value to the fuel cell system.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a first input terminal to which a first DC supply voltage of a fuel cell system having a controllable supply voltage is provided; a second input terminal to which a second DC supply voltage of a rechargeable secondary battery is provided; a DC voltage conversion circuit receiving the first and second DC supply voltages from said first and second input terminals, and supplying a current of a desired voltage to a load; a charging circuit receiving the first DC supply voltage from said first input terminal, and supplying a DC supply voltage for charging to said second input terminal; and a control circuit determining a desired value of the first DC supply voltage in accordance with a value of the second DC supply voltage of said secondary battery, and providing the determined desired value to said fuel cell system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A DC voltage conversion system comprising:
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a first input terminal to which a first DC supply voltage of a fuel cell system having a controllable supply voltage is provided; a second input terminal to which a second DC supply voltage of a rechargeable secondary battery is provided; a DC voltage conversion circuit receiving the first and second DC supply voltages from said first and second input terminals, and supplies a current of a desired voltage to a load; a charging circuit receiving the first DC supply voltage from said first input terminal, and supplies a DC supply voltage for charging to said second input terminal; and a control circuit determining a desired value of the first DC supply voltage in accordance with a value of the second DC supply voltage of said secondary battery, and provides the determined desired value to said fuel cell system.
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13. A program for an electronic device stored on a computer-readable storage medium, the electronic device comprising:
- a DC voltage conversion circuit receiving a first DC supply voltage from a fuel cell system and a second DC supply voltage from a rechargeable secondary battery and supplies a current at a desired voltage to a load, a charging circuit, and a control circuit, said program being operable to effect;
determining a desired value of the first DC supply voltage in accordance with a value of the second DC supply voltage of the secondary battery, providing the determined desired value to the fuel cell system, and causing the fuel cell system to supply the first DC supply voltage at the determined desired value, and causing the charging circuit to receive the first DC supply voltage at the determined desired value and supply a DC supply voltage for charging to the secondary battery. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
- a DC voltage conversion circuit receiving a first DC supply voltage from a fuel cell system and a second DC supply voltage from a rechargeable secondary battery and supplies a current at a desired voltage to a load, a charging circuit, and a control circuit, said program being operable to effect;
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