Fuel Cell Power Management Module
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1. A control circuit for management of a fuel cell comprising:
- at least one sensor adapted to be in communication with a fuel cell and operative to monitor an operating condition of the fuel cell and to generate an output signal; and
a regulator circuit that is connected to said sensor, said regulator circuit operative to generate a control signal that is a function of said sensor output signal; and
a current regulation circuit adapted to be connected between the fuel cell and a load, said current regulation circuit connected to said regulator circuit to receive said control signal, said current regulation circuit responsive to said control signal to regulate the operation of the fuel cell.
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Abstract
A power management module adapted to be connected between a fuel cell and an output power bus, the power management module being operative to regulate the amount of power being delivered by the fuel cell to the output power bus.
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1. A control circuit for management of a fuel cell comprising:
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at least one sensor adapted to be in communication with a fuel cell and operative to monitor an operating condition of the fuel cell and to generate an output signal; and a regulator circuit that is connected to said sensor, said regulator circuit operative to generate a control signal that is a function of said sensor output signal; and a current regulation circuit adapted to be connected between the fuel cell and a load, said current regulation circuit connected to said regulator circuit to receive said control signal, said current regulation circuit responsive to said control signal to regulate the operation of the fuel cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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