Methods of using fuel cell system configured to provide power to one or more loads
First Claim
1. A fuel cell system for providing primary and/or auxiliary/backup power to one or more loads selected from the group comprising:
- lawn &
garden equipment;
radios;
telephone;
targeting equipment;
battery rechargers;
laptops;
communications devices;
sensors;
night vision equipment;
camping equipment;
stoves;
lanterns;
lights;
vehicles;
cars;
recreational vehicles;
trucks;
boats;
ferries;
motorcycles;
motorized scooters;
forklifts;
golf carts;
lawnmowers;
industrial carts;
passenger carts (airport);
luggage handling equipment (airports);
airplanes;
lighter than air crafts;
blimps;
dirigibles;
hovercrafts;
trains;
locomotives;
submarines (manned and unmanned);
torpedoes;
security;
systems;
electrical energy storage devices for solar-based, tidal-based, hydro-based, wind-based, and other renewable energy source;
equipment for which a primary and/or backup power source is necessary or desirable to enable the equipment to function for its intended purpose, military-usable variants of above, and suitable combinations of any two or more thereof;
the system comprising one or more fuel cells, each comprising a power source and a fuel storage unit, wherein one or more of the fuel cells further comprises a regeneration unit; and
a controller for sensing demand for primary power by, or outage of primary power to the one or more loads, and, responsive thereto, operatively engaging the one or more fuel cells to provide power to the one or more loads.
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Abstract
A fuel cell system for providing primary and/or auxiliary/backup power to one or more loads for which a primary and/or backup power source is desirable to enable equipment to function for its intended purpose. The system provides power to the one or more loads upon the occurrence of power outage condition, which includes a disruption in the delivery of primary power to, or power demand condition by, the one or more loads. A controller senses outage of primary power to, or demand for primary power by, the one or more loads, and, responsive thereto, operatively engages one or more fuel cells to provide power to the one or more loads.
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15 Claims
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1. A fuel cell system for providing primary and/or auxiliary/backup power to one or more loads selected from the group comprising:
- lawn &
garden equipment;
radios;
telephone;
targeting equipment;
battery rechargers;
laptops;
communications devices;
sensors;
night vision equipment;
camping equipment;
stoves;
lanterns;
lights;
vehicles;
cars;
recreational vehicles;
trucks;
boats;
ferries;
motorcycles;
motorized scooters;
forklifts;
golf carts;
lawnmowers;
industrial carts;
passenger carts (airport);
luggage handling equipment (airports);
airplanes;
lighter than air crafts;
blimps;
dirigibles;
hovercrafts;
trains;
locomotives;
submarines (manned and unmanned);
torpedoes;
security;
systems;
electrical energy storage devices for solar-based, tidal-based, hydro-based, wind-based, and other renewable energy source;
equipment for which a primary and/or backup power source is necessary or desirable to enable the equipment to function for its intended purpose, military-usable variants of above, and suitable combinations of any two or more thereof;the system comprising one or more fuel cells, each comprising a power source and a fuel storage unit, wherein one or more of the fuel cells further comprises a regeneration unit; and
a controller for sensing demand for primary power by, or outage of primary power to the one or more loads, and, responsive thereto, operatively engaging the one or more fuel cells to provide power to the one or more loads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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