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Online configurable control system for fuel cells

  • US 7,599,760 B2
  • Filed: 04/17/2006
  • Issued: 10/06/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling a fuel cell system, comprising:

  • representing an operation of a fuel cell control system as a state machine having one or more states;

    controlling the operation of the fuel cell system using the state machine;

    executing one or more states of the state machine;

    detecting failures in the execution of each of the executed states concurrent with performing the executing step;

    pausing an operation of the state machine upon detection of a failure in the fuel cell system control system; and

    correcting failures in the fuel cell control system while the fuel cell system continues to generate electricity.

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