Fuel cell with battery, electronic apparatus having fuel cell with battery, and method of utilizing same
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a fuel cell;
a battery;
a circuit coupled to said fuel cell and said battery, for outputting electric power from at least one of said fuel cell and said battery; and
an electronic device coupled to said circuit, the electronic device being operable with the electric power output from the circuit.
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus has a fuel cell, a battery, a circuit coupled to the fuel cell and the battery, for outputting electric power from at least one of the fuel cell and the battery, and an electronic device coupled to the circuit. The electronic device is operable with the electric power output from the circuit.
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a fuel cell;
a battery;
a circuit coupled to said fuel cell and said battery, for outputting electric power from at least one of said fuel cell and said battery; and
an electronic device coupled to said circuit, the electronic device being operable with the electric power output from the circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cell unit, comprising:
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a fuel cell;
a battery; and
a circuit coupled to said fuel cell and said battery, for outputting electric power from at least one of said fuel cell and said battery. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for providing an electronic device with electric power from a fuel cell and a battery, comprising the steps of:
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providing the electronic device with electric power from the fuel cell when a rated power of the fuel cell is more than a power demand of the electric power; and
providing the electric device with electric power from both the fuel cell and the battery when the power demand exceeds the rated power of the fuel cell. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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