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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2013
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Karl J. Haltiner, Jr., Fairport, NY (US);
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A plurality of heaters is provided where each of the plurality of heaters includes a fuel cell stack assembly having a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent. Each of the plurality of fuel cells also includes a conductor electrically connecting the fuel cell stack assembly to an electronic controller which monitors and controls electric current produced by the fuel cell stack assembly. The conductor of one of the plurality of heaters allows electric current produced by the fuel cell stack assembly of the one of the plurality of heaters to be monitored and controlled by the electronic controller independently of the fuel cell stack assembly of at least another one of the plurality of heaters.