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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Intelligent Energy Limited, Loughborough, GB;
Inventors:
David Edgar, Loughborough, GB;
Graham Kirsopp, Loughborough, GB;
Assignee:
Intelligent Energy Limited, Loughborough, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0054 (2013.01); B60L 11/18 (2013.01); B60L 11/1851 (2013.01); G01R 19/165 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power supply apparatus for providing electrical power, the power supply apparatus configured to be coupled to an electronic device to supply power thereto to charge a battery of the electronic device, the apparatus comprising a fuel cell configured to receive a supply of a fuel for generating said electrical power, the apparatus further including a controller configured to determine the power flow to the electronic device to interrupt the supply of power to the electronic device prior to the battery of the electronic device reaching a fully charged state.