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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Bradley L. Spare, Oceanside, CA (US);
Vijay M. Iyer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jean L. Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory L. Tice, Los Altos, CA (US);
Michael D. Hillman, Los Altos, CA (US);
David I. Simon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to the design of a portable and cost-effective fuel cell system for a portable computing device. This fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack which converts fuel into electrical power. It also includes a fuel source for the fuel cell stack and a controller which controls operation of the fuel cell system. The fuel system also includes an interface to the portable computing device, wherein the interface comprises a power link that provides power to the portable computing device, and a bidirectional communication link that provides bidirectional communication between the portable computing device and the controller for the fuel cell system.