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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
Fuelcell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
George P. Berntsen, Shelton, CT (US);
Lincoln Vitalis, Woodbury, CT (US);
FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
A load leveling system includes a fuel cell inverter, a direct current (DC) load bank, and a controller. The fuel cell inverter is configured to receive DC power generated by a fuel cell assembly. The DC load bank is connected to the fuel cell assembly in parallel with the fuel cell inverter. The controller is in communication with the fuel cell inverter and the DC load bank. The controller is configured to identify a reduction in a load being drawn by the fuel cell inverter. Responsive to the identification of the reduction of the load, the controller is also configured to divert the DC power generated by the fuel cell assembly from the fuel cell inverter to the DC load bank to prevent load cycling of the fuel cell assembly.