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Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 21, 2020
Applicant:

Zeroavia, Inc., Hollister, CA (US);

Inventors:

Valery Miftakhov, San Carlos, CA (US);

Vadim Belogorodsky, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US);

Ilya Henry Grishashvili, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

ZeroAvia, Inc., Hollister, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04858 (2016.01); H01M 8/04111 (2016.01); H01M 8/04746 (2016.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04932 (2013.01); B64D 41/00 (2013.01); H01M 8/04111 (2013.01); H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); B64D 2041/005 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one or more embodiments of the novel aircraft fuel cell system without the use of a buffer battery, the fuel cell and compressor would be sized sufficiently larger for the intended application, allowing the compressor to change speeds much faster. This in turn would allow power outputs to change much quicker. If power outputs can change as quickly as the application dictates, then a buffer battery is not necessary. In one or more embodiments, because the system is mostly electronically controlled, software can be written to protect the fuel cell from instantaneous power spikes. If a large power output is suddenly requested of the fuel cell, the software can smooth out the demand curve to provide an easier load profile to follow.


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