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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2002
Stuart I. Smedley, Escondido, CA (US);
Kenneth D. Vail, San Diego, CA (US);
Charles M. Holmes, Escondido, CA (US);
Stuart I. Smedley, Escondido, CA (US);
Kenneth D. Vail, San Diego, CA (US);
Charles M. Holmes, Escondido, CA (US);
Metallic Power, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for measuring available energy in a metal fuel cell is provided. The system comprises first componentry for measuring an electrical property of a mixture formed from one or more reaction products dissolved in a reaction medium. The electrical property may be such as to bear a known relationship with the concentration of the one or more reaction products. Using this known relationship, second componentry estimates the concentration of the one or more reaction products, and, responsive thereto, determines the available energy in the fuel cell.