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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2003
Applicants:
John Meredith, Stuyvesant, NY (US);
Mark Pellerin, Malta, NY (US);
Dustan L. Skidmore, Troy, NY (US);
Inventors:
John Meredith, Stuyvesant, NY (US);
Mark Pellerin, Malta, NY (US);
Dustan L. Skidmore, Troy, NY (US);
Assignee:
Plug Power Inc., Latham, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique includes providing power to a group fuel cell system components and providing sensors to monitor conditions of the fuel cell system. The status of each sensor is associated with a switch, and the switches are serially coupled together. The delivery of power to the fuel cell system components is regulated in response to states of the switches.