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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2003
Jefferson Y S Yang, Orange, CA (US);
Te-chou Yang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Yao-sheng Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd., Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A control device for controlling the operation of a fuel cell system is disclosed, including a microprocessor, a voltage detection circuit, a current detection circuit, a hydrogen pressure detection circuit, a temperature detection circuit, an air flow rate control circuit that is controlled in a pulse width modulation manner, and a pulse signal generation circuit. The air flow rate control circuit is controlled by the microprocessor for regulating the air flow rate through an air supply conduit in a pulse width modulation manner in accordance with output current of a fuel cell stack. The pulse signal generation circuit is controlled by the microprocessor to generate pulse signals for controlling hydrogen flow through a hydrogen supply conduit. The control device monitors the operation conditions of the fuel cell system and performs a preset control process to control the operation of the fuel cell stack so as to optimize the efficiency and overall performance of the fuel cell system.