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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2012
Alex Lam, Burnaby, CA;
Alex Lam, Burnaby, CA;
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, Vancouver, B.C., unknown;
Abstract
An electric power generator is particularly suitable for providing back-up power to sites with multiple power requirements. This generator comprises a rack having multiple module bays; at least one power conversion module is mounted in one of the bays and is electrically coupled to a fuel cell stack also mounted in the rack or located remote from the rack. The power conversion module converts the voltage level and/or current type of some of the electricity produced by the stack such that the generator can simultaneously output electricity at multiple voltage levels and/or current types. The rack can be a standardized nineteen relay rack, making the generator relatively compact and compatible with sites configured accept such racks.