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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Jonathan Daniel O'neill, Manchester, CT (US);
Timothy W. Patterson, Jr., West Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Daniel O'Neill, Manchester, CT (US);
Timothy W. Patterson, Jr., West Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2016.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01); G05F 1/575 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0488 (2013.01); G05F 1/575 (2013.01); H01M 8/0491 (2013.01); H01M 8/04589 (2013.01); H01M 8/04977 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example method of controlling a fuel cell power plant based on provided power includes selectively varying an electrical resistance of the variable resistive device responsive to at least one of a power provided by the fuel cell power plant, a current provided by the fuel cell power plant, or a voltage decay rate.