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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Plug Power Inc., Latham, NY (US);
Inventors:
Dustan Lee Skidmore, Clifton Park, NY (US);
John Douglas Usborne, Delta, CA;
Dayton Simmons, Albany, NY (US);
Assignee:
PLUG POWER INC., Latham, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 7/18 (2006.01); H01M 8/04298 (2016.01); H01M 8/04828 (2016.01); H01M 8/0438 (2016.01); H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04298 (2013.01); B60L 1/003 (2013.01); B60L 3/0053 (2013.01); B60L 7/18 (2013.01); B60L 11/1862 (2013.01); B60L 11/1883 (2013.01); B60L 11/1885 (2013.01); B60L 11/1887 (2013.01); B60L 11/1892 (2013.01); B60L 11/1898 (2013.01); H01M 8/0494 (2013.01); H01M 8/04388 (2013.01); H01M 8/04656 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/36 (2013.01); B60L 2240/547 (2013.01); B60L 2240/549 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01); Y02T 90/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a fuel cell system includes electrically coupling a fuel cell stack to an energy storage device and an electrical demand by a load device. A controller is coupled to the fuel cell stack, the energy storage device, and the load device via a communications connection. The controller obtains information relative to an operation of at least one of the fuel cell stack and the energy storage device and the controller controls an operation of the load device based on the information.