CONTROL OF PARALLELED FUEL CELL ASSEMBLIES
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Dec 31, 2009
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Dec 29, 2006
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Dec 29, 2006
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Fuel cell stack assemblies (15, 16) connected in parallel through related power control portions (39, 40; 60, 61) of a system power converter (41) supply power to a common grid (22) or non-grid load (58) on an equal or near-equal current basis. Power command to one portion is one-half the total power (P*) minus a function (46) of the difference (45) in current from the stack assemblies. The other portion power command (P1*) for a utility grid (22) is the difference between the total power and the power command (P2*) to the first stack assembly. For a non-grid load, one portion (61) controls the load voltage, the other portion command (P2*) causes substantially equal currents. Altering (33b) actual current signals results in the cell stack assemblies providing different currents. A failed stack assembly is disconnected from the load and reactant; the non-failed assembly having an appropriate power command.
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