Method and apparatus for controlling an array of power generators

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8980492
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11713460

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A control circuit controls power generation by a power cell in a presence of fuel and oxidant through electrical control. The control circuit may be extended to an array of power cells or array of banks of power cells to configure the cells or banks in series-row and column combinations to generate power in a selectable manner. The controller may include basic power maintenance and control of the array of power cells, and high level control modules may provide unique power generation control to cause the array to cold start, output time-varying waveforms, output multiple DC voltages from a single source of energy, regulate voltage or current, and so forth. Because the power cells may be configured in vast arrays, power cells may be connected to a group of other power cells in the array and driven with a time-varying voltage or pulse to self-clean catalyst of contaminants.

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ENCITE LLC1 NORTH AVENUE BURLINGTON MA 01803

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hill, Lawrence W North Eastham, US 25 1046
Marsh, Stephen A Carlisle, US 35 860

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