Detachable fuel cell power unit for vehicle applications
CA 2596567 C · Owner: Porter, Brook Forest · Inventors: Moore, Jonathan Mark; Talbot, Nicholas Charles; Davies, Damian
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A detachable and portable fuel cell power unit (10) fox a vehicle has a unitary housing (11) containing: a fuel reservoir (22) for storing fuel; at least one electrochemical fuel cell stack (20 21) for delivering electrical , power from the fluid fuel; a refuelling port (16) in an outer surface of the housing; and an airflow path extending between a first inlet port (12 14) on , an outer surface of the housing (11) and a first outlet port (15) on an outer surface of the housing (11), via cathode elements in the at least one fuel cell stack (20, 21). The unit includes a control circuit (23) for interfacing with a power controller on the vehicle for determining allowable operating …
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- Filed January 30, 2006 and granted July 16, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 30, 2026.
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