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Electrical power generation system having means for managing the discharging and recharging of metal fuel contained within a network of metal-air fuel cell battery subsystems

Patent 6239508 Issued on May 29, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 30, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 09/164063 filed on 09/30/1998

US Classes:

307/9.1, VEHICLE MOUNTED SYSTEMS307/10.1, Automobile307/10.7, Battery protection318/139, BATTERY-FED MOTOR SYSTEMS320/124, SEQUENTIAL CHARGING OR DISCHARGING OF BATTERIES OR CELLS324/434, To determine plural cell condition429/13, Process of operating429/61WITH CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO BATTERY CONDITION SENSING MEANS

Examiners

Primary: Paladini, Albert W.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

H01M 8/04 (20060101)
H01M 2/02 (20060101)
H01M 12/06 (20060101)
H01M 10/48 (20060101)
H01M 10/42 (20060101)
H01M 12/00 (20060101)
H01M 10/46 (20060101)

Abstract

Disclosed is an electrical power generation system comprised of a network of metal-air fuel cell battery (FCB) subsystems connected to an output power bus structure and controlled by a network control subsystem. The operation of each metal-air FCB subsystem is controlled so that, on the average, the amount of metal-fuel in each of the FCB subsystem is substantially the same, regardless of the total amount of metal-fuel remaining within the system available for electrical power generation. The electrical power generation system can be used as an electrical power plant that can be installed in virtually any system, device or environment in which there is a need to satisfy the peak power demand of an electrical load (e.g. motor, appliance, machinery, tools, etc.) independent of the total amount of metal-fuel remaining within the system. The system is provided with a network-based metal-fuel management subsystem adapted for use in managing the discharging and recharging of metal-fuel in the system in an efficient manner. In the illustrative embodiment, the electrical power generation system is embedded within an automotive vehicle that is provided with hybrid types of electrical power generating sources, as well as an auxiliary power source, for providing electrical power to the input bus structure for carrying out recharging operations.

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