Apparatus and method for controlling fuel cell system using reconfigurable switch network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10026979
APP PUB NO 20150270563A1
SERIAL NO

14660750

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Disclosed herein is an apparatus for controlling a fuel cell system, which includes multiple hot boxes including multiple fuel cell stacks, using a reconfigurable network having linear switching complexity, includes: a power conversion system for supplying outputs of normal stacks among the multiple fuel cell stacks to a load; at least one auxiliary power conversion system for supplying an output of at least one deteriorated stack among the multiple stacks to a load; a reconfigurable switch network for connecting in series or in parallel stacks of any hot box to stacks of another hot box; and a control unit for controlling an operation of the reconfigurable switch network by detecting a state of each of the stacks.

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  • SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.; SNU R&DB FOUNDATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Naehyuck Seoul, KR 2 7
Kang, Byung Hee Daejeon, KR 5 9
Kim, Jaemin Seoul, KR 61 218
Wu, Seong Je Daejeon, KR 15 69
Yoo, Kyung Bin Daejeon, KR 25 15

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