US Patent Application 17827085. METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT simplified abstract
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METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT
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Inventor(s)
Honggang Wang of Clifton Park NY (US)
Sumit Bose of Niskayuna NY (US)
METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17827085 titled 'METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a method for operating a fuel cell assembly in an aircraft. - The method involves receiving flight load predictor data before a scheduled flight. - The fuel cell assembly is then reconfigured based on the received data. - Reconfiguring the fuel cell assembly includes adding or removing a fuel cell module to adjust the power capacity. - The purpose is to optimize the fuel cell assembly's performance for the upcoming flight.
Original Abstract Submitted
A method of operating a fuel cell assembly for an aircraft is provided. The method includes: receiving flight load predictor data for a scheduled flight of the aircraft prior to initiation of the scheduled flight of the aircraft; and reconfiguring the fuel cell assembly in response to the received flight load predictor data prior to the initiation of the scheduled flight of the aircraft, wherein reconfiguring the fuel cell assembly comprises adding or removing a fuel cell module to or from the fuel cell assembly to increase or decrease a power capacity of the fuel cell assembly.
