CA2858758A1 - Systems and methods for managing a fuel cell - Google Patents
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- CA2858758A1 CA2858758A1 CA2858758A CA2858758A CA2858758A1 CA 2858758 A1 CA2858758 A1 CA 2858758A1 CA 2858758 A CA2858758 A CA 2858758A CA 2858758 A CA2858758 A CA 2858758A CA 2858758 A1 CA2858758 A1 CA 2858758A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J3/00—Circuit arrangements for AC mains or AC distribution networks
- H02J3/38—Arrangements for parallely feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers
- H02J3/381—Dispersed generators
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J9/00—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting
- H02J9/04—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J9/00—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting
- H02J9/04—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source
- H02J9/06—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over, e.g. UPS systems
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J2300/00—Systems for supplying or distributing electric power characterised by decentralized, dispersed, or local generation
- H02J2300/30—The power source being a fuel cell
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02B90/10—Applications of fuel cells in buildings
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
- Emergency Management (AREA)
- Fuel Cell (AREA)
- Charge And Discharge Circuits For Batteries Or The Like (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US201161569133P | 2011-12-09 | 2011-12-09 | |
| US61/569,133 | 2011-12-09 | ||
| PCT/US2012/068775 WO2013086507A2 (en) | 2011-12-09 | 2012-12-10 | Systems and methods for managing a fuel cell |
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| CA2858758A1 true CA2858758A1 (en) | 2013-06-13 |
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| CA2858758A Abandoned CA2858758A1 (en) | 2011-12-09 | 2012-12-10 | Systems and methods for managing a fuel cell |
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| US (1) | US9356470B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP2789073B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP6277133B2 (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR101979052B1 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN104350638A (enExample) |
| BR (1) | BR112014013799A8 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2858758A1 (enExample) |
| IN (1) | IN2014DN05423A (enExample) |
| SG (1) | SG11201403040YA (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2013086507A2 (enExample) |
| ZA (1) | ZA201404997B (enExample) |
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- 2012-12-10 BR BR112014013799A patent/BR112014013799A8/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2012-12-10 CN CN201280069466.6A patent/CN104350638A/zh active Pending
- 2012-12-10 KR KR1020147018940A patent/KR101979052B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2012-12-10 CA CA2858758A patent/CA2858758A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2012-12-10 SG SG11201403040YA patent/SG11201403040YA/en unknown
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| US9356470B2 (en) | 2016-05-31 |
| CN104350638A (zh) | 2015-02-11 |
| SG11201403040YA (en) | 2014-10-30 |
| EP2789073B1 (en) | 2018-05-30 |
| JP2015511365A (ja) | 2015-04-16 |
| EP2789073A2 (en) | 2014-10-15 |
| ZA201404997B (en) | 2019-10-30 |
| BR112014013799A2 (pt) | 2017-06-13 |
| EP2789073A4 (en) | 2016-03-02 |
| US20130147276A1 (en) | 2013-06-13 |
| KR20140101845A (ko) | 2014-08-20 |
| KR101979052B1 (ko) | 2019-05-15 |
| JP6277133B2 (ja) | 2018-02-07 |
| WO2013086507A2 (en) | 2013-06-13 |
| IN2014DN05423A (enExample) | 2015-04-03 |
| WO2013086507A3 (en) | 2014-12-11 |
| BR112014013799A8 (pt) | 2017-06-13 |
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| EEER | Examination request |
Effective date: 20171120 |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20210831 |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20210831 |
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| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20210831 |