Systems and Methods for Adaptive Energy Management in a Fuel Cell System The section headings used herein are for structural use and therefore should not be construed as limiting the claims in any way.

摘要

An electrochemical cell system has a fuel cell power module and an electric energy storage module. The system further has an adaptive energy management controller connected to the fuel cell power module and the electric energy storage module for regulation of operation of the fuel cell power module. The adaptive energy management controller has a measurement device for measuring a process parameter indicative of the power or current drawn by the load or the current requested by the load. The controller further has a calculation and storage device for calculating and storing a time average value indicative of the power drawn over a first pre-set time period. The stored average value is used as an actual current draw request set-point signal by the adaptive energy management controller for regulating the operation of the fuel cell power module for a second time period following the first time period. The time average is a moving time average, a mean value or an endpoint-to-endpoint average. The system further has a control unit for regulation of the fuel cell stack and the balance-of-plant unit. The adaptive energy management controller may incorporate the control unit.