US 11,837,763 B2
Predictive fuel cell management system for an integrated hydrogen-electric engine
Valery Miftakhov, San Carlos, CA (US); and Stephen Lawes, Hollister, CA (US)
Assigned to ZeroAvia Ltd, Cirencester (GB)
Filed by ZeroAvia, Ltd., Cirencester (GB)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/657,337.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/169,522, filed on Apr. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0328855 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 8/04992 (2016.01); H01M 8/04858 (2016.01)
CPC H01M 8/04992 (2013.01) [H01M 8/0494 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for predictive fuel cell management system for an integrated hydrogen-electric engine, said system comprising:
a fuel cell stack comprising a plurality of fuel cells; and
a computer comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors, said one or more processors configured to:
predict, during a first phase of energy demand on said integrated hydrogen-electric engine, an impending occurrence of a second phase of energy demand on said integrated hydrogen-electric engine, wherein said second phase of energy demand includes a predetermined energy demand; and
generate a predetermined amount of energy from said plurality of fuel cells based on said prediction of said impending occurrence of said second phase of energy demand prior to starting said second phase of energy demand to improve energy efficiency and performance of said integrated hydrogen-electric engine.
 
11. A computer-implemented method for fuel cell management of an integrated hydrogen-electric engine, said computer-implemented method comprising:
predicting, during a first phase of energy demand on said integrated hydrogen-electric engine, an impending occurrence of a second phase of energy demand on said integrated hydrogen-electric engine, wherein said second phase of energy demand includes a predetermined energy demand; and
generating a predetermined amount of energy from a plurality of fuel cells of a fuel cell stack, based on said predetermined energy demand prior to starting said second phase of energy demand to improve energy efficiency and performance of said integrated hydrogen-electric engine.
 
20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code stored thereon for causing a computer system to perform a method for predictive fuel cell management system for an integrated hydrogen-electric engine, said method comprising:
predicting, during a first phase of energy demand on said integrated hydrogen-electric engine, an impending occurrence of a second phase of energy demand on said integrated hydrogen-electric engine, wherein said second phase of energy demand includes a predetermined energy demand; and
generating a predetermined amount of energy from a plurality of fuel cells of a fuel cell stack, based on said predetermined energy demand prior to starting said second phase of energy demand to improve energy efficiency and performance of said integrated hydrogen-electric engine.