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Title:
METHOD FOR MANAGING POWER BOOST IN A FUEL CELL POWERED AERIAL VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/037855
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An aerial vehicle is configured to operate in a base fuel cell operating mode and a fuel cell boost operating mode. A method for controlling the aerial includes providing a base fuel cell upper power limit. The method further includes controlling the fuel cell power level below the base fuel cell upper power limit when the aerial vehicle is operating in the base fuel cell operating mode. The method further includes operating the fuel cell above the base upper fuel cell power limit when the aerial vehicle is operating in the fuel cell boost operating mode.

Inventors:
CRUMM AARON (US)
LABRECHE TIMOTHY (US)
OHL GREGORY (US)
ERNST NATHAN (US)
GORSKI MICHAEL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/049458
Publication Date:
July 21, 2011
Filing Date:
September 20, 2010
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Assignee:
ADAPTIVE MATERIALS INC (US)
CRUMM AARON (US)
LABRECHE TIMOTHY (US)
OHL GREGORY (US)
ERNST NATHAN (US)
GORSKI MICHAEL (US)
International Classes:
B64D27/24; B64D31/00; B64D37/00; B64D41/00; H01M8/04
Foreign References:
US20030230671A12003-12-18
US4913380A1990-04-03
US20050151006A12005-07-14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHACKELFORD, Jon, E. et al. (38525 Woodward Avenue Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills MI, US)
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