Patent ID: 11888190
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 19:
20. A method for controlling distribution for a plurality of fuel cell systems (FCSs) configured to provide electrical energy on a megawatt scale, the method comprising:
determining a demand of a load for the electrical energy; and
implementing a powering operation to meet the demand, the powering operation including executing a startup operation according to a startup order specified for one or more secondary FCSs of the FCSs, the startup order sequentially listing the secondary FCSs in order relative to a primary FCS of the FCSs, the powering operation including individually performing the startup operations for each of the secondary FCSs according to the startup order, and while each of the second FCSs are performing the startup operation, controlling another one or more of the FCSs to mask a power variance associated therewith.