Patent ID: 9490660
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B60L,G01R,G06F,H01M,H02J,H05K,Y02B,Y02D,Y02E,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for distributing electrical power, the apparatus comprising: one or more fuel cells, at least one of the one or more fuel cells coupled to a first electrical device, the at least one of the one or more fuel cells being configured to selectively provide power to the first electrical device; and one or more fuel cell bypass devices, at least one of the one or more fuel cell bypass devices coupled to the at least one of the one or more fuel cells, coupled to the first electrical device, and coupled to a first alternate power source, the at least one of the one or more fuel cell bypass devices configured to selectively provide power from the first alternate power source to the first electrical device; and one or more static transfer switches, at least one of the one or more static transfer switches coupled to a second alternate power source, coupled to a second electrical device, coupled to one or more of the fuel cells, and coupled to the at least one of the one or more fuel cell bypass devices, the at least one static transfer switch configured to selectively provide power to the second electrical device from the second alternate power source or from one of the one or more fuel cells and the at least one of the one or more fuel cell bypass devices.