Patent ID: 6287715
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: H01M,H02J,Y02E

Abstract:
A metal-air fuel cell battery system having a discharging mode of operation, comprising:a metal-fuel supply mechanism for supplying metal-fuel material to a discharging head assembly for generating electrical power during said discharging mode of operation, wherein said metal-fuel material has a plurality of zones demarcated along said metal-fuel material and each said zone is indexed with a code uniquely identifying said zone;a code reading mechanism for reading said code along each said zone of said metal-fuel material during the discharging of said zone during said discharging mode of operation;a parameter detecting mechanism for detecting a set of discharge parameters during the discharging of each said zone of metal-fuel material during said discharging mode of operation; anda parameter processing device for (i) correlating each detected set of discharge parameters with the code associated with the zone from which said set of discharge parameters have been detected, (ii) processing said set of discharge parameters detected at each said zone, and (iii) generating control data signals for controlling one or more discharge parameters while said zone is being discharged.