Patent ID: 7968236
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: H01M,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A portable fuel cell power device, comprising: a plurality of fuel cells; a fuel storage container to store a supply of fuel and provide the fuel to the plurality of fuel cells; a pressure regulator, disposed between the fuel storage container and the plurality of fuel cells, to reduce the pressure of the fuel provided to the plurality of fuel cells relative to the pressure of the fuel stored in the fuel storage container; and a fuel reservoir, coupled to the plurality of fuel cells and disposed between the pressure regulator and theplurality of fuel cells, to supply fuel to the plurality of fuel cells in the absence of fuel from the fuel storage container, wherein, during operation of the portable fuel cell power device, the fuel reservoir provides continuous and uninterrupted supply of fuel to the plurality of fuel cells in the absence of fuel from the fuel storage container.