Abstract: A fuel cell device has a fuel cell unit including at least two fuel cell elements which are coupled with one another in a way selected from the group consisting of a series coupling, a parallel coupling, and both, for conversion of chemical energy into an electrical energy, and an electronic control unit for controlling individual fuel cell elements of the fuel cell unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 19, 2004
Date of Patent:
December 16, 2008
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH
Inventors:
Ian Faye, Ulrich Gottwick, Rainer Saliger, Jan-Michael Graehn