Booster Capacitors

Procedure. The expl chge (stick) is initiated (by means of a detonator and booster) thus causing a detonation. As the ionized shock front of deton wave travels thru the chge and hits the switches (pins or foils), they are shorted thus allowing the capacitors to be discharged thru the switches. 

In a load-following control system, as the demand for current falls, the fuel feed flow is reduced until a predetermined minimum value is reached or until a fuel deficit is detected. If the fuel flow cannot be raised when a fuel deficit is detected, the inverter drawing power from the cell stack will reduce the current draw. If the fuel cell system is connected to a grid, which is also connected to a booster, this is not a problem, because more power can be drawn from the grid to make up the shortfall. If the grid is isolated, it is necessary to shed some of the load on the cells or by making up the shortfall from battery or other storage systems such as capacitor banks in the short term. 

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