Metal-air fuel cell battery system with multiple cells and integrated apparatus for producing power signals with stepped-up voltage levels by selectively discharging the multiple cells

A method of supplying electrical power to an electrical load from an electrical power generation module having a plurality of discharging cells, said method comprising:

• (a) generating electrical current pulses from each said discharging cell;
• (b) supplying said electrical current pulses to the primary coil of a step-up voltage transformer to produce a voltage thereacross;
• (c) generating a stepped up output voltage across the secondary coil of said voltage transformer;
• and
• (d) regulating said stepped-up output voltage by rectifying and low pass-filtering the output current generated therefrom.

An electrical power generation module for supplying electrical power to an electrical load, comprising:

• a plurality of discharging cells provided along a support substrate;
• a plurality of power switching elements for generating electrical current pulses from each said discharging cell;
• a step-up output voltage transformer having at least one primary coil and at least one secondary coil;
• a plurality of electrical conductors for conducting said electrical current pulses to said at least one primary coil of said step-up output voltage transformer to produce a stepped up output voltage across said at least one secondary coil, said stepped up output voltage having time-varying signal components;
• a rectifier for rectifying electrical current produced from said at least one secondary coil;
• and
• a low pass-filtering capacitor for substantially removing said time-varying signal components from said stepped up output voltage while being applied across an electrical load connected in electrical parallel with said low pass filtering capacitor.

A method of supplying electrical power to an electrical load from an electrical power generation module having a plurality of discharging cells, said method comprising the steps:

• (a) generating electrical current pulses from each said discharging cell;
• (b) supplying said electrical current pulses to an inductive element to produce a stepped-up output voltage across said inductive element;
• (c) rectifying the output current generated from said inductive element to produce a rectified output current having time-varying signal components;
• (d) using a low pass-filtering capacitor to remove a portion of said time-varying signal components from said rectified output current, while maintaining a substantially constant output voltage across an electrical load connected in electrical parallel with said low pass-filtering capacitor.

An electrical power generation module for supplying electrical power to an electrical load, comprising;

• a plurality of discharging cells provided along a support substrate;
• a plurality of power switching elements for generating electrical current pulses from each said discharging cell;
• a plurality of inductive elements connected in electrical series with said plurality of discharging cells, each said inductive element producing a stepped-up voltage across each said inductive element in response to said electrical current pulses being supplied therethrough by said discharging cell, each said stepped up voltage having time-varying signal components;
• at least one rectifier for rectifying electrical current produced from said inductive elements;
• and
• a low pass-filtering capacitor for receiving said rectified electrical current and substantially removing said time-varying signal components from said stepped up voltages while an electrical load is connected in electrical parallel with said low pass filtering capacitor.

A method of supplying electrical power to an electrical load from an electrical power generation module having a plurality of discharging cells, said method comprising:

• (a) generating electrical current pulses from each said discharging cell;
• (b) supplying said electrical current pulses to an inductive element configured in electrical series with said discharging cell so as to produce a stepped-up voltage across each said inductive element;
• (c) rectifying the output current generated from said inductive element to produce a rectified output current having time-varying signal components;
• and
• (d) low pass-filtering said rectified output current to remove a portion of said time-varying signal components while maintaining a substantially constant output voltage across an electrical load.

An electrical power generation module for supplying electrical power to an electrical load, comprising:

• a plurality of discharging cells provided along a support substrate;
• a plurality of power switching elements for generating electrical current pulses from each said discharging cell;
• an inductive element for producing an stepped up output voltage in response to said electrical current pulses supplied therethrough;
• a plurality of electrical conductors for conducting said electrical current pulses to said inductive element to produce said stepped up voltage across said inductive element, said stepped up voltage having time-varying signal components;
• at least one rectifier for rectifying electrical current produced from each said inductive element;
• and
• a low pass-filtering capacitor for substantially removing said time-varying signal components from said stepped up voltage while being applied across an electrical load connected in electrical parallel with said low pass filtering capacitor.

A metal-air fuel cell battery device for producing power using electrochemical reactions comprising:

• a plurality of discharging cells;
• a plurality of transistor-based power switches, each being connected to one said discharging cell and being controlled by a switch controller;
• step-up voltage transformer circuitry, coupled to said power switches, for producing a stepped-up output voltage;
• and
• low-pass filtering circuitry for filtering said stepped-up output voltage.