Battery Power Supply Having a Fluid Consuming Battery with an Improved Fluid Manager

摘要

A power source is provided for supplying electrical power to a device. The power source includes a fluid consuming battery comprising a fluid consuming electrode, the battery supplying a battery output power. The power source also includes a fluid manager for controlling the rate of fluid supplied to the fluid consuming battery, a communication link for receiving data defining device criteria for at least one device operating event, a power output for receiving the battery output power and supplying a power source output according to the device criteria, and a controller for controlling operation of the air manager based on the device criteria and a load. The device criteria for the device operating event includes at least one predetermined energy requirement estimate.