That wouldn't match the behavior here, though. That would imply that either 1 fuel cell should be enough for 10 cycles, or it that it should take 10 cells for a single cycle. Instead, it seems like the fuel cell is enough to power 99.9999999999999% of the cycle.
I feel like I've seen a similar thing with science packs in vanilla - if you're just using 1 lab, you can eventually watch the "end point" of each cycle creep backwards as each science pack is just slightly less than a full cycle.