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Granted Patent B2
US 10,056,629 · App. 15/182,647 · Granted Aug 21, 2018

Method for adjusting output of fuel cell system

Inventor: Hyo Seop Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
H01M8/0485B60L11/1881H01M8/0491H01M8/04395H01M8/241H01M8/2457H01M2250/20Y02T90/32
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Patent No.
US 10,056,629
App. No.
15/182,647
Granted
Aug 21, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for adjusting an output of a fuel cell system is capable of estimating a dry state of a fuel cell vehicle by comparing air flow rates, and adjusting a maximum output applicable to the fuel cell vehicle, thus enabling the fuel cell vehicle to be stably driven. The method for adjusting the output of the fuel cell system includes comparing an air flow rate required for driving and an actually introduced air flow rate to calculate an average air flow rate, and calculating an available output of the vehicle using preset mapping data with respect to the average air flow rate.

Claims (20)

1. A method for adjusting an output of a fuel cell system, the method comprising:

comparing an average air flow rate required for driving a vehicle and an actually introduced average air flow rate and calculating an average air flow rate; and

comparing the average air flow rate with a preset air flow rate and adjusting an available output of the vehicle.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the comparing of the average air flow rate with the preset average air flow rate includes:

comparing the calculated average air flow rate with a first air flow rate;

when the average air flow rate is greater than the first air flow rate, comparing the average air flow rate with a value between the first air flow rate and a second air flow rate;

when the average air flow rate is not a value between the first air flow rate and the second air flow rate, comparing the average air flow rate with a value between the second air flow rate and a third air flow rate; and

when the average air flow rate is not a value between the second air flow rate and the third air flow rate, determining whether the average air flow rate is a value greater than the third air flow rate.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

when the average air flow rate is a value smaller than the first air flow rate, continuously monitoring the average air flow rate.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, in the comparing of the average air flow rate with a value between the first air flow rate and the second air flow rate, when the average air flow rate is a value between the first air flow rate and the second air flow rate, an output available current is limited to 80% of a normal output of the fuel cell system.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, in the comparing of the average air flow rate with a value between the second air flow rate and the third air flow rate, when the average air flow rate is a value between the second air flow rate and the third air flow rate, an output available current is limited to 60% of a normal output of the fuel cell system.

6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, in the determining whether the average air flow rate is greater than the third air flow rate, when the average air flow rate is a value greater than the third air flow rate, an output available current is limited to 40% of the normal output of the fuel cell system.

7. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first air flow rate is an air flow rate above 80% of the normal output of the fuel cell system.

8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the second air flow rate is an air flow rate within a range from 60% to 80% of the normal output of the fuel cell system.

9. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the third air flow rate is an air flow rate within a range from 40% to 60% of the normal output of the fuel cell system.

10. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, after the adjusting of the available output of the vehicle, performing controlling, by the fuel cell system, to recover a wet state or a dry state.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that compare an average air flow rate required for driving a vehicle and an actually introduced average air flow rate and calculate an average air flow rate; and

program instructions that compare the average air flow rate with a preset air flow rate and adjust an available output of the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2016
From: KIM, HYO SEOP
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Reel/Frame 038914/0916 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0172685 · Dec 4, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170162885A1 · Jun 8, 2017