Method and apparatus for starting a fuel cell engine in a vehicle equipped with an ultracapacitor
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for starting a fuel cell engine in a vehicle equipped with an ultracapacitor 有权
    在配备有超级电容器的车辆中起动燃料电池发动机的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07862943B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-04

    申请号:US12184766

    申请日:2008-08-01

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A hybrid fuel cell system that employs a fuel cell stack and an ultracapacitor. A diode is provided on a high voltage electrical bus between the fuel cell stack and the ultracapacitor so that high voltage from the ultracapacitor does not affect the operation of the fuel cell stack. During system start-up, a by-pass switch is closed to by-pass the ultracapacitor so that power from the ultracapacitor can be used to start various system loads, such as a cathode side air compressor that provides air to the fuel cell stack. A 12 volt-to-high voltage converter is employed to provide a low power, high voltage supply from a low voltage battery to the system loads at start-up when the by-pass switch is opened, but before a fuel cell stack switch is closed.

    摘要翻译: 一种采用燃料电池堆和超级电容器的混合燃料电池系统。 在燃料电池堆和超级电容器之间的高压电气总线上提供二极管,使得来自超级电容器的高电压不影响燃料电池堆的操作。 在系统启动期间,旁路开关闭合以绕过超级电容器,使得来自超级电容器的功率可以用于启动各种系统负载,例如向燃料电池堆提供空气的阴极侧空气压缩机。 采用12伏至高电压转换器,当旁路开关打开时,在燃料电池堆开关为燃料电池堆叠开关之前,从低电压电池向起动时的系统负载提供低功率高电压电源 关闭。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STARTING A FUEL CELL ENGINE IN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AN ULTRACAPACITOR
    2.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STARTING A FUEL CELL ENGINE IN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AN ULTRACAPACITOR 有权
    燃油箱发动机在装有超声波燃烧器的车辆中的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100028727A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-04

    申请号:US12184766

    申请日:2008-08-01

    IPC分类号: H01M8/00

    摘要: A hybrid fuel cell system that employs a fuel cell stack and an ultracapacitor. A diode is provided on a high voltage electrical bus between the fuel cell stack and the ultracapacitor so that high voltage from the ultracapacitor does not affect the operation of the fuel cell stack. During system start-up, a by-pass switch is closed to by-pass the ultracapacitor so that power from the ultracapacitor can be used to start various system loads, such as a cathode side air compressor that provides air to the fuel cell stack. A 12 volt-to-high voltage converter is employed to provide a low power, high voltage supply from a low voltage battery to the system loads at start-up when the by-pass switch is opened, but before a fuel cell stack switch is closed.

    摘要翻译: 一种采用燃料电池堆和超级电容器的混合燃料电池系统。 在燃料电池堆和超级电容器之间的高压电气总线上提供二极管,使得来自超级电容器的高电压不影响燃料电池堆的操作。 在系统启动期间,旁路开关闭合以绕过超级电容器,使得来自超级电容器的功率可以用于启动各种系统负载,例如向燃料电池堆提供空气的阴极侧空气压缩机。 采用12伏至高电压转换器,当旁路开关打开时,在燃料电池堆开关为燃料电池堆叠开关之前,从低电压电池向起动时的系统负载提供低功率高电压电源 关闭。

    METHOD OF FULLY CHARGING AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE USING A LOWER VOLTAGE FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF FULLY CHARGING AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE USING A LOWER VOLTAGE FUEL CELL SYSTEM 有权
    使用低电压燃料电池系统充分充电电力储存装置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090243536A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-01

    申请号:US12055604

    申请日:2008-03-26

    IPC分类号: H01M10/44 H02J7/00 H01M8/04

    摘要: A fuel cell system that includes a fuel cell stack and an EESD electrically coupled to a common high voltage bus line. The EESD has a higher voltage output than the fuel cell stack, and thus the stack is unable to fully charge the EESD, for example, at system shut-down. In order to allow the fuel cell stack to fully charge the EESD, the EESD is separated into a plurality of separate electrical storage banks having lower voltage potentials. A series of contactors are provided to electrically couple the storage banks in series during normal system operation, and separately charge the storage banks using the fuel cell stack so that they are fully charged. The series of contactors can also be configured so that the storage banks can be electrically coupled in series during normal operation of the system and be electrically coupled in parallel during charging at system shut-down.

    摘要翻译: 一种燃料电池系统,其包括电耦合到公共高压总线的燃料电池堆和EESD。 EESD具有比燃料电池堆更高的电压输出,因此例如在系统停机时,堆栈不能对EESD完全充电。 为了允许燃料电池堆对EESD进行完全充电,EESD被分离成具有较低电压电位的多个单独的电存储组。 提供一系列接触器以在正常系统操作期间串联电气地联接存储体,并且使用燃料电池堆分别对存储体进行充电,使得它们被充满电。 该系列接触器也可以被配置为使得存储体可以在系统的正常操作期间串联电耦合,并且在系统停机期间在充电期间并联电耦合。

    Method of fully charging an electrical energy storage device using a lower voltage fuel cell system
    5.
    发明授权
    Method of fully charging an electrical energy storage device using a lower voltage fuel cell system 有权
    使用较低电压的燃料电池系统对电能存储装置进行充电的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08154242B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-10

    申请号:US12055604

    申请日:2008-03-26

    摘要: A fuel cell system that includes a fuel cell stack and an EESD electrically coupled to a common high voltage bus line. The EESD has a higher voltage output than the fuel cell stack, and thus the stack is unable to fully charge the EESD, for example, at system shut-down. In order to allow the fuel cell stack to fully charge the EESD, the EESD is separated into a plurality of separate electrical storage banks having lower voltage potentials. A series of contactors are provided to electrically couple the storage banks in series during normal system operation, and separately charge the storage banks using the fuel cell stack so that they are fully charged. The series of contactors can also be configured so that the storage banks can be electrically coupled in series during normal operation of the system and be electrically coupled in parallel during charging at system shut-down.

    摘要翻译: 一种燃料电池系统,其包括电耦合到公共高压总线的燃料电池堆和EESD。 EESD具有比燃料电池堆更高的电压输出,因此例如在系统停机时,堆栈不能对EESD完全充电。 为了允许燃料电池堆对EESD进行完全充电,EESD被分离成具有较低电压电位的多个单独的电存储组。 提供一系列接触器以在正常系统操作期间串联电气地联接存储体,并且使用燃料电池堆分别对存储体进行充电,使得它们被充满电。 该系列接触器也可以被配置为使得存储体可以在系统的正常操作期间串联电耦合,并且在系统停机期间在充电期间并联电耦合。