Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Corporation

John Molnar

Amanda Christiana

Victoria Delker

Henry Teutsch

Emergency backup power systems for supplying emergency backup power for communication in a fully discharged fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), and methods of use, are provided. The emergency backup power system may comprise a first wastewater reservoir configured to store wastewater from a fuel cell state, a second wastewater reservoir configured to store wastewater from one or more water-activated fuel cells, an activation valve configured to enable water to flow from the second wastewater reservoir to the one or more water-activated fuel cells, an actuator configured to open the activation valve, the one or more water-activated fuel cells, a location tracking system configured to determine geographic coordinates of a FCEV, and an emergency communication module, comprising a processor, configured to transmit an emergency communication message for the FCEV.

Backup power supply for emergency communication in a fully discharged fuel cell electric vehicle

Provided is a system for deploying a container from a vehicle. The system includes a container; a reservoir configured to store a substance to be dispensed to the container; and a deployment device configured to transition the container between a deployed position and a retracted position. In the deployed position, the container is placed external to the vehicle, and in the retracted position, the container is placed internal to the vehicle. The system may further include a dispensing device connected to the reservoir and configured to dispense the substance from the reservoir to the container. Preferably, the vehicle is a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) including a fuel cell stack, and the substance includes wastewater exhaust form the fuel cell stack.

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

John Molnar