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Patent No.:

US 10629971 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020

Filed:

May. 17, 2017

Fuel cell vehicle and method of operating the same

Applicant:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Yuji Matsumoto, Wako, JP;

Takuto Nakagawa, Wako, JP;

Assignee:

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Mori & Ward, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Tae-Sik Kang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04302 (2016.01); H01M 8/0438 (2016.01); B60L 58/33 (2019.01); H01M 16/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/0432 (2016.01); H01M 8/04828 (2016.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60L 58/31 (2019.01); B60L 58/34 (2019.01); B60L 58/25 (2019.01); B60L 58/40 (2019.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 16/006 (2013.01); B60L 1/003 (2013.01); B60L 15/2045 (2013.01); B60L 58/25 (2019.02); B60L 58/31 (2019.02); B60L 58/33 (2019.02); B60L 58/34 (2019.02); B60L 58/40 (2019.02); H01M 8/0438 (2013.01); H01M 8/04302 (2016.02); H01M 8/04373 (2013.01); H01M 8/04947 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); B60L 2240/66 (2013.01); B60L 2240/662 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7283 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01); Y02T 90/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, a first electric component, a second electric component, a battery, a first switch, a second switch, and circuitry. The first electric component is to operate the fuel cell. The second electric component is not to be used to operate the fuel cell. The first switch is to electrically connect the first electric component to the battery to supply electric power from the battery to the first electric component. The second switch is to electrically connect the second electric component to the battery to supply electric power from the battery to the second electric component. The circuitry is configured to control the first switch to electrically connect the first electric component to the battery and to control the second switch not to electrically connect the second electric component to the battery when the fuel cell is started.

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