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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Jun Seok Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yong Doo Son, Incheon, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/249 (2016.01); H01M 8/2428 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/249 (2013.01); H01M 8/2428 (2016.02);
Abstract
A fuel cell system for enabling maintenance of a stack module without stopping operation thereof, and a method of replacing a stack module of the fuel cell system are provided. The fuel cell system includes a plurality of stack modules that are connected in parallel to a hydrogen line and an air line. Two or more of the stack modules are connected to form a group, and an inverter is connected to the group of the stack modules and is capable of being turned on and off.