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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2020
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Suk Min Baeck, Seongnam-Si, KR;
Yong Suk Heo, Seoul, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/2475 (2016.01); H01M 8/04701 (2016.01); H01M 8/0432 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/2475 (2013.01); H01M 8/04365 (2013.01); H01M 8/04731 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell may include a cell stack including a plurality of unit cells stacked in a first direction, first and second end plates disposed at corresponding first and second end portions of the cell stack, at least one clamping member coupled to the first and second end plates to clamp the plurality of unit cells in the first direction and configured to generate heat in a response to a control signal, and a controller configured to generate the control signal based on the temperature of the cell stack.