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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Martin Breu, Steinach, DE;
Maximilian Schiedermeier, Ingolstadt, DE;
Assignee:
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/75 (2019.01); B60L 58/40 (2019.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/75 (2019.02); B60L 58/40 (2019.02); H02M 3/158 (2013.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrical energy system includes fuel cells and a battery, as well as a DC converter arranged between the fuel cell and the high-voltage battery, wherein the DC converter is a buck-boost converter, having two series-connected semiconductor switches in one of its two current pathways, between which an inductance is connected, which joins the two current pathways of the DC converter. A related method for operating an electrical energy system for a motor vehicle is also provided.