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Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 07, 2022
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Soon Woo Kwon, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;

Ik Jae Son, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignees:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 8/04791 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04179 (2013.01); H01M 8/04798 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for estimating the amount of purge of a fuel cell is provided. The system includes a fuel cell that generates power by receiving hydrogen at an anode side and receives oxygen at a cathode side. A recirculation line is connected with the anode side of the fuel cell, and the gas included hydrogen therein is circulated in the recirculation line. A flow amount estimator estimates the flow amount of gas inside the recirculation line. A purge valve is positioned in the recirculation line and discharges the gas in the recirculation line to the outside when opened. A purge amount estimator estimates the amount of purge for each gas discharged through the purge valve by reflecting the flow amount of the gas estimated by the flow amount estimator.


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