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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Heejoong Jang, Seoul, KR;
Dongkeun Yang, Seoul, KR;
Hyoungsuk Woo, Seoul, KR;
Hyeri Park, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A fuel cell apparatus may include a stack, a stack air blower configured to supply external air to the stack, a humidifier configured to extract moisture contained in exhaust air and to supply the extracted moisture to external air supplied to the stack, a first bypass channel configured to allow exhaust air to bypass the humidifier, a first three-way valve controlled to adjust the amount of exhaust air that bypasses the humidifier, and a humidity sensor configured to sense the humidity of external air. The fuel cell apparatus may also include a second bypass channel configured to allow external air to bypass the humidifier, a second three-way valve controlled to adjust the amount of external air that bypasses the humidifier, and a controller configured to control the first three-way valve and the second three-way valve depending on the sensed humidity value of the external air.