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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2022
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Tae Woo Ryu, Pohang-Si, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/75 (2019.01); B60L 58/40 (2019.01); H01M 8/0438 (2016.01); H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); H01M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/75 (2019.02); B60L 58/40 (2019.02); H01M 8/04425 (2013.01); H01M 8/04567 (2013.01); H01M 8/04574 (2013.01); H01M 8/04626 (2013.01); H01M 16/006 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of driving a fuel cell-based vehicle may include determining whether the vehicle is in an ignition entry state, determining an open-circuit voltage of a battery that provides a voltage to the air compressor based on the vehicle being in the ignition entry state, determining a drive current provided to the air compressor from the battery based on the open-circuit voltage, and driving the air compressor based on the drive current.