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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2023
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Jong Pil Kim, Suwon-Si, KR;

Woo Young Lee, Yongin-Si, KR;

Hee Kwang Lee, Seoul, KR;

Jung Hyun Lee, Gunpo-Si, KR;

Sae Kwon Chang, Yongin-Si, KR;

Mi Jin Kim, Gwacheon-Si, KR;

Assignees:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01); B60L 50/75 (2019.01); B60L 58/40 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/007 (2013.01); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 50/75 (2019.02); B60L 58/40 (2019.02); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B60L 2220/42 (2013.01);
Abstract

A power supply system for an aircraft and a control method thereof are provided. The power supply system of the aircraft includes a fuel cell configured to generate electrical energy, a converter device configured to supply a voltage generated by the fuel cell to a first motor device for driving the aircraft through a first output terminal and switch a connection with the fuel cell depending on a predetermined driving mode, a battery configured to supply the voltage to a second motor device for driving the aircraft through a second output terminal, the second output terminal being connected with an output node of the fuel cell, and a processor configure to control a connection between the fuel cell and the converter device depending on the driving mode.


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