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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2022
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Wook Hyun Han, Seoul, KR;
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); H01M 8/04955 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04626 (2013.01); H01M 8/04955 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a fuel cell includes the fuel cell, a battery, and a control device electrically connected to the fuel cell and the battery, wherein the control device may identify a residual current capacity (SOC) of the battery, and suspend power generation off of the fuel cell based on whether a vehicle is driven when the SOC is identified to be in an overcharge state of exceeding a set reference value.