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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon-si, KR;
Yong Hwi Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young Woo Noh, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Byoung Kuk Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Man Jae Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Hyun Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Hwan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yun Seong Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyeon Soo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A power net apparatus for a fuel cell includes a fuel cell configured to supply power to an inverter of a vehicle, a supercapacitor configured to assist the fuel cell, a bidirectional converter configured to charge and discharge the fuel cell and the supercapacitor, a switching device configured to distinguish driving modes for the vehicle, and a controller configured to drive the vehicle by controlling the supercapacitor to charge or discharge by controlling the switching device and the bidirectional converter according to the driving modes for the vehicle, and by assisting the fuel cell.