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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Yong Hee Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Se Hoon Song, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/22 (2006.01); H01M 8/0438 (2016.01); H01M 8/04746 (2016.01); H01M 8/2404 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/222 (2013.01); H01M 8/0438 (2013.01); H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); H01M 8/2404 (2016.02);
Abstract
Fuel cell systems and methods of controlling the fuel cell system are provided, where the fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack including an anode and a cathode, a nitrogen tank configured to store nitrogen drained from the cathode, and to supply the stored nitrogen to the anode, and a controller configured to control the store and the supply of the nitrogen, based on one or more of a pressure and a filling amount of the nitrogen tank.