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Patent No.:

US 12763344 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2019

Fuel cell device and method for cooling a fuel cell system

Applicant:

Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;

Inventors:

Johannes Haf, Neuburg, DE;

Thomas Lichius, Gaimersheim, DE;

Thomas Weustenfeld, Briarwood, NY (US);

Sebastian Albl, Ingolstadt, DE;

Assignee:

AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;

Attorney:

Seed Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

Primary Examiner:

Nicole M Buie-Hatcher

Assistant Examiner:

Krishna R Hammond

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04029 (2016.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B60L 58/33 (2019.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/663 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04029 (2013.01); B60H 1/00278 (2013.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B60L 58/33 (2019.02); H01M 8/04074 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/663 (2015.04); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fuel cell device for a vehicle has a fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell stack and has a first cooling circuit for cooling the fuel cell system and a second cooling circuit for cooling an electronic unit and/or an energy storage. The first cooling circuit and the second cooling circuit are thermally connected to each other, wherein only the second cooling circuit has a cooler for cooling the cooling water flowing in the second cooling circuit. A method for cooling a fuel cell device using such components is also provided.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Haf, Johannes. (2026). Fuel cell device and method for cooling a fuel cell system (U.S. Patent No. 12763344). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12763344

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