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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Woo Suk Sung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung Gone Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yo IN Song, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04231 (2013.01); H01M 8/04037 (2013.01); H01M 8/04253 (2013.01); H01M 8/04268 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for cold starting a fuel cell vehicle, the method preferably including supplying reactant gases for generating electricity to a fuel cell stack, and simultaneously performing a motoring process for operating the fuel cell vehicle by applying a portion of stack current generated in the fuel cell stack to a drive motor and a heating process for warming up the fuel cell stack by applying the remaining available stack current to a heater for heating coolant. Preferred methods of the invention can provide a more rapid and efficient cold start to the fuel cell vehicle.