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Method and system for operating a fuel cell system

US11254237B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 2018
Grant dateFeb 22, 2022
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Expiry dateNov 11, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T90/40
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and to a system for operating a fuel cell system (22) and at least one sub-system (30) of the fuel cell system (22). According to the invention, these are arranged in a vehicle (10), wherein the energy for a drive train (12) of the vehicle (10) can be drawn both from the fuel cell system (22) and from an alternative energy store (26). The method comprises the following method steps: first, the number and duration of shut-down and/or stop phases of the vehicles (10) in a defined time interval in a first vehicle state (86) or in a second vehicle state (88) is determined based on vehicle state-specific learning functions (90, 112). Operating parameters of the fuel cell system (22) and of the at least one sub-system (30) of the fuel cell system (22) are then adjusted in dependence on the determined number and duration of shut-down and/or stop phases of the vehicle (10).

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