Hydrogen supplying apparatus for fuel cell
US7175928B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hydrogen supplying apparatus mounted on an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle is driven by electricity generated at a fuel cell by an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen stored in a hydrogen storage tank and oxygen. The hydrogen supplying apparatus includes: a hydrogen supply passage for supplying hydrogen from the hydrogen storage tank to the fuel cell; a bypass passage arranged in parallel with the hydrogen supply passage and for supplying hydrogen to the fuel cell; a purifier provided in the bypass passage, the purifier purifying hydrogen to be supplied to the fuel cell; and a switch valve selectively switching the hydrogen supply passage and the bypass passage.
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