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AssigneeDiehl Aerospace GmbH
InventorsRonny Knepple, Bernd Speth
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The invention relates in particular to an energy unit (1) for producing an operating material on board a vehicle, comprising a fuel cell unit (2) with at least one fuel cell (3) and a mobile storage unit (5), which is formed separately from the fuel cell unit (2), with a store (6) for storing at least one energy source necessary for operation of the fuel cell unit (2). The mobile storage unit (5) and the fuel cell unit (2) can be coupled with one another, wherein, in the state coupled to one another, at least one first terminal (7) of the mobile storage unit (5) is connected to a corresponding second terminal (8) of the fuel cell unit (2) in such a way that at least the at least one energy source can be supplied from the store (6) to the fuel cell (3).
An energy unit for producing an operating material on board a vehicle, comprising a fuel cell unit with at least one fuel cell and a mobile storage unit, which is formed separately from the fuel cell unit, with a store for storing at least one energy source necessary for operation of the fuel cell unit, wherein the mobile storage unit and the fuel cell unit can be coupled with one another, and wherein, in the state coupled to one another, at least a first terminal of the mobile storage unit is connected to a corresponding second terminal of the fuel cell unit in such a way that at least the at least one energy source can be supplied from the store to the fuel cell, at least one further terminal of the mobile storage unit and of the fuel cell unit are interconnected in such a way that electrical energy, thermal energy, electronic data and/or fuel cell waste gases can be exchanged between the mobile storage unit and fuel cell unit, the fuel cell unit further comprising a dolly, in which at least one fuel cell is received, wherein the second terminal and, where applicable, the further terminal is/are mounted on the dolly.
An energy unit for producing an operating material on board a vehicle, comprising a fuel cell unit with at least one fuel cell and a mobile storage unit, which is formed separately from the fuel cell unit, with a store for storing at least one energy source necessary for operation of the fuel cell unit, wherein the mobile storage unit and the fuel cell unit can be coupled with one another, and wherein, in the state coupled to one another, at least a first terminal of the mobile storage unit is connected to a corresponding second terminal of the fuel cell unit in such a way that at least the at least one energy source can be supplied from the store to the fuel cell, wherein the mobile storage unit comprises a first dolly supporting at least the store, and at least one receiving bay of a cabin monument of a vehicle, wherein the at least one receiving bay is designed to receive therein at least the fuel cell unit and/or the mobile storage unit in a mobile and exchangeable manner, and wherein the fuel cell unit has a first interface, and the receiving bay has a second interface connectable to the first interface, wherein the first and second interface are automatically interconnected or separated from one another as the fuel cell unit is introduced into or removed from the receiving bay, respectively.
An energy unit for producing an operating material on board a vehicle, comprising a fuel cell unit with at least one fuel cell and a mobile storage unit, which is formed separately from the fuel cell unit, with a store for storing at least one energy source necessary for operation of the fuel cell unit, wherein the mobile storage unit and the fuel cell unit can be coupled with one another, and wherein, in the state coupled to one another, at least a first terminal of the mobile storage unit is connected to a corresponding second terminal of the fuel cell unit in such a way that at least the at least one energy source can be supplied from the store to the fuel cell, wherein the store can be connected to the fuel cell unit in such a way that in the connected state at least a partial volume of the waste gas produced by the fuel cell unit can be introduced into a free storage volume, which forms as the store is emptied, in order to make said free storage volume inert.
An energy unit for producing an operating material on board a vehicle, comprising a fuel cell unit with at least one fuel cell and a mobile storage unit, which is formed separately from the fuel cell unit, with a store for storing at least one energy source necessary for operation of the fuel cell unit, wherein the mobile storage unit and the fuel cell unit can be coupled with one another, and wherein, in the state coupled to one another, at least a first terminal of the mobile storage unit is connected to a corresponding second terminal of the fuel cell unit in such a way that at least the at least one energy source can be supplied from the store to the fuel cell, the energy unit further comprising a first casing surrounding the store and/or a second casing surrounding the fuel cell unit, wherein a waste gas tract of the fuel cell unit is formed in such a way that the inner volume of the first and/or second casing can be made inert by waste gases of the fuel cell unit.
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