Water discharge optimization for fuel cell vehicles

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• detecting that an ambient temperature satisfies a threshold temperature;
• determining a fuel cell vehicle is approaching a stopping location;
• and
• in response to detecting that the ambient temperature satisfies the threshold temperature and the fuel cell vehicle is approaching the stopping location, calculating a water discharge time prediction necessary to purge excess water intended to be purged from a fuel cell stack while the fuel cell vehicle is operating,
• wherein the water discharge time prediction is calculated based on a blower operating while the fuel cell stack is in at least one of an idle state and a stopped state as the fuel cell vehicle approaches the stopping location.

A method comprising:

• detecting that an ambient temperature satisfies a threshold temperature;
• determining a fuel cell vehicle is approaching a stopping location;
• and
• in response to detecting that the ambient temperature satisfies the threshold temperature and the fuel cell vehicle is approaching the stopping location, calculating a water discharge time prediction necessary to purge excess water intended to be purged from a fuel cell stack while the fuel cell vehicle is operating,
• wherein the water discharge time prediction is calculated based on a blower operating while the fuel cell stack is in at least one of an idle state and a stopped state as the fuel cell vehicle approaches the stopping location.