Hot water seat system of fuel cell vehicle and method for controlling the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorChi Young An
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Abstract
Disclosed is a hot water seat system of a fuel cell vehicle including a hot water circulating part configured to adjust a temperature of hot water to a preset target temperature range, a processor configured to control a flow of the hot water, and a hot water seat having a hot water pipe, in which the temperature adjusted hot water flows via the hot water circulating part, and the hot water circulating part includes a first water tank configured to receive the hot water discharged from the fuel cell stack, and a second water tank configured to supply the temperature adjusted hot water in the target temperature range to the hot water seat.
Claims20
A hot water seat system of a fuel cell vehicle, comprising:
- a hot water circulating part configured to receive hot water that is discharged from a fuel cell stack and adjust a temperature of the hot water to a preset target temperature range;
- a processor configured to control a flow of the hot water at the hot water circulating part;
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- a hot water seat having a hot water pipe that is configured to receive the temperature adjusted hot water from the hot water circulating part,
- wherein the hot water circulating part includes:
- a first water tank configured to receive the hot water discharged from the fuel cell stack, and
- a second water tank configured, based on the temperature of the hot water, to use cold water provided from a cold water tank to adjust the temperature of the hot water to the target temperature range.
A method for controlling a hot water seat system of a fuel cell vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving hot water discharged from a fuel cell in a first water tank;
- based on receiving a hot water seat operating signal, supplying the hot water from the first water tank to a second water tank, and supplying cold water from a cold water tank to the second water tank;
- measuring a temperature of the hot water in the second water tank;
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- based on the temperature of the hot water in the second water tank being within a target temperature range, supplying the hot water from the second water tank to a hot water seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.