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US 12,472,927 B2Granted
Hydrogen hybrid propulsion system
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsJames J Daley, Ettore Musu, Justin Hutchings, Ronald A Reese, II, Halim G Santoso
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AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsJames J Daley, Ettore Musu, Justin Hutchings, Ronald A Reese, II, Halim G Santoso
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A hybrid propulsion system for a vehicle includes an internal combustion engine (ICE), a fuel cell, a hydrogen storage tank, a battery pack, an electric drive motor and a controller. The ICE has a first output that drives a generator, the generator providing a first output voltage. The fuel cell has a second output providing a second output voltage. The hydrogen storage tank is configured to store hydrogen and selectively and alternatively supply the hydrogen to both of the ICE and the fuel cell. The battery pack selectively and alternatively receives the first and second output voltage to charge the battery pack. The controller receives vehicle inputs and determines operational set points of the ICE and the fuel cell representative of an amount of the first and second output voltage to direct to the battery pack based on operating conditions.
A hybrid propulsion system for a vehicle, the hybrid propulsion system comprising:
A method of operating a hybrid propulsion system for a vehicle, the hybrid propulsion system including an internal combustion engine (ICE) and a fuel cell, the ICE having a first output that drives a generator, the generator providing a first output voltage to a battery pack, the fuel cell having a second output providing a second output voltage to the battery pack, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.