Fuel cell apparatus
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsMyung Jin Kim, Ki Wook Ohm
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Abstract
A fuel cell apparatus of the disclosure includes a fuel cell and a power distribution unit configured to distribute power generated in the fuel cell. The power distribution unit includes a power part and a cooling unit, which is disposed so as to be in contact with the power part to cool the power part and includes an inlet port configured to allow cooling fluid to be introduced thereinto from the outside and an outlet port configured to discharge the cooling fluid to the outside. The inlet port and the outlet port are disposed so as to be oriented from the power distribution unit in the same direction.
Claims19
A fuel cell apparatus, comprising:
- a fuel cell;
- and
- a power distribution unit configured to distribute power generated in the fuel cell,
- the power distribution unit comprising:
- a power part;
- and
- a cooling unit disposed in contact with the power part to cool the power part, the cooling unit comprising:
- an inlet port configured to allow cooling fluid to be introduced thereinto from an outside;
- and
- an outlet port configured to discharge the cooling fluid to the outside,
- wherein the inlet port and the outlet port are oriented from the power distribution unit in a same direction, and
- wherein the cooling unit further comprises a main partition wall disposed so as to separate the cooling fluid introduced through the inlet port and the cooling fluid to be discharged through the outlet port from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.