Fuel cell system and method of controlling same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorYong Hee Lee
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Abstract
According to an embodiment disclosed herein, a fuel cell system includes a cooling line through which cooling water passing through a plurality of electronic parts circulates and in which a wire for supplying power to the plurality of electronic parts is disposed, a pump that is connected to the cooling line and pumps the cooling water, a cooling fan that cools the cooling water, and a controller that determines a control mode based on a temperature of the wire and controls the number of rotations of the pump and the number of rotations of the cooling fan based on the control mode.
Claims16
A fuel cell system comprising:
- a cooling line through which cooling water passing through a plurality of electronic parts circulates,
- wherein a wire for supplying power to the plurality of electronic parts is disposed inside the cooling line;
- a pump connected to the cooling line and configured to pump the cooling water;
- a cooling fan configured to cool the cooling water;
- and
- a controller configured to determine a control mode based on a temperature of the wire and to control the number of rotations of the pump and the number of rotations of the cooling fan based on the control mode.
A method of controlling a fuel cell system, the method comprising:
- determining a control mode based on a temperature of a wire, the wire being disposed inside a cooling line through which cooling water passing through a plurality of electronic parts circulates and configured to supply power to the plurality of electronic parts;
- and
- controlling the number of rotations of a pump configured to pump the cooling water and the number of rotations of a cooling fan configured to cool the cooling water based on the control mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.