Fuel cell stack and vehicle with a fuel cell stack

A vehicle comprising an engine compartment, a vehicle air cleaner arranged in the engine compartment, and a fuel cell stack arranged in the engine compartment, the fuel cell stack including:

• an enclosure having an interior space;
• a cell disposed in the interior space of the enclosure configured to generate electrical energy;
• the enclosure including an enclosure inlet guiding air from an exterior of the enclosure to the interior space of the enclosure, and an enclosure outlet guiding air from the interior space of the enclosure to the exterior of the enclosure;
• a filter preventing foreign matter from being introduced into the interior space of the enclosure arranged in the enclosure inlet;
• wherein the enclosure outlet fluidically communicates with the vehicle air cleaner;
• and
• wherein, in operation of the vehicle, a negative pressure of the vehicle air cleaner compared to the interior space of the enclosure moves air from the interior space of the enclosure through the enclosure outlet to the vehicle air cleaner, and a positive pressure of the engine compartment compared to the interior space of the enclosure moves air from the engine compartment through the enclosure inlet to the interior space of the enclosure.

A vehicle comprising an engine compartment and a fuel cell stack arranged in the engine compartment, the fuel cell stack including:

• an enclosure having an interior space;
• a cell disposed in the interior space of the enclosure configured to generate electrical energy;
• the enclosure including an enclosure inlet guiding air from an exterior of the enclosure to the interior space of the enclosure, and an enclosure outlet guiding air from the interior space of the enclosure to the exterior of the enclosure;
• a filter preventing foreign matter from being introduced into the interior space of the enclosure arranged in the enclosure inlet;
• wherein the filter includes a filter member covering the enclosure inlet and a filter cover covering the filter member, the filter cover including a filter cover inlet guiding air to the filter member, the filter cover inlet fluidically communicating with the engine compartment;
• wherein the enclosure and the filter are structured and arranged such that air is suppliable directly to the filter from the engine compartment;
• and
• wherein at least part of the filter cover inlet is open in a direction different from a front of the vehicle.