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US 2024/0175504 A1Published application
Air mobility vehicle with a fuel cell stack and a method for controlling the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorNam Sik Kim
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Abstract
A fuel cell air mobility vehicle includes a fuel cell stack that provides power required for flight; a drain valve that discharges condensate generated through power generation of the fuel cell stack to an outside; and a controller that controls opening and closing of the drain valve based on a state of the power generation of the fuel cell stack, a flight state of an air mobility vehicle, a flight position of the air mobility vehicle, or a state of an external environment of the air mobility vehicle.
Claims14
An air mobility vehicle comprising:
- a fuel cell stack configured to supply power for flight of the air mobility vehicle;
- a drain valve configured to discharge condensate generated through power generation of the fuel cell stack to an outside;
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- a controller configured to control opening and closing of the drain valve based on at least one of a state of the power generation of the fuel cell stack, a flight state of the air mobility vehicle, a flight position of the air mobility vehicle, or a state of an external environment of the air mobility vehicle.
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A method for controlling a fuel cell air mobility vehicle, comprising:
- identifying, by a controller, a state of power generation of a fuel cell stack of the fuel cell air mobility vehicle;
- identifying, by the controller, a flight state of the air mobility vehicle;
- identifying, by the controller, a flight position of the air mobility vehicle;
- identifying, by the controller, a state of external environment of the air mobility vehicle;
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- determining, by the controller, whether to open or close a drain valve of the fuel cell air mobility vehicle to discharge condensate generated during the power generation based on at least one of the identified state of power generation, the identified flight state, the identified flight position, or the identified external environment of the fuel cell air mobility vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.