Apparatus for controlling ammonia fuel cell vehicle and method for controlling the same
AssigneeSK Innovation Co., Ltd.
InventorsChan Saem PARK, Jae Jeong KIM, Sun Hyuk BAE
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for controlling an ammonia fuel cell vehicle. The apparatus and method provide for storing ammonia in an ammonia tank; decomposing the ammonia transferred from the ammonia tank to a cracker into hydrogen; controlling at least one of an ammonia supply amount to be supplied to the cracker and conditions of the cracker; calculating a predicted hydrogen consumption amount based on at least one of driving information and battery information; and controlling at least one of the ammonia supply amount and the conditions of the cracker based on the calculated predicted hydrogen consumption amount.
Claims20
An apparatus for controlling an ammonia fuel cell vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- an ammonia tank configured to store ammonia;
- a cracker configured to decomposes the ammonia transferred from the ammonia tank into hydrogen;
- and
- an apparatus controller configured to control at least one of an ammonia supply amount to be supplied to the cracker and conditions of the cracker,
- wherein the apparatus controller is configured to:
- calculate a predicted hydrogen consumption amount based on at least one of driving information and battery information;
- and
- control at least one of the ammonia supply amount and the conditions of the cracker based on the predicted hydrogen consumption amount.
A method for controlling an ammonia fuel cell vehicle which is performed by an apparatus for controlling an ammonia fuel cell vehicle, the method comprising:
- storing ammonia in an ammonia tank;
- decomposing the ammonia transferred from the ammonia tank to a cracker into hydrogen;
- controlling at least one of an ammonia supply amount to be supplied to the cracker and conditions of the cracker;
- calculating a predicted hydrogen consumption amount based on at least one of driving information and battery information;
- and
- controlling at least one of the ammonia supply amount and the conditions of the cracker based on the calculated predicted hydrogen consumption amount.
An ammonia fuel cell vehicle, comprising:
- an ammonia tank;
- a cracker for decomposing the ammonia;
- and
- a fuel cell for producing electricity from hydrogen supplied from the cracker;
- a battery receiving charge from the fuel cell;
- and
- a control configured to:
- calculate a predicted hydrogen consumption amount based on at least one of driving information and battery information;
- monitor a charge amount of the battery;
- and
- control at least one of the ammonia supply amount based on the calculated predicted hydrogen consumption amount and the charge amount of the battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.