Industrial truck with an electrical drive and a fuel cell system and method for the operation of an industrial truck
AssigneeSTILL GmbH
InventorsDietmar Kubusch, Torsten Leifert
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Abstract
An industrial truck (1) is provided that includes an electrical drive and a fuel cell system (8). A method for the operation of an industrial truck (1) with an electrical drive and a fuel cell system (8) is also provided. On the industrial truck (1) with an electrical drive and a fuel cell system (8) there can be at least one easily replaceable fuel reservoir (11). The method teaches that at least one easily replaceable fuel reservoir (11) can be kept on hand at the operating location of the industrial truck (1).
Claims16
An industrial truck, comprising:
- an electrical drive;
- a fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell unit;
- and
- at least two replaceable fuel reservoirs,
- wherein the fuel reservoirs are replaceable from the truck independent of the fuel cell unit and can be used to supply the fuel cell system with fuel, and wherein at least one fuel reservoir contains one type of fuel and another fuel reservoir contains a different fuel so that the industrial truck can be used either indoors or outdoors.
A method for the operation of at least one industrial truck having an electrical drive and a fuel cell system, the method comprising:
- providing the fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell unit and at least two replaceable fuel reservoirs, wherein the fuel reservoirs are replaceable independently of the fuel cell unit and at least one fuel reservoir contains one type of fuel and another fuel reservoir contains a different fuel so that the industrial truck can be operated either indoors or outdoors;
- and
- keeping at least one additional fuel reservoir on hand at an operating location of the industrial truck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.