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US 8,573,344 B2Granted
Device for driving a fuel cell vehicle
AssigneeDaimler AG
InventorsGerald Hornburg, Simon Steinhuebl, Werner Englert
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Abstract
A vehicle drive system comprises an electrical drive motor and a fuel cell system providing the electrical power. According to the invention, the drive motor and the fuel cell are integrated into a unit and firmly joined together. The fuel cell system may comprise two fuel cells or fuel cell stacks, which are arranged relative to each other so as to form a “V”. Peripheral units for operation of the fuel cell may be arranged in an interior of the V.
Claims5
Apparatus for driving a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- an electrical drive motor;
- and
- a fuel cell system providing electrical power;
- wherein,
- the drive motor and the fuel cell system are integrated into a unit and firmly joined together;
- and
- the fuel cell system comprises two fuel cells or fuel cell stacks arranged in a V shape relative to one another.
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