On-board fuel cell powered electric vehicle
Abstract
A fuel cell vehicle comprises a fuel cell for generating electricity by hydrogen and air, a temperature regulating unit for regulating the temperature of the fuel cell, a fuel supply regulating unit for regulating a supply condition of hydrogen to the fuel cell, a radiator for cooling the cooling fluid; and a fuel storage unit for storing the fuel, wherein the radiator, the temperature regulating unit and the fuel supply regulating unit are arranged to align in that order from the front to rear of the vehicle, with the fuel storage unit being disposed rearward of the fuel supply regulating unit in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the temperature regulating unit, the fuel cell and the fuel supply regulating unit are accommodated in a fuel cell system box disposed on an underside of a floor of the vehicle.

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| US2002060100A1 | Cites | United States of America | Y | Search report | 1,5 |
| US5390754A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1-5 |
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| 2002333523 | Japan | – | |
| 2002333523 | Japan | A | |
| 03026543 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A |
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| US2004101725A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| JP2004168101A | Japan | A | |
| EP1419926A3 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| EP1550574A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| US7270899B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| EP1419926B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
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- 1550574
- Application
- 50059013
Titles3
- German
- Fahrzeug mit eingebauter Brennstoffzelle
- English
- On-board fuel cell powered electric vehicle
- French
- Véhicule équipé d'une pile à combustible
Classification
- CPC, 14
- H01M8/04126
- B60K1/04
- B60K15/063
- B60K2001/005
- B60K2015/0638
- H01M8/04029
- H01M2250/20
- B60L2210/10
- B60L2240/36
- B60L58/33
- B60L50/71
- Y02T10/72
- Y02T90/40
- Y02E60/50
- IPC, 6
- B60L11 18
- B60K1 04
- B60K11 04
- B60K15 063
- H01M8 00
- H01M8 04
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 2
- Germany
- United Kingdom