Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel cell system for computing fuel level
- Patent Title (中): 用于计算燃料油位的燃料电池系统
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Application No.: US11934618Application Date: 2007-11-02
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Publication No.: US08088521B2Publication Date: 2012-01-03
- Inventor: Ri-a Ju , Dong-rak Kim , Jin-hong An , Ho-jin Kweon , Sang-kyun Kang
- Applicant: Ri-a Ju , Dong-rak Kim , Jin-hong An , Ho-jin Kweon , Sang-kyun Kang
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
- Priority: KR10-2006-0108459 20061103
- Main IPC: H01M8/04
- IPC: H01M8/04

Abstract:
A fuel cell system capable of computing fuel level stored in a fuel tank, and more particularly to a fuel cell system capable of computing fuel level without using a flux sensor or flow rate sensor includes: a fuel tank storing fuel; a stack for generating electricity by the electro-chemical reaction of the fuel; a fuel pump for transferring fuel from the fuel tank to the stack; a fuel pump for transferring the fuel from the fuel tank to the stack; a pumping controller for generating a pump control signal controlling the pumping operation of the fuel pump; and a fuel level computing unit for computing the amount of fuel used and fuel level from the waveform of the pump control signal. In some embodiments, the fuel cell system informs a user when the fuel level is low, with reduced manufacturing costs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080107940A1 FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR COMPUTING FUEL LEVEL Public/Granted day:2008-05-08
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