Safety system of fuel cell vehicle and control method for the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10000139-B2
Application number	US-201414555867-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2014
Priority date	Jun 2, 2014
Publication date	Jun 19, 2018
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed are a safety system of a fuel cell vehicle and a control method for the safety system. A safety system of a fuel cell vehicle using a fuel cell and a high voltage battery as a power source may include: a power switch disposed on a power wire connecting the power source and a power load to each other; an insulation resistance measuring device measuring an insulation resistance between the power wire and a chassis; and a controller controlling an operation of the power switch based on a measured insulation resistance measured by the insulation resistance measuring device. When the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than a reference resistance, the controller enters a safe mode and the power switch is turned off to thereby block power supplied to the power load.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A safety system of a fuel cell vehicle using a fuel cell and a high voltage battery as a power source, comprising:
a power switch disposed on a power wire connecting the power source and a power load to each other;
an insulation resistance measuring device configured to measure an insulation resistance between the power wire and a chassis;
a controller configured to operate the power switch based on the measured insulation resistance,
wherein when the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than a reference resistance, the controller enters a safe mode and the power switch is turned off to block power supplied to the power load; and
a first valve disposed on a hydrogen supply line connecting a hydrogen tank and the fuel cell,
wherein the controller is configured to open or close the first valve, and
wherein when the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than the reference resistance, the first valve is completely closed and blocks hydrogen supplied to the fuel cell.

2. The safety system of the fuel cell vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second valve disposed on an air supply line connecting an air blower and the fuel cell,
wherein the controller is configured to open or close the second valve, and
wherein when the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than the reference resistance, the second valve is completely closed and blocks air supplied to the fuel cell.

3. The safety system of the fuel cell vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
a collision detector configured to detect a collision of the fuel cell vehicle and transfer a collision signal to the controller,
wherein when the collision is detected, the controller enters the safe mode.

4. A safety system of a fuel cell vehicle using a fuel cell and a high voltage battery as a power source, comprising:
a power switch disposed on a power wire connecting the power source and a power load to each other;
an insulation resistance measuring device configured to measure an insulation resistance between the power wire and a chassis;
a vehicle speed detector configured to detect a speed of the fuel cell vehicle;
a controller configured to operate the power switch based on the measured insulation resistance and the speed of the fuel cell vehicle,
wherein when the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than a reference resistance and the speed of the fuel cell vehicle is equal to or less than a reference speed, the controller enters a safe mode and the power switch is turned off to thereby block power supplied to the power load; and
a first valve disposed on a hydrogen supply line connecting a hydrogen tank and the fuel cell,
wherein the controller is configured to open or close the first valve, and
wherein when the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than the reference resistance and the speed of the fuel cell vehicle is equal to or less than the reference speed, the first valve is completely closed and blocks hydrogen supplied to the fuel cell.

5. The safety system of the fuel cell vehicle of claim 4 , further comprising:
a second valve disposed on an air supply line connecting an air blower and the fuel cell,
wherein the controller is configured to open or close the second valve, and
wherein when the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than the reference resistance and the speed of the fuel cell vehicle is equal to or less than the reference speed, the second valve is completely closed and blocks air supplied to the fuel cell.

6. The safety system of the fuel cell vehicle of claim 4 , further comprising:
a collision detector configured to detect a collision of the fuel cell vehicle and transferring a collision signal to the controller,
wherein when the collision is detected, the controller enters the safe mode.

7. A control method of safety system of a fuel cell vehicle using a fuel cell and a high voltage battery as a power source, comprising:
receiving, by a controller, a measured insulation resistance from an insulation resistance measuring device;
comparing, by the controller, the measured insulation resistance with a reference resistance;
determining, by the controller, whether to enter a safe mode according to the comparison result;
blocking, by the controller, power supplied from the power source to a power load in the safe mode; and
blocking, by the controller, hydrogen supplied from a hydrogen tank to the fuel cell in the safe mode.

8. The control method of claim 7 , further comprising entering, by the controller, the safe mode when the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than the reference resistance.

9. The control method of claim 7 , further comprising blocking, by the controller, air supplied from an air blower to the fuel cell in the safe mode.

10. The control method of claim 7 , further comprising entering, by the controller, the safe mode when a collision is detected based on a collision signal input from a collision detector.

11. The control method of claim 7 , further comprising:
comparing, by the controller, a speed of the fuel cell vehicle with a reference speed,
wherein the determination of whether to enter the safe mode includes entering, by the controller, the safe mode when the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than the reference resistance and the speed of the fuel cell vehicle is equal to or less than the reference speed.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
program instructions that receive a measured insulation resistance from an insulation resistance measuring device;
program instructions that compare the measured insulation resistance with a reference resistance;
program instructions that determine whether to enter a safe mode according to the comparison result;
program instructions that block power supplied from the power source to a power load in the safe mode; and
program instructions that block hydrogen supplied from a hydrogen tank to the fuel cell in the safe mode.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising program instructions that enter the safe mode when the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than the reference resistance.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising program instructions that block air supplied from an air blower to the fuel cell in the safe mode.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising program instructions that enter the safe mode when a collision is detected based on a collision signal input from a collision detector.

16. A vehicle, comprising:
a safety system of a fuel cell vehicle using a fuel cell and a high voltage battery as a power source, comprising:
a power switch disposed on a power wire connecting the power source and a power load to each other;
an insulation resistance measuring device configured to measure an insulation resistance between the power wire and a chassis;
a controller configured to operate the power switch based on a measured insulation resistance,
wherein when the measured insulation resistance is equal to or less than a reference resistance, the controller enters a safe mode and the power switch is turned off to block power supplied to the power load; and
a first valve disposed on a hydrogen supply line connecting a hydrogen tank and the fuel cell,
wherein the controller is configured to open or close the first valve, and

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Namwoo
• Jeon Soonil
• Kum Youngbum
• Kim Juhan
• Kim Saehoon

Classifications

• B60L3/04

  Cutting off the power supply under fault conditions (protective devices and circuit arrangements in general H01H; H02H) · CPC title

• H01M8/04089

  of gaseous reactants · CPC title

• B60L2240/12

  Speed · CPC title

• H01M8/04753

  of fuel cell reactants · CPC title

• B60L3/0007

  Measures or means for preventing or attenuating collisions · CPC title