Method for managing temperature anomaly in hydrogen tank, and system for monitoring temperatures in same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9766194-B2
Application number	US-201414256328-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2014
Priority date	Nov 15, 2013
Publication date	Sep 19, 2017
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017

Abstract

A method for managing a temperature anomaly in a hydrogen tank includes a temperature checking step for defining temperature values detected by temperature, a temperature comparing step for comparing the temperature values with each other and then checking whether there is a specific temperature difference among the temperature values, a temperature sensor judging step for judging the temperature sensor in which the specific temperature difference is generated as an abnormal temperature sensor, and judging the temperature sensor in which the specific temperature difference is not generated as a normal temperature sensor, and an abnormal temperature sensor managing step for applying the temperature value of the temperature sensor judged as the normal temperature sensor when the hydrogen tank in which the temperature sensor judged as the abnormal temperature sensor is provided is filled or amount of fuel in the hydrogen tank is calculated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for managing a temperature anomaly in a hydrogen tank, comprising;
a temperature checking step for defining temperature values detected by temperature sensors provided in a plurality of hydrogen tanks, respectively, as T 1 , T 2 , T 3 . . . Tn, respectively;
a temperature comparing step for comparing the temperature values T 1 , T 2 , T 3 . . . Tn with each other and then checking whether there is a specific temperature difference among the temperature values;
a temperature sensor judging step for judging the temperature sensor in which the specific temperature difference is generated as an abnormal temperature sensor, and judging the temperature sensor in which the specific temperature difference is not generated as a normal temperature sensor; and
an abnormal temperature sensor managing step for applying the temperature value of the temperature sensor judged as the normal temperature sensor when the hydrogen tank in which the temperature sensor judged as the abnormal temperature sensor is provided is filled or an amount of fuel in the hydrogen tank is calculated, instead of the temperature value of the temperature sensor judged as the abnormal temperature sensor.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the specific temperature difference is 20° C.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring of the temperature values in the temperature checking step is performed while driving a motor vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature sensor in which the specific temperature difference is generated is displayed on a cluster of a driver's seat as a failure.

5. A system for monitoring temperature values in a hydrogen tank, comprising;
a plurality of temperature sensors provided in a plurality of hydrogen tanks, respectively, to detect temperatures of the hydrogen tanks, respectively;
a controller monitoring temperature values detected by the plurality of temperature sensors, respectively, to employ a specific temperature difference when comparing temperature values of the plurality of temperature sensors with each other, to judge a specific temperature of the temperature sensor among the plurality of temperature sensors applying to a filling controlling logic or a logic for calculating an amount of fuel having a specific temperature difference as an abnormal temperature sensor and excluding a temperature value of the abnormal temperature sensor to the filling controlling logic or the logic for calculating an amount of fuel; and
a displaying device provided on a cluster of a driver's seat to display the temperature sensor judged as a failure.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein a pressure of 700 bars and an allowable temperature of −40˜85° C. are applied to each of the plurality of hydrogen tanks, and the specific temperature difference provided as a basis for judging whether the temperature sensor is abnormal is 20° C.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hyung-Ki
• Kim Chang-Ho
• Shim Ji-Hyun

Classifications

• F17C2270/0178

  Cars · CPC title

• F17C2223/036

  Very high pressure (>80 bar) · CPC title

• F17C13/026 Primary

  having the temperature as the parameter · CPC title

• F17C2250/032

  using computers · CPC title

• F17C2221/012

  Hydrogen · CPC title