Power net system of fuel cell vehicle and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9919604-B2
Application number	US-201514963865-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2015
Priority date	Jun 24, 2015
Publication date	Mar 20, 2018
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018

Abstract

A power net system of a fuel cell vehicle is provided. The power net system includes a fuel cell and a first switching unit that is configured to form and block an electrical connection between an output terminal of the fuel cell and a main bus. A load device diverges and is connected between the output terminal and the first switching unit. A reverse current blocking unit is disposed between the output terminal of the fuel cell and a node from which the load device diverges and is configured to block a current flow to the output terminal of the fuel cell. A second switching unit is configured to form and block an electrical connection between the output terminal of the fuel cell and the load device. A controller operates the first and second switching units to form the electrical connection between the main bus and the load device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power net system of a fuel cell vehicle, comprising:
a fuel cell;
a first switching unit configured to form and block an electrical connection between an output terminal of the fuel cell and a main bus;
a load device diverging and connected between the output terminal of the fuel cell and the first switching unit;
a reverse current blocking unit disposed between the output terminal of the fuel cell and a node from which the load device diverges, and configured to block a current flow to the output terminal of the fuel cell;
a second switching unit configured to form and block an electrical connection between the output terminal of the fuel cell and the load device; and
a controller configured to operate the first and second switching units to form electrical connection between the main bus and the load device to cause power of the main bus to be consumed by the load device, when a preset event occurs.

2. The power net system according to claim 1 , wherein when the preset event occurs, the controller is configured to operate the first and second switching units to be shorted, until the voltage of the main bus decreases to be less than a preset voltage.

3. The power net system according to claim 1 , wherein when the preset event occurs, the controller is configured to operate the first switching unit to be opened and operate the second switching unit to be shorted, until the voltage of the output terminal of the fuel cell decreases to be less than a preset voltage, and
when the voltage of the output terminal of the fuel cell decreases to be less than the preset voltage, the controller is configured to operate the first and second switching units to be shorted, until the voltage of the main bus decreases to be than the preset voltage.

4. The power net system according to claim 1 , further comprising a high-voltage battery unit connected in parallel to the fuel cell via the main bus.

5. The power net system according to claim 4 , wherein when the preset event occurs, the controller is configured to block the electrical connection between the high-voltage battery unit and the main bus, and operate the first and second switching units to be shorted, until the voltage of the main bus decreases to be less than a preset voltage.

6. The power net system according to claim 4 , wherein when the preset event occurs, the controller is configured to block the electrical connection between the high-voltage battery unit and the main bus, and operate the first switching unit to be opened and operate the second switching unit to be shorted, until the voltage of the output terminal of the fuel cell decreases to be less than a preset voltage, and
when the voltage of the output terminal of the fuel cell decreases to be less than the preset voltage, the controller is configured operate the first and second switching units to be shorted, until the voltage of the main bus decreases to be less than the preset voltage.

7. The power net system according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a driving motor unit connected to the main bus,
wherein when regenerative braking power is generated by the driving motor unit, the controller is configured to detect whether the high-voltage battery unit can be charged, and
when the high-voltage battery unit cannot be charged, the controller is configured to operate the first and second switching units to be shorted, to cause the regenerative braking power to be consumed by the load device.

8. The power net system according to claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust an output voltage of a high-voltage converter in the high-voltage battery unit to adjust the voltage of the main bus to have a value that corresponds to an open state voltage of the fuel cell.

9. The power net system according to any one of claim 1 , wherein when the preset event occurs, the controller is configured to block the supply of hydrogen and oxygen to the fuel cell, before operating the first and second switching units.

10. The power net system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a driving motor unit connected to the main bus,
wherein when regenerative braking power is generated by the driving motor unit, the controller is configured to operate the first and second switching units to be shorted, to cause the regenerative braking power to be consumed by the load device.

11. A method for controlling a power net system of a fuel cell vehicle, comprising:
wherein when a preset event occurs, operating, by a controller, a first switching unit for forming and blocking an electrical connection between an output terminal of a fuel cell and a main bus, a second switching unit for forming and blocking an electrical connection between the output terminal of the fuel cell, and a load device diverging and connected between the output terminal of the fuel cell and the first switching unit; and
forming, by the controller, the electrical connection between the main bus and the load device to cause power of the main bus to be consumed by the load device.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
operating, by the controller, the first and second switching units to be shorted, when the preset event occurs;
comparing, by the controller, the voltage of the main bus to a preset voltage; and
operating, by the controller, the first and second switching units to be opened, when the voltage of the main bus decreases to be less than the preset voltage.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
blocking, by the controller, the supply of hydrogen and oxygen to the fuel cell before blocking the electrical connection between the main bus and a high-voltage battery unit, when the preset event occurs.

14. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
blocking, by the controller, the electrical connection between the main bus and a high-voltage battery unit connected in parallel to the fuel cell via the main bus and operating the first and second switching units to be shorted, when the preset event occurs;
comparing, by the controller, the voltage of the main bus to a preset voltage; and
operating, by the controller, the first and second switching units to be opened when the voltage of the main bus decreases to be less than the preset voltage.

15. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
blocking, by the controller, the electrical connection between the main bus and a high-voltage battery unit connected in parallel to the fuel cell via the main bus, and operating the first switching unit to be opened and operating the second switching unit to be shorted, when the preset event occurs;
comparing, by the controller, the voltage of the output terminal of the fuel cell to a preset first voltage;
operating, by the controller, the first and second switching units to be shorted, when the voltage of the output terminal of the fuel cell decreases to be less than the first voltage;
comparing, by the controller, the voltage of the main bus to a preset second voltage; and
operating, by the controller, the first and second switching units to be opened, when the voltage of the main bus decreases to be less than the second voltage.

16. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:
blocking, by the controller, the supply of hydrogen and oxygen to the fuel cell before blocking the electrical connection between the main bus and a high-voltage battery unit, when the preset event occurs.

17. The method according to claim 11 , wherein when regenerative braking power is generated by a driving motor unit con

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kwon Sang Uk

Classifications

• B60L58/12

  responding to state of charge [SoC] · CPC title

• B60L3/0069

  relating to the isolation, e.g. ground fault or leak current · CPC title

• B60L7/08

  Controlling the braking effect (B60L7/04, B60L7/06 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02H7/268

  for DC systems · CPC title

• B60L58/30

  for monitoring or controlling fuel cells · CPC title