A power system comprising: an electrical power bus; one or more loads electrically coupled to the electrical power bus; a fuel cell; a DC-DC converter electrically coupled between the fuel cell and the electrical power bus; a battery; a switch electrically coupled between the battery and the electrical power bus; and a power system manager configured to control operation of the switch; wherein the switch is switchable between a first state and a second state; the first state of the switch is such that the battery is directly connected to the electrical power bus such that the battery provides electrical power directly to the electrical power bus; and the second state of the switch is such that the battery is disconnected from the electrical power bus.
FUEL CELL HYBRID POWER SYSTEM
2021-06-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H01M Verfahren oder Mittel, z.B. Batterien, für die direkte Umwandlung von chemischer in elektrische Energie , PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung |