A vehicle includes a fuel-cell system having a fuel cell, a purge valve, and a drain line extending from the purge valve. A controller is programmed to open the purge valve according to a baseline purge routine when the drain line slopes away from the purge valve, and open the purge valve according to an enhanced purge routine when the drain line slopes towards the purge valve.
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENHANCED PURGE STRATEGY FOR FUEL CELL IN VEHICLE
2023-08-17
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 |
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