An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) including a hydrogen fuel cell is provided. The fuel cell control computer is a separate, stand-alone control system that interfaces with a vehicle control computer (VCC) to ensure safe operation of the fuel cell system. Relay logic for disabling the fuel cell enables the VCC to determine if the fuel cell has shut down, ensuring that the AUV system does not send power to the fuel cell system if there are unsafe conditions.
HYDROGEN FUEL CELL POWERED AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE
2025-02-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen / 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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