Motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine and an auxiliary fuel cell power plant and method for operating the same

The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine driving the motor vehicle, also comprising an auxiliary fuel cell power plant (2) mounted in the vehicle; the latter comprising a battery (4) for providing start up power for said auxiliary fuel cell power plant, the v...

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Hauptverfasser:	STEINBUGLER, MARGARET M, LAROCCO, MELANIE A, FALKENBERG, INGO, STROBL, WOLFGANG
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TOTRANSPORTATION COMBUSTION ENGINES ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HEATING HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS LIGHTING MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS STARTING AIDS FOR SUCH ENGINES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR STARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine driving the motor vehicle, also comprising an auxiliary fuel cell power plant (2) mounted in the vehicle; the latter comprising a battery (4) for providing start up power for said auxiliary fuel cell power plant, the vehicle further comprising an electric powered starter for the internal combustion engine, wherein the electrical power from said auxiliary fuel cell power plant can be directed to said starter to activate the latter to start the internal combustion engine, as the electric capacity of said battery is not sufficient for driving said starter in starting the engine. The motor vehicle may further comprise a converter (8) operatively connected to said auxiliary fuel cell power plant for converting the voltage output of said auxiliary fuel cell power plant to a lower voltage, in particular to a twelve volt output. When power from said auxiliary fuel cell power plant is insufficient by itself to start the vehicle engine, the motor vehicle may further comprise at least one supplemental source (18) of electrical power selectively connected to said starter. Said supplemental source of electrical power includes one or more capacitors, in particular super capacitors.