fuel cell power units for one vehicle and one vehicle

摘要

FUEL CELL POWER UNITS FOR ONE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE. A portable detachable fuel cell power unit (10) for a vehicle has a unitary housing (11) containing: a fuel reservoir (22) for storing fuel; at least one stack of electrochemical fuel cells (20, 21) for supplying electrical energy from the fluid fuel; a refueling port (16) on an outer surface of the housing; and an air flow path extending between a first inlet port (12, 14) on an outer housing surface (11) and a first outlet port (15) on an outer housing surface (11) via cathode elements in at least one fuel cell stack (20, 21). The unit includes a control circuit (23) for interfacing with a vehicle power controller to determine permissible vehicle operating conditions while the power unit (10) is coupled therewith.