patent · US6833206
Auxiliary power supply for a vehicle with a combustion engine and method for operating same
21 December 2004
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Abstract
A power supply for an auxiliary power unit APU of a combustion vehicle having a combustion engine includes a fuel cell with a hydrogen input, an oxygen input and an exhaust output, an electrolyzer capable of generating hydrogen and oxygen from water, a hydrogen storage for storing hydrogen produced by the electrolyzer, a water supply (for supplying water to the electrolyzer), and a pressure pump for adjusting the pressure between the water supply and the electrolyzer.
Provenance
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- Cited prior art
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- Filed
- 2001-09-28
- Source
- Google Patents bibliographic record
- Granted
- 2004-12-21
- Inventors
- Erich K. Erdle; Volker Richters; Ottmar Schmid; DaimlerChrysler AG