HYDROGEN FUEL CHARGING DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CHARGING DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170021726A1
• Filed: 12/09/2015
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Kim, Sang Pil
• Application Number:
  US14/963,503
• Publication Number:
  US 20170021726A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/16 Type of output information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/169 Remaining operating distance or charge
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/154 Combined instruments with analogue meters and additional displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/16 Type of information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/169 Remaining operating distance or charge
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/215 characterised by the combination of multiple visual outputs, e.g. combined instruments with analogue meters and additional displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2250/20 Fuel cells in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04201 Reactant storage and supply, e.g. means for feeding, pipes
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 Fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/40 Application of hydrogen technology to transportation, e.g. using fuel cells

Abstract

A charging state display system includes: a hydrogen fuel tank controller of the vehicle calculating a maximum chargeable hydrogen fuel amount from a charging pressure of a hydrogen station when hydrogen is charged into the vehicle; a hydrogen fuel supply controller providing pressure information of the hydrogen station to the hydrogen fuel tank controller; a fuel charging interface unit transmitting information between the hydrogen fuel tank controller and the hydrogen fuel supply controller via infrared (IR) communication; and a cluster having a display unit which displays information calculated from the hydrogen fuel tank controller.

Claims

1. A charging state display system of a hydrogen fuel vehicle, comprising:

a hydrogen fuel tank controller of the vehicle calculating a maximum chargeable hydrogen fuel amount from a charging pressure of a hydrogen station when hydrogen is charged into the vehicle;

a hydrogen fuel supply controller providing pressure information of the hydrogen station to the hydrogen fuel tank controller;

a fuel charging interface unit transmitting information between the hydrogen fuel tank controller and the hydrogen fuel supply controller via infrared (IR) communication; and

a cluster having a display unit which displays information calculated from the hydrogen fuel tank controller.

2. The charging state display system of claim 1, wherein the fuel charging interface unit includes an IR communication terminal which is provided in a hydrogen fuel dispensing gun of the hydrogen station to transmit and receive hydrogen charging information between a fuel inlet of the vehicle which is connected to the hydrogen tank of the vehicle and the hydrogen fuel dispensing gun via IR communication and an IR communication terminal which is provided in the fuel inlet of the vehicle.

3. The charging state display system of claim 1, wherein the hydrogen fuel tank controller calculates a current remaining hydrogen fuel amount in a hydrogen fuel tank of the vehicle, an available trip distance using the charged hydrogen fuel amount, and a charging pressure, based on a current pressure and temperature in the hydrogen fuel tank and a tank volume of the fuel tank of the vehicle.

4. The charging state display system of claim 1, wherein the maximum chargeable hydrogen fuel amount is calculated by subtracting the remaining hydrogen fuel amount in a hydrogen fuel tank of the vehicle from the hydrogen fuel amount to be charged in the hydrogen fuel tank of the vehicle calculated from the charging pressure of the hydrogen fuel supplied from the hydrogen station, a current temperature in the hydrogen fuel tank in the vehicle, a tank volume of the hydrogen fuel tank, and a hydrogen pressure of the station.

5. The charging state display system of claim 3, wherein the available trip distance by the maximum chargeable hydrogen fuel amount and the charging pressure are calculated in the cluster of the vehicle.

6. A charging state display method of a hydrogen fuel vehicle, comprising:

connecting a hydrogen charging cable of a hydrogen station to the vehicle;

transmitting information from a hydrogen fuel supply controller of the hydrogen station and a fuel tank controller of the vehicle via IR communication;

calculating a maximum hydrogen fuel amount to be charged in a hydrogen fuel tank of the vehicle based on the information from a hydrogen fuel supply controller;

transmitting the hydrogen fuel charging information to a cluster in the vehicle; and

displaying the transmitted hydrogen fuel charging information by the cluster.

7. The charging state display method of claim 6, wherein the displayed hydrogen fuel charging information includes a current charged amount, a maximum hydrogen fuel amount to be charged, an available trip distance using the hydrogen fuel amount which is fully charged, and a charging pressure.

8. The charging state display method of claim 6, further comprising:

after the transmitting of information from the hydrogen fuel supply controller, providing pressure information of hydrogen of the hydrogen station to a IR communication terminal of a fuel inlet of the vehicle through an IR communication terminal of the dispensing gun by the hydrogen fuel supply controller of the hydrogen station and providing transmitted pressure information of charged hydrogen to a hydrogen fuel tank controller of the vehicle by the IR communication terminal of the fuel inlet.

9. The charging state display method of claim 6, wherein in the calculating of the maximum hydrogen fuel amount to be charged, the fuel tank controller of the vehicle calculates a maximum hydrogen fuel amount to be charged from the information on a charged hydrogen pressure of the hydrogen station, a temperature of the hydrogen fuel tank of the vehicle, and a chargeable volume in the hydrogen tank excluding a remaining amount.