WO2005014328A2 - Fuel cell vehicle - Google Patents

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WO2005014328A2
WO2005014328A2 PCT/IB2004/002455 IB2004002455W WO2005014328A2 WO 2005014328 A2 WO2005014328 A2 WO 2005014328A2 IB 2004002455 W IB2004002455 W IB 2004002455W WO 2005014328 A2 WO2005014328 A2 WO 2005014328A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K8/00—Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units not provided for in one of main groups B60K1/00 - B60K7/00
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2465—Details of groupings of fuel cells
    • H01M8/247—Arrangements for tightening a stack, for accommodation of a stack in a tank or for assembling different tanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/01—Arrangement of fuel conduits
    • B60K15/013—Arrangement of fuel conduits of gas conduits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
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    • B60K15/067—Mounting of tanks
    • B60K15/07—Mounting of tanks of gas tanks
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2250/00—Fuel cells for particular applications; Specific features of fuel cell system
    • H01M2250/20—Fuel cells in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • H01M8/04298—Processes for controlling fuel cells or fuel cell systems
    • H01M8/04694—Processes for controlling fuel cells or fuel cell systems characterised by variables to be controlled
    • H01M8/04858—Electric variables
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
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    • Y10S903/00—Hybrid electric vehicles, HEVS
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    • Y10S903/903—Prime movers comprising electrical and internal combustion motors having energy storing means, e.g. battery, capacitor
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  • the invention relates to a fuel cell vehicle, and more particularly, to on-board layout technology of high voltage wiring and a fuel line.
  • a suitable layout for a fuel system e.g., a fuel cell and high-pressure hydrogen tank, etc.
  • an electrical system e.g., a power control unit, motor, secondary battery, etc.
  • a fuel cell vehicle equipped with an on-board fuel cell power generation system which runs using power generated by a motor, is difficult with the limited space available on-board. Because hydrogen gas is flammable, the layout must be such that it does not leak near the high voltage wiring.
  • JP(A) 2001-71753 discloses technology which places the fuel system in the rear portion of the vehicle and the electrical system in the front portion of the vehicle so as to prevent a fuel line and high voltage wiring from being close to one another at the time of a vehicle collision, thereby minimizing the possibility of any leaked hydrogen gas igniting.
  • One object of the invention is thus to provide a fuel cell vehicle having a layout configuration in which high voltage wiring and a fuel line are arranged apart from one another, while increasing the degree of freedom in the layout of on-board devices.
  • a first aspect of the invention relates to a fuel cell vehicle equipped with a power control unit which converts power supplied from a fuel cell and supplies that converted power to a load.
  • high voltage wiring which connects at least one of the fuel cell and the load to the power control unit, is provided on one side (either the left or the right side) of a vehicle, and a fuel line for supplying a fuel gas to the fuel cell is provided on the other side of the vehicle, which is opposite the side on which the high voltage wiring is provided.
  • the degree of safety during a vehicle collision can be increased because the high voltage wiring and the fuel line are not immediately next to one another. Further, the degree of freedom in the layout of the devices can be increased because there is no need to arrange the fuel system and the electrical system so that they are spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
  • the power control unit preferably includes a connector for connecting the high voltage wiring to the power control unit.
  • This connector is preferably arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle facing the one side. This configuration makes it easy to provide the high, voltage wiring on one side of the vehicle.
  • the power control unit is preferably enclosed in a case, which is preferably generally L-shaped or T-shaped. This makes it possible to ensure sufficient space for arranging the connectors connected to the high voltage wiring in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle so that they all face one side of the vehicle.
  • the fuel cell vehicle may also include a first frame and a second frame, both of which extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
  • the high voltage wiring may be provided along the first frame and the fuel line may be provided along the second frame.
  • the high voltage wiring and the fuel line may be routed between the first frame and the second frame. Accordingly, damage to the high voltage wiring and the fuel line due to an impact from the side of the vehicle is able to be avoided.
  • the fuel cell vehicle may also include a third frame provided at a front portion of the vehicle that extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle, and a fourth frame provided at a rear portion of the vehicle that extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle. In this case, the high voltage wiring and the fuel line may be provided between the third frame and the fourth frame.
  • the fuel supply source, the fuel cell, the load, and the power control unit may be arranged surrounded by the first frame, the second frame, the third frame, and the fourth frame. This structure prevents an impact on the vehicle from being transmitted to the fuel supply source, the fuel cell, the load, and the power control unit. As a result, damage to the high voltage wiring and the fuel line is able to be avoided.
  • a second aspect of the invention relates to a fuel cell vehicle equipped with a power control unit which converts power supplied from a fuel cell and supplies that converted power to a load.
  • the fuel cell, the power control unit, and a fuel supply source that supplies fuel gas to the fuel cell are provided under a floor of a vehicle cabin.
  • a fuel line that connects the fuel cell to the fuel supply source and electrical wiring that connects the fuel cell to the power control unit are provided spaced apart from one another in the lateral direction of the vehicle.
  • the degree of safety during a vehicle collision can be increased because the high voltage wiring and the fuel line are not immediately next to one another. Further, the degree of freedom in the layout of the devices can be increased because there is no need to arrange the fuel system and the electrical system separated from one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
  • FIG. 1 is a view of the layout of various on-board devices according to a first exemplary embodiment
  • FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a power control unit
  • FIG. 3 is a view of the layout of various on-board devices according to a second exemplary embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 shows the layout of various on-board devices mounted in a fuel cell vehicle.
  • a fuel cell 50 mounted to a vehicle frame 11 that comprises the skeleton of a fuel cell vehicle 10 are primarily a fuel cell 50, high-pressure hydrogen tanks (hydrogen storage containers) 31 to 33, in-wheel motors (three-phase motors) 55 to 58, and a power control unit (hereinafter, simply referred to as "PCU") 20.
  • the fuel cell 50 generates power with fuel gas (hydrogen-rich fuel gas) and oxidizing gas supplied to it.
  • the high- pressure hydrogen tanks 31 to 33 supply the hydrogen-rich fuel gas to the fuel cell 50.
  • the in-wheel motors 55 to 58 are incorporated into the wheels of tire/wheel assemblies 65 to 68.
  • the PCU 20 converts direct-current (DC) power output from the fuel cell 50 into alternating-current (AC) power and supplies it to the in-wheel motors 55 to 58 and other loads (i.e., auxiliaries such as an air compressor pump 52, to be described later).
  • auxiliaries such as an air compressor pump 52, to be described later.
  • the PCU 20 also reduces the high voltage output from the fuel cell 50 to a low voltage for operating the auxiliaries and charges a secondary battery (power storing means) 22.
  • Auxiliaries of the fuel cell 50 which are mounted in the front portion of the vehicle include the air compressor pump 52, a hydrogen pump 54, a water pump 53, and a heat exchanging device 59.
  • the air compressor pump 52 compresses air introduced through an air line 61 via an air cleaner 51 provided in the front portion of the vehicle to a high pressure and supplies it to an oxygen pole of the fuel cell 50.
  • the hydrogen pump 54 controls the amount of fuel gas supplied from the high-pressure hydrogen tanks 31 to 33 to a hydrogen pole of the fuel cell 50 via a fuel line (hydrogen line) 30 laid along the left side of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction thereof.
  • the water pump 53 circulates coolant(water) through the coolant line 60 into the fuel cell 50.
  • the heat exchanging device 59 cools the heated coolant.
  • the DC power output from the fuel cell 50 is supplied to an input connector 71 of the PCU 20 via a high voltage wire (electric wire) 41 and converted to AC power.
  • This AC power is then supplied to the air compressor pump 52, the water pump 53, the hydrogen pump 54, and the in-wheel motors 55 to 58 via high voltage wires (electric wires) 42 to 48 which are connected to output connectors 72 to 78, respectively.
  • the PCU 20 is configured to reduce the voltage of the DC power supplied from the fuel cell 50 and charge the secondary battery 22 via an output connector 79.
  • the PCU 20 can also charge the secondary battery 22 using regenerated energy when the vehicle is braked.
  • the vehicle frame 11 includes two side members 11a, one arranged along each side of the vehicle, and two cross members lib which connect the side members 11a.
  • the fuel cell 50, the PCU 20, the secondary battery 22, and the high-pressure hydrogen tanks 31 to 33 are arranged in that sequence from the front of the vehicle below the floor of the vehicle cabin. Further, the PCU 20 and the secondary battery 22 are both arranged between the two cross members lib so that they are protected by an extremely rigid frame construction.
  • the connector arrangement of the PCU 20 is preferably such that all of the connectors 71 to 78 connected to the high voltage wiring face either the right side or the left side (i.e., the side opposite the side on which the fuel line 30 is laid) of the vehicle. Arranging the connectors in this fashion enables the high voltage wiring (i.e., electrical wiring system) 40 consisting of the high voltage wires 41 to 48 to be routed on the side of the vehicle opposite the side on which the fuel line 30 is laid, and therefore apart from the fuel line 30, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
  • the high voltage wiring (i.e., electrical wiring system) 40 consisting of the high voltage wires 41 to 48 to be routed on the side of the vehicle opposite the side on which the fuel line 30 is laid, and therefore apart from the fuel line 30, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
  • the shape of the case of the PCU 20 is preferably made to resemble the letter "L", with the connectors 71 to 78 arranged along the bottom edge of the "L” and the letter being oriented such that a virtual line through its center is in the lateral direction of the vehicle.
  • Making the case of the PCU 20 in an "L” shape makes it possible to ensure sufficient space for all of the connectors 71 to 78 to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle facing one side of the vehicle.
  • FIG. 1 shows a layout in which the high voltage wiring 40 and the fuel line 30 are as far apart from one another as possible in the lateral direction of the vehicle, with the high voltage power wiring 40 being routed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the right side of the vehicle, and the fuel line 30 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the left side of the vehicle.
  • FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of the PCU 20.
  • a pair of power lines LI and L2 are connected via a rectifier diode 111 to the input connector 71 which receives the power output from the fuel cell 50.
  • Inverters 82 to 88 and a DC/DC converter 90 are connected in parallel to the power lines LI and L2.
  • the inverters 82 to 88 convert the DC power to AC power (three-phase alternating current) and supply it to the in-wheel motors 55 to 58 and the various auxiliaries (such as the air compressor pump 52).
  • Output terminals of the inverters 82 to 88 are connected to the output connectors 72 to 78.
  • the DC/DC converter 90 reduces the voltage of the DC power and charges the secondary battery 22.
  • the DC/DC converter 90 is a down-converter which includes an inverter 81, a reactor 110, and a rectifier 89.
  • the output terminal of the DC/DC converter 90 is connected to the output connector 79.
  • FIG. 2 In FIG. 2 are shown smoothing condensers 91 and 92 and 95 to 99, current sensors 100 to 102 and 105 to 108, a fuse 112, and discharging resisters 115 and 119.
  • the auxiliaries such as the tire/wheel assemblies 65 to 68 and the air compressor pump 52 are able to be controlled in response to the operating state of the vehicle by detecting the angular position of a motor rotor of, for example, the in-wheel motors 55 to 58 from the sensor signals from the current sensors 102 and 105 to 108.
  • a motor rotor of, for example, the in-wheel motors 55 to 58 from the sensor signals from the current sensors 102 and 105 to 108.
  • FIG. 3 shows the layout of various on-board devices mounted in a fuel cell vehicle. Parts shown in FIG.
  • the shape of the case of a power control unit (hereinafter, referred to simply as "PCU") 21 is made to resemble the letter "T", with the connectors 71 to 78 arranged along the top edge of the "T" and the letter being oriented such that a virtual line through its center is in the lateral direction of the vehicle. Accordingly, all of the connectors 71 to 78 in this case are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle so that they face the side of the vehicle opposite the side with the fuel line 30.
  • the PCU 21 generally T-shaped in this way makes it possible not only to ensure sufficient space for arranging all of the connectors 71 to 78, but also to provide two locations for mounting on-board devices because the "T" has two inside corners. In one of these spaces can be mounted the secondary battery 22 and in the other can be mounted a variety of auxiliaries 23 such as a radiator and water pump or the like for cooling the PCU 21.
  • auxiliaries 23 such as a radiator and water pump or the like for cooling the PCU 21.
  • the structures in the examples described above are such that fuel gas stored in the high-pressure hydrogen tanks 31 to 33 is supplied to the fuel cell 50 through the fuel line 30.
  • the invention is not limited to this, however.
  • the structure may be such that a raw fuel such as methane, ethane, propane, butane, methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether, acetone, gasoline, or light fuel oil is reformed to a hydrogen-rich gas in the vehicle and then supplied to the fuel cell 50 through the fuel line 30.
  • the structures may be such that hydrogen stored in a hydrogen-absorbing alloy tank is supplied to the fuel cell 50 through the fuel line 30.

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A fuel cell vehicle (10) is equipped with a power control unit (20) which converts power supplied from the fuel cell (50) and supplies that converted power to a load (55 to 58). High voltage wiring (40), which connects at least one of the fuel cell (50) and the load (55 to 58) to the power control unit (20), is provided on one side of either the left or the right side of a vehicle, and a fuel line (30) for fupplying a fuel gas to the fuel cell (50) is provided on the other side of the vehicle, which is opposite the side on which the high voltage wiring (40) is provided.

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FUEL CELL VEHICLE
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a fuel cell vehicle, and more particularly, to on-board layout technology of high voltage wiring and a fuel line.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Providing a suitable layout for a fuel system (e.g., a fuel cell and high-pressure hydrogen tank, etc.) and an electrical system (e.g., a power control unit, motor, secondary battery, etc.) in a fuel cell vehicle equipped with an on-board fuel cell power generation system, which runs using power generated by a motor, is difficult with the limited space available on-board. Because hydrogen gas is flammable, the layout must be such that it does not leak near the high voltage wiring. JP(A) 2001-71753, for example, discloses technology which places the fuel system in the rear portion of the vehicle and the electrical system in the front portion of the vehicle so as to prevent a fuel line and high voltage wiring from being close to one another at the time of a vehicle collision, thereby minimizing the possibility of any leaked hydrogen gas igniting.
However, when the layout is such that the electrical system and the fuel system are separated in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, as in JP(A) 2001-71753, the mounting space for each of the devices is extremely limited given the limited on-board space. This drastically decreases the degree of freedom in the layout.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION One object of the invention is thus to provide a fuel cell vehicle having a layout configuration in which high voltage wiring and a fuel line are arranged apart from one another, while increasing the degree of freedom in the layout of on-board devices.
A first aspect of the invention relates to a fuel cell vehicle equipped with a power control unit which converts power supplied from a fuel cell and supplies that converted power to a load. In this fuel cell vehicle, high voltage wiring, which connects at least one of the fuel cell and the load to the power control unit, is provided on one side (either the left or the right side) of a vehicle, and a fuel line for supplying a fuel gas to the fuel cell is provided on the other side of the vehicle, which is opposite the side on which the high voltage wiring is provided.
Accordingly, the degree of safety during a vehicle collision can be increased because the high voltage wiring and the fuel line are not immediately next to one another. Further, the degree of freedom in the layout of the devices can be increased because there is no need to arrange the fuel system and the electrical system so that they are spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
The power control unit preferably includes a connector for connecting the high voltage wiring to the power control unit. This connector is preferably arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle facing the one side. This configuration makes it easy to provide the high, voltage wiring on one side of the vehicle.
Also, the power control unit is preferably enclosed in a case, which is preferably generally L-shaped or T-shaped. This makes it possible to ensure sufficient space for arranging the connectors connected to the high voltage wiring in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle so that they all face one side of the vehicle.
Further, the fuel cell vehicle may also include a first frame and a second frame, both of which extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The high voltage wiring may be provided along the first frame and the fuel line may be provided along the second frame. Also, the high voltage wiring and the fuel line may be routed between the first frame and the second frame. Accordingly, damage to the high voltage wiring and the fuel line due to an impact from the side of the vehicle is able to be avoided. Moreover, the fuel cell vehicle may also include a third frame provided at a front portion of the vehicle that extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle, and a fourth frame provided at a rear portion of the vehicle that extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle. In this case, the high voltage wiring and the fuel line may be provided between the third frame and the fourth frame. Accordingly, damage to the high voltage wiring and the fuel line due to an impact from the front or back of the vehicle is able to be avoided. Further, the fuel supply source, the fuel cell, the load, and the power control unit may be arranged surrounded by the first frame, the second frame, the third frame, and the fourth frame. This structure prevents an impact on the vehicle from being transmitted to the fuel supply source, the fuel cell, the load, and the power control unit. As a result, damage to the high voltage wiring and the fuel line is able to be avoided.
A second aspect of the invention relates to a fuel cell vehicle equipped with a power control unit which converts power supplied from a fuel cell and supplies that converted power to a load. In this fuel cell vehicle, the fuel cell, the power control unit, and a fuel supply source that supplies fuel gas to the fuel cell are provided under a floor of a vehicle cabin. Also, a fuel line that connects the fuel cell to the fuel supply source and electrical wiring that connects the fuel cell to the power control unit are provided spaced apart from one another in the lateral direction of the vehicle.
By providing the fuel line and the electrical wiring spaced apart from one another in the lateral direction of the vehicle, it is possible to avoid them being close to one another without sacrificing the degree of freedom in the layout of the various devices such as the fuel supply source, the fuel cell and the power control unit.
According to the foregoing first and second aspects of the invention, the degree of safety during a vehicle collision can be increased because the high voltage wiring and the fuel line are not immediately next to one another. Further, the degree of freedom in the layout of the devices can be increased because there is no need to arrange the fuel system and the electrical system separated from one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The foregoing and further objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals are used to represent like elements and wherein: FIG. 1 is a view of the layout of various on-board devices according to a first exemplary embodiment; FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a power control unit; and FIG. 3 is a view of the layout of various on-board devices according to a second exemplary embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first preferred embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows the layout of various on-board devices mounted in a fuel cell vehicle. Mounted to a vehicle frame 11 that comprises the skeleton of a fuel cell vehicle 10 are primarily a fuel cell 50, high-pressure hydrogen tanks (hydrogen storage containers) 31 to 33, in-wheel motors (three-phase motors) 55 to 58, and a power control unit (hereinafter, simply referred to as "PCU") 20. The fuel cell 50 generates power with fuel gas (hydrogen-rich fuel gas) and oxidizing gas supplied to it. The high- pressure hydrogen tanks 31 to 33 supply the hydrogen-rich fuel gas to the fuel cell 50. The in-wheel motors 55 to 58 are incorporated into the wheels of tire/wheel assemblies 65 to 68. The PCU 20 converts direct-current (DC) power output from the fuel cell 50 into alternating-current (AC) power and supplies it to the in-wheel motors 55 to 58 and other loads (i.e., auxiliaries such as an air compressor pump 52, to be described later). The PCU 20 also reduces the high voltage output from the fuel cell 50 to a low voltage for operating the auxiliaries and charges a secondary battery (power storing means) 22.
Auxiliaries of the fuel cell 50 which are mounted in the front portion of the vehicle include the air compressor pump 52, a hydrogen pump 54, a water pump 53, and a heat exchanging device 59. The air compressor pump 52 compresses air introduced through an air line 61 via an air cleaner 51 provided in the front portion of the vehicle to a high pressure and supplies it to an oxygen pole of the fuel cell 50. The hydrogen pump 54 controls the amount of fuel gas supplied from the high-pressure hydrogen tanks 31 to 33 to a hydrogen pole of the fuel cell 50 via a fuel line (hydrogen line) 30 laid along the left side of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction thereof. The water pump 53 circulates coolant(water) through the coolant line 60 into the fuel cell 50. The heat exchanging device 59 cools the heated coolant.
The DC power output from the fuel cell 50 is supplied to an input connector 71 of the PCU 20 via a high voltage wire (electric wire) 41 and converted to AC power. This AC power is then supplied to the air compressor pump 52, the water pump 53, the hydrogen pump 54, and the in-wheel motors 55 to 58 via high voltage wires (electric wires) 42 to 48 which are connected to output connectors 72 to 78, respectively. Further, the PCU 20 is configured to reduce the voltage of the DC power supplied from the fuel cell 50 and charge the secondary battery 22 via an output connector 79. The PCU 20 can also charge the secondary battery 22 using regenerated energy when the vehicle is braked.
The vehicle frame 11 includes two side members 11a, one arranged along each side of the vehicle, and two cross members lib which connect the side members 11a. The fuel cell 50, the PCU 20, the secondary battery 22, and the high-pressure hydrogen tanks 31 to 33 are arranged in that sequence from the front of the vehicle below the floor of the vehicle cabin. Further, the PCU 20 and the secondary battery 22 are both arranged between the two cross members lib so that they are protected by an extremely rigid frame construction.
The connector arrangement of the PCU 20 is preferably such that all of the connectors 71 to 78 connected to the high voltage wiring face either the right side or the left side (i.e., the side opposite the side on which the fuel line 30 is laid) of the vehicle. Arranging the connectors in this fashion enables the high voltage wiring (i.e., electrical wiring system) 40 consisting of the high voltage wires 41 to 48 to be routed on the side of the vehicle opposite the side on which the fuel line 30 is laid, and therefore apart from the fuel line 30, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. In order to achieve this connector arrangement, the shape of the case of the PCU 20 is preferably made to resemble the letter "L", with the connectors 71 to 78 arranged along the bottom edge of the "L" and the letter being oriented such that a virtual line through its center is in the lateral direction of the vehicle. Making the case of the PCU 20 in an "L" shape makes it possible to ensure sufficient space for all of the connectors 71 to 78 to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle facing one side of the vehicle. The example in the FIG. 1 shows a layout in which the high voltage wiring 40 and the fuel line 30 are as far apart from one another as possible in the lateral direction of the vehicle, with the high voltage power wiring 40 being routed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the right side of the vehicle, and the fuel line 30 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the left side of the vehicle.
Making the PCU 20 generally L-shaped ensures sufficient space for mounting the secondary battery 22 in the inside corner of the "L", thus making efficient use of mounting space in the vehicle. The phraseology "generally L-shaped" in this specification includes a regular "L" shape and a left-right reversed "L" shape. It also includes an inverted "L" shape and an inverted left-right reversed "L" shape as long as the bottom of the "L" on which the connectors are provided is on the opposite side of the vehicle from the fuel line 30. FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of the PCU 20. A pair of power lines LI and L2 are connected via a rectifier diode 111 to the input connector 71 which receives the power output from the fuel cell 50. Inverters 82 to 88 and a DC/DC converter 90 are connected in parallel to the power lines LI and L2. The inverters 82 to 88 convert the DC power to AC power (three-phase alternating current) and supply it to the in-wheel motors 55 to 58 and the various auxiliaries (such as the air compressor pump 52). Output terminals of the inverters 82 to 88 are connected to the output connectors 72 to 78. The DC/DC converter 90 reduces the voltage of the DC power and charges the secondary battery 22. The DC/DC converter 90 is a down-converter which includes an inverter 81, a reactor 110, and a rectifier 89. The output terminal of the DC/DC converter 90 is connected to the output connector 79.
In FIG. 2 are shown smoothing condensers 91 and 92 and 95 to 99, current sensors 100 to 102 and 105 to 108, a fuse 112, and discharging resisters 115 and 119. The auxiliaries such as the tire/wheel assemblies 65 to 68 and the air compressor pump 52 are able to be controlled in response to the operating state of the vehicle by detecting the angular position of a motor rotor of, for example, the in-wheel motors 55 to 58 from the sensor signals from the current sensors 102 and 105 to 108. As described above, according to the exemplary embodiment, the case of the
PCU 20 has a general "L" shape so that all of the connectors 71 to 78 connected to the high voltage wiring 40 are arranged in one direction (the longitudinal direction of the vehicle). As a result, the high voltage wiring 40 can be routed on the opposite side of the vehicle from the fuel line 30 such that a layout can be achieved in which the high voltage wiring 40 and the fuel line 30 are spaced apart from one another in the lateral direction of the vehicle. This obviates the need to mount the fuel system and the electrical system apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, thereby increasing the degree of freedom in the mounting layout. Next, a second preferred embodiment of the invention will be described. FIG. 3 shows the layout of various on-board devices mounted in a fuel cell vehicle. Parts shown in FIG. 3 that are denoted by the same reference numerals as parts shown in FIG. 1 are the same as those parts shown in FIG. 1, so detailed descriptions will be omitted. In this exemplary embodiment, the shape of the case of a power control unit (hereinafter, referred to simply as "PCU") 21 is made to resemble the letter "T", with the connectors 71 to 78 arranged along the top edge of the "T" and the letter being oriented such that a virtual line through its center is in the lateral direction of the vehicle. Accordingly, all of the connectors 71 to 78 in this case are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle so that they face the side of the vehicle opposite the side with the fuel line 30. Making the case of the PCU 21 generally T-shaped in this way makes it possible not only to ensure sufficient space for arranging all of the connectors 71 to 78, but also to provide two locations for mounting on-board devices because the "T" has two inside corners. In one of these spaces can be mounted the secondary battery 22 and in the other can be mounted a variety of auxiliaries 23 such as a radiator and water pump or the like for cooling the PCU 21.
The structures in the examples described above are such that fuel gas stored in the high-pressure hydrogen tanks 31 to 33 is supplied to the fuel cell 50 through the fuel line 30. The invention is not limited to this, however. For example, the structure may be such that a raw fuel such as methane, ethane, propane, butane, methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether, acetone, gasoline, or light fuel oil is reformed to a hydrogen-rich gas in the vehicle and then supplied to the fuel cell 50 through the fuel line 30. Alternatively, the structures may be such that hydrogen stored in a hydrogen-absorbing alloy tank is supplied to the fuel cell 50 through the fuel line 30.

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CLAIMS: 1. A fuel cell vehicle equipped with a power control unit which converts power supplied from a fuel cell and supplies that converted power to a load, wherein high voltage wiring, which connects at least one of the fuel cell and the load to the power control unit, is provided on one side of either the left or the right side of a vehicle, and a fuel line for supplying a fuel gas to the fuel cell is provided on the other side of the vehicle, which is opposite the side on which the high voltage wiring is provided.
2. The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the power control unit includes a connector for connecting the high voltage wiring to the power control unit, and the connector is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle facing the one side.
3. The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vehicle includes a fuel supply source which supplies the fuel gas to the fuel cell, and the connector of the power control unit is positioned on the opposite side of the vehicle, in the lateral direction of the vehicle, from the location where the fuel supply source and the fuel line are connected.
4. The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the fuel supply source includes a vessel in which the fuel gas is stored.
5. The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the vessel is a hydrogen gas tank.
6. The fuel cell vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the power control unit is enclosed in a case, and the case is generally L-shaped or T-shaped.
7. The fuel cell vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: a first frame and a second frame, both of which extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and wherein the high voltage wiring is provided along the first frame and the fuel line is provided along the second frame.
8. The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the high voltage wiring and the fuel line are provided between the first frame and the second frame.
9. The fuel cell vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising: a third frame provided at a front portion of the vehicle that extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle; a fourth frame provided at a rear portion of the vehicle that extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle, and wherein the high voltage wiring and the fuel line are provided between the third frame and the fourth frame.
10. The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the fuel supply source, the fuel cell, the load, and the power control unit are arranged surrounded by the first frame, the second frame, the third frame, and the fourth frame.
11. The fuel cell vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the high voltage wiring and the fuel line are provided spaced apart from one another.
12. A fuel cell vehicle equipped with a power control unit which converts power supplied from a fuel cell and supplies the converted power to a load, wherein the fuel cell, the power control unit, and a fuel supply source that supplies a fuel gas to the fuel cell are provided under a floor of a vehicle cabin, and a fuel line that connects the fuel cell to the fuel supply source and electrical wiring that connects the fuel cell to the power control unit are provided spaced apart from one another in the lateral direction of the vehicle.
13. The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the fuel cell, the power control unit, and the fuel supply source are arranged in that sequence from the front of the vehicle.
14. The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 13, further comprising: power storing means, and wherein the fuel cell, the power control unit, the power storing means, and the fuel supply source are arranged in that sequence from the front of the vehicle.
15. The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the fuel supply source includes a vessel in which the fuel gas is stored.
16. The fuel cell vehicle according to claim 15, wherein the vessel is a hydrogen vessel in which hydrogen is stored.
17. A fuel cell vehicle comprising: a fuel cell; a load; a power control unit which converts power supplied from the fuel cell and supplies that converted power to the load; high voltage wiring, which connects at least one of the fuel cell and the load to the power control unit, the high voltage wiring being provided on one side of either the left or the right side of a vehicle; and a fuel line for supplying a fuel gas to the fuel cell, the fuel line being provided on the other side of the vehicle, which is opposite the side on which the high voltage wiring is provided.
18. A fuel cell vehicle comprising: a fuel cell provided under a floor of a vehicle cabin; a power control unit provided under the floor of the vehicle cabin, which converts power supplied from the fuel cell and supplies that converted power to a load; a fuel supply source provided under the floor of the vehicle cabin, which supplies a fuel gas to the fuel cell; a fuel line which connects the fuel cell with the fuel supply source; and electrical wiring which is provided spaced apart, in the lateral direction of the vehicle, from the fuel line, and which connects the fuel cell with the power control unit.
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