Patent ID: 11862831
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A container for a fuel cell system, comprising:
a system frame configured to house one or more components of the fuel cell system;
a plurality of fuel cells supported by the system frame and configured to provide power to an external unit;
a raised floor configured to support the plurality of fuel cells;
a central aisle configured to allow interior access to the container for maintenance on the components of the fuel cell system, wherein the raised floor provides the floor for the central aisle, the central aisle being defined by a first set of the plurality of fuel cells forming a first row and a second set of the plurality of fuel cells forming a second row;
a cooling system including a central cooling pipe located underneath the raised floor, a plurality of fuel cell cooling pipes connected to the central cooling pipe and to each fuel cell, and a cooling pipe valve configured to regulate the pressure of the cooling system;
a ventilation system including one or more ventilation fans and one or more vents located on the exterior of the container and configured to expel vapor from the container; and
a hydrogen supply system configured to deliver hydrogen fuel to each fuel cell, wherein the hydrogen supply system includes a hydrogen header pipe configured to receive a supply of hydrogen fuel and connected to a plurality of fuel cell hydrogen pipes each connected to each fuel cell.