Patent ID: 11888190
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A dynamic power distribution method for a vehicle having a plurality of fuel cell systems (FCSs), the method comprising:
determining a power capability of each FCS to individually provide electrical energy to a traction motor, the traction motor converting the electrical energy to mechanical energy for purposes of propelling the vehicle;
determining a power request for the traction motor, the power request representing a demand of the traction motor for the electrical energy; and
implementing a powering operation to meet the demand, the powering operation including executing a startup operation according to a startup order specified for one or more secondary FCSs of the FCSs, the startup order sequentially listing the secondary FCSs in order relative to a primary FCS of the FCSs, the powering operation including individually performing the startup operations for each of the secondary FCSs according to the startup order such that each of the secondary FCSs begins the startup operation after the primary FCS and each secondary FCS therebefore completes the startup operation.