Patent ID: 7270899
Filing Date: 2007-09-18
Classification: B60K,B60L,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An on-board fuel cell powered electric vehicle comprising: a fuel cell generating electricity by being supplied with a fuel and an oxidant; a temperature regulating unit regulating the temperature of the fuel cell by sending out a cooling fluid through a pipe unit; a fuel supply regulating unit regulating a supply condition in which the fuel is supplied to the fuel cell; a humidification unit supplying water to the fuel cell by humidifying at least one of the fuel and the oxidant using a humidifier; a fuel cell output setting unit setting whether or not electric power can be taken out of the fuel cell; and an exhaust unit exhausting a gas discharged from the fuel cell from a rear of the vehicles; wherein the temperature regulating unit and the fuel cell output setting unit are arranged to align in a transverse direction of the vehicle so as to constitute a first group, whereas the fuel supply regulating unit and the humidification unit are arranged to align in the transverse direction of the vehicle so as to constitute a second group, whereby the first group, the fuel cell, the second group and the exhaust unit are arranged to align in that order from the front to rear of the vehicle; wherein the first group, the fuel cell, the second group, and the exhaust unit are accommodated in a fuel cell system box disposed under a floor of the vehicle.