METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HYDROGEN TANK CHARGING AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE

• Main Author: SHIN, JEE YOUNG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 07.04.2020
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BLASTING; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED,LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; HEATING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; STORING OF DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED ORSOLIDIFIED GASES; WEAPONS

The present invention is to provide a method and a system for providing hydrogen tank charging and exchange information for a driver driving a fuel cell vehicle provided with a chargeable hydrogen tank and an exchangeable hydrogen tank so that the driver can be informed of an appropriate chargeable hydrogen tank charging timing and an appropriate exchangeable hydrogen tank exchange timing. The hydrogen tank charging and exchange information provision system includes: a hydrogen tank monitoring unit confirming, in real time, the amount of residual hydrogen stored in the chargeable hydrogen tank installed in the fuel cell vehicle and the amount of residual hydrogen stored in the exchangeable hydrogen tank installed in the fuel cell vehicle; a charging and exchange information provision control unit producing the hydrogen tank charging and exchange information to be provided for the driver; and a driver interface installed in the fuel cell vehicle. The method for providing the driver with the hydrogen tank charging and exchange information by means of the system includes: a residual hydrogen amount confirmation step of confirming, in real time, the amount of residual hydrogen stored in the chargeable hydrogen tank and the amount of residual hydrogen stored in the exchangeable hydrogen tank by means of the hydrogen tank monitoring unit; a guide condition satisfaction confirmation step of confirming whether a guide condition for driver guide on charging of the chargeable hydrogen tank or exchange of the exchangeable hydrogen tank is satisfied by means of the charging and exchange information provision control unit; and an exchange condition satisfaction confirmation step of confirming the satisfaction or non-satisfaction of the exchangeable hydrogen tank exchange condition by means of the charging and exchange information provision control unit when the guide condition is satisfied. The guide condition is that the sum of the distance to empty in accordance with the residual amount of hydrogen in the chargeable hydrogen tank and the distance to empty in accordance with the residual amount of hydrogen in the exchangeable hydrogen tank is less than a set distance to empty. 본 발명에 의하면, 연료전지 차량에 설치되는 충전식 수소탱크 및 교체식 수소탱크 각각에 저장되는 수소의 잔량을 실시간으로 확인하는 수소탱크 모니터링부와, 운전자에게 제공할 수소탱크의 충전 및 교체 정보를 생산하는 충전 및 교체 정보 제공 제어부와, 연료전지 차량에 설치되는 운전자 인터페이스를 구비하는 수소탱크 충전 및 교체 정보 제공 시스템을 이용하여 운전자에게 수소탱크의 충전 및 교체 정보를 제공하는 방법으로서, 상기 수소탱크 모니터링부에 의해 상기 충전식 수소탱크에 저장된 수소의 잔량과 상기 교체식 수소탱크에 저장된 수소의 잔량이 실시간으로 확인되는 수소 잔량 확인 단계; 상기 충전식 수소탱크의 충전 또는 상기 교체식 수소탱크의 교체가 상기 운전자에게 안내되기 위한 안내조건의 만족 여부가 상기 충전 및 교체 정보 제공 제어부에 의해 확인되는 안내조건 만족 여부 확인 단계; 및 상기 안내조건이 만족하는 경우에 상기 교체식 수소탱크의 교체조건의 만족 여부가 상기 충전 및 교체 정보 제공 제어부에 의해 확인되는 교체조건 만족 여부 확인 단계를 포함하며, 상기 안내조건은 상기 충전식 수소탱크에 저장된 수소의 잔량에 의한 주행가능거리와 상기 교체식 수소탱크에 저장된 수소의 잔량에 의한 주행가능거리의 합이 설정 주행거리보다 작은 경우인, 연료전지 차량의 운전자를 위한 수소탱크의 충전 및 교체 정보 제공 방법이 제공된다.