powertrain system for a motor vehicle comprising a fuel cell and an internal combustion engine

Abstract

Powertrain system for a motor vehicle comprising a fuel cell and an internal combustion engine. Powertrain system (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising: - a tank (5) for holding hydrogen, - a fuel cell (7), the fuel cell comprising an anodic circuit having a first inlet (11) and a first outlet (12), a cathodic circuit having a second inlet (13) and a second outlet (14), - an internal combustion engine (4) comprising a first inlet (41), a second inlet (42), and an exhaust outlet, - a first pipe (51) hydraulically connecting the first inlet (11) of the fuel cell to the second inlet (13) of the fuel cell, and - a second pipe (53) hydraulically connecting the second outlet (14) of the fuel cell to the first inlet (41) of the internal combustion engine. Figure for the abstract: Figure 1