Fuel cell system and method of controlling the same

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PATENT NO 8492040
APP PUB NO 20110020719A1
SERIAL NO

12933814

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A fuel cell system is equipped with a drive motor, a fuel cell, and a controller. The controller performs normal electric power generation under a condition that the fuel cell is not warmed up, warm-up electric power generation with lower electric power generation efficiency than normal electric power generation, and controls performance of warm-up electric power generation on a basis of a predetermined index on a necessity to warm up the fuel cell. The controller controls an operation state of the fuel cell during warm-up electric power generation on a basis of a correlation between the system loss required for warm-up of the fuel cell and a warm-up output required for driving of a load including the drive motor during warm-up of the fuel cell.

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  • TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Imanishi, Hiroyuki Toyota, JP 68 329
Manabe, Kota Toyota, JP 66 487
Sakajo, Yuichi Toyohashi, JP 18 208

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