Nissan Motor Company Limited

Ken Bryan Ikeguchi

Hayato Chikugo

A fuel cell system that raises temperature of fuel cells by supplying heated air to the fuel cells during starting up period. The fuel cell system includes a plurality of fuel cells, a fuel supply path connected parallelly to the fuel cells to provide fuel thereto, an air supply path connected serially to the fuel cells to provide air thereto, a heat exchanger arranged in the fuel supply path to heat air or fuel, an air heat exchanger arranged in the air supply path to heat air; and a connection path connecting a position of the air supply path upstream to the air heat exchanger with a position of the fuel supply path upstream to the heat exchanger. A first control valve is arranged in the air supply path for controlling the air flowing into to the air heat exchanger. A second control valve arranged in the connection path for controlling the air flowing into the heat exchanger. The fuel cell system controls opening degrees of the first and second control valves during the start-up period of the fuel cell system to supply heated air to the fuel cells through both the air supply path and the fuel supply path.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Ken Bryan Ikeguchi