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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2006
Applicant:
Mikio Kizaki, Toyoake, JP;
Inventor:
Mikio Kizaki, Toyoake, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 8/04492 (2016.01); H01M 8/04828 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04156 (2013.01); B60L 11/1885 (2013.01); B60L 11/1892 (2013.01); H01M 8/04492 (2013.01); H01M 8/04843 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01); Y02T 90/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell system, which includes a fuel cell for generating electric power and which discharges externally water remaining in the fuel cell by supplying a gas to the fuel cell, includes discharge amount estimating means, for estimating, based on the state of the fuel cell (the amount of residual water or an inclination angle), the amount of water to be discharged from the fuel cell.