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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04858 (2016.01); H01M 8/0432 (2016.01); H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04701 (2016.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0491 (2013.01); H01M 8/04358 (2013.01); H01M 8/04649 (2013.01); H01M 8/04708 (2013.01); H02J 7/0052 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a fuel cell system including a fuel cell, includes generating electric current via an electrochemical reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidant gas by the fuel cell including a solid polymer electrolyte membrane. An impedance of the fuel cell is detected. It is determined whether the impedance reaches a threshold impedance. The electric current generated by the fuel cell is increased when the impedance is determined to reach the threshold impedance.