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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2017
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho, Nagakute-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masakazu Aoki, Nagakute, JP;
Takafumi Yamauchi, Nagakute, JP;
Yasuki Hirota, Nagakute, JP;
Ryuichi Iwata, Nagakute, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, Nagakute, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes: a plurality of reactor vessels containing a hydrogen storage material; a hydrogen tank storing a hydrogen gas; a fuel cell; a cooling device to dissipate exhaust heat from the reactor vessels or the fuel cell to the outside; a hydrogen gas line that can switch supply routes of the hydrogen gas among the reactor vessels, the hydrogen tank, and the fuel cell; a heat exchange line that can switch circulation routes of a heat exchange medium among the reactor vessels, the fuel cell, and the cooling device; and a control mechanism to switch the supply routes of the hydrogen gas and the circulation routes of the heat exchange medium.