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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Shoichi Toya, Hyogo, JP;
Yasuo Takebe, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell activation apparatus including: a storage battery; a first current sensor detecting a current outputted by the storage battery; a first switch switching between supplying the current outputted by the storage battery and supplying a current provided from the system power supply; a second switch switching between transmitting a result of detecting by the first current sensor and transmitting a result of detecting by a second current sensor which detects the current provided from the system power supply; and a control unit switching between a normal mode for activating, based on the result of detection performed by the second current sensor, the fuel cell using the current provided from the system power supply and a self-sustained mode for activating, based on the result of detection performed by the first current sensor, the fuel cell using the current outputted by the storage battery.