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Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2015
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Takashi Yamada, Hekinan, JP;

Mitsuhiro Nada, Toyota, JP;

Tsuyoshi Maruo, Toyohashi, JP;

Assignee:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/04029 (2016.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 8/04701 (2016.01); H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); H01M 8/04746 (2016.01); B60L 58/33 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04029 (2013.01); B60L 58/33 (2019.02); H01M 8/04052 (2013.01); H01M 8/04067 (2013.01); H01M 8/04619 (2013.01); H01M 8/04723 (2013.01); H01M 8/04731 (2013.01); H01M 8/04768 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/36 (2013.01); B60L 2240/662 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01); Y02T 90/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fuel cell system comprises: a fuel cell; a cooling system circuit including a cooling liquid supply path configured to supply a cooling liquid to the fuel cell, a radiator configured to cool down the cooling liquid, a radiator fan, and a cooling liquid pump provided in the cooling liquid supply path to feed the cooling liquid to the fuel cell; a controller; and a speedometer configured to obtain a speed of the fuel cell vehicle, wherein the controller is capable of performing a first cooling control that sets an upper limit value of driving amount of the radiator fan according to the speed of the fuel cell vehicle and regulates a flow rate of the cooling liquid pump or the driving amount of the radiator fan under the upper limit value of the driving amount of the radiator, so as to cool down the fuel cell.


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