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Patent No.:

US 10707508 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020

Filed:

May. 12, 2017

Fuel cell system

Applicant:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Kuniaki Ojima, Wako, JP;

Assignee:

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Mori & Ward, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Cynthia K Walls

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04746 (2016.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04089 (2016.01); H01M 8/04302 (2016.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H01M 8/04082 (2016.01); H01M 8/04664 (2016.01); H01M 16/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H01M 8/04089 (2013.01); H01M 8/04201 (2013.01); H01M 8/04302 (2016.02); H01M 8/04686 (2013.01); H01M 16/006 (2013.01); H02J 3/387 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 7/0029 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/0077 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); H02J 7/00306 (2020.01); H02J 2007/0067 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fuel cell system includes a battery, a fuel cell, an air pump, and a processor. The battery stores electric power. The fuel cell supplies electric power to the battery. The air pump is driven with the electric power supplied from the battery to supply air to the fuel cell. The processor, when starting the fuel cell system, is configured to compare an amount of the electric power stored in the battery with a threshold electric power. If the amount of the electric power is higher than or equal to the threshold electric power, the air pump is driven. If the amount of the electric power is lower than the threshold electric power, the air pump is prohibited to drive.

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