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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomoyuki Kozuka, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
In a fuel cell system, a circulation pump provided in a circulation flow path is a two-lobe roots pump configured such that two rotors rotate in opposite directions. An exhaust/drainage portion is provided at a bottom in an internal space of a gas liquid separator provided in the circulation flow path and is configured to collect a liquid separated by the gas liquid separator and discharge the collected liquid via a discharge valve. The gas liquid separator includes an opening that is connected with the circulation pump and that is configured to face in a direction of the exhaust/drainage portion. At a system stop time, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a controller configured to control operation of the circulation pump causes the rotors of the circulation pump to be rotated in reverse directions from rotations at a system operation time.