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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); H01M 16/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04828 (2016.01); H01M 8/04858 (2016.01); B60L 58/40 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04559 (2013.01); B60L 58/40 (2019.02); H01M 8/0488 (2013.01); H01M 8/0494 (2013.01); H01M 8/04567 (2013.01); H01M 8/04947 (2013.01); H01M 16/006 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 90/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a fuel cell vehicle includes supplying electric power to a vehicle drive motor from at least one of a fuel cell and a battery. It is determined whether an electric potential of electric power output from the fuel cell is within a deterioration acceleration region in which the fuel cell is deteriorated due to a platinum oxidation-reduction reaction. The fuel cell is controlled in a deterioration suppressing mode when the electric potential is within the deterioration acceleration region in a state where the fuel cell and the battery supply electric power to the vehicle drive motor.