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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Shun Matsumoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshikatsu Fujimura, Toyota, JP;
Shigeki Hasegawa, Toyota, JP;
Shuya Kawahara, Toyota, JP;
Takeho Aisaka, Toyota, JP;
Hiroyuki Imanishi, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system including a fuel cell, an air compressor that supplies oxidant gas to the fuel cell, an upstream supply pipe provided with the air compressor, a downstream supply pipe connected to the upstream supply pipe and the fuel cell, an upstream discharge pipe connected to the fuel cell, a downstream discharge pipe connected to the upstream discharge pipe, a bypass pipe, a valve mechanism configured to be switchable between a supply state and a bypass state, and a controller configured to control the air compressor, the valve mechanism, and a power generation state of the fuel cell.