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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2021
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Ryota Kitamoto, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system that can improve an operating efficiency while minimizing an increase in cost for a configuration is provided. A fuel cell system () includes a fuel cell stack (), an air pump (), and an electric power control unit (). The air pump () is connected to an output terminal of the fuel cell stack (). The air pump () is configured to supply air as an oxidizing agent gas to the fuel cell stack (). The electric power control unit () includes a first circuit unit () and a second circuit unit (). The first circuit unit () is connected to the output terminal of the fuel cell stack () and is configured to perform step-up electric power conversion on an input from the fuel cell stack (). The second circuit unit () is configured to perform bidirectional electric power conversion for stepping-up an input from the fuel cell stack () and for stepping-down an output to the air pump ().