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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Hiromichi Sato, Hadano, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a fuel cell system capable of inhibiting corrosion of components due to a stray current in a structure of connecting a plurality of fuel cells in series. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a fuel cell system including a fuel cell, a coolant circuit that circulates a cooling liquid to cool the fuel cell; wherein the fuel cell system includes: as the fuel cell, at least a first fuel cell and a second fuel cell; and as the coolant circuit, at least a first coolant circuit that cools the first fuel cell, and a second coolant circuit that cools the second fuel cell; and the first fuel cell and the second fuel cell are connected in series in a manner the first fuel cell is in a low potential side and the second fuel cell is in a high potential side; the first coolant circuit and the second coolant circuit are respectively connected to a grounding member interposing a first connecting member and a second connecting member; the first coolant circuit includes a sacrifice corrosion member; and the sacrifice corrosion member contacts the first connecting member.