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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Fuminori Yamanashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 ;
Abstract
In a fuel cell system for use in a vehicle and a method controlling the system, the system includes a fuel cell, a first flow control valve controlling the flow rate of oxygen containing gas to be supplied to the fuel cell, and a second flow control valve controlling the flow rate of hydrogen containing gas to be supplied to the fuel cell. A control unit supplies purge fluid into the fuel cell to remove water in response to a load condition of the vehicle.