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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2003
Nobuo Fujita, Toyota, JP;
Kimihide Horio, Aichi-gun, JP;
Tadaichi Matsumoto, Okazaki, JP;
Naohiro Yoshida, Okazaki, JP;
Kenji Kurita, Nagoya, JP;
Shinya Sakaguchi, Bisai, JP;
Hiroaki Mori, Toyota, JP;
Nobuo Fujita, Toyota, JP;
Kimihide Horio, Aichi-gun, JP;
Tadaichi Matsumoto, Okazaki, JP;
Naohiro Yoshida, Okazaki, JP;
Kenji Kurita, Nagoya, JP;
Shinya Sakaguchi, Bisai, JP;
Hiroaki Mori, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Technical Development Corporation, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
The fuel cell system is provided which detects a freeze among specific components and portions thereof by evaluating various conditions upon starting operation of the fuel cell system. If a freeze is detected through those evaluations, the start of the system is prohibited in order to prevent some deterioration in the fuel cell system.