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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2006
Applicants:
Koji Nakamura, Akiruno, JP;
Akihiro Ozeki, Ome, JP;
Ryoji Ninomiya, Tachikawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a fuel cell unit, a control method therefor, and an information processing apparatus, a determination is made as to whether or not elapsed time from the last power generation until the present power generation has reached a predetermined time. When it is determined that the elapsed time has reached the predetermined time, setup processing for hydrating a solid polymer electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell is performed.