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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2006
Hironori Noto, Tokai, JP;
Hironori Noto, Tokai, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
In a fuel cell system in which a fuel cell case () houses a fuel cell stack () composed of a plurality of cells stacked on top of each other and a cell monitor board () for monitoring cell voltages of the fuel cell stack () and in which the fuel cell stack () is connected to a power converter such as an inverter in order to reduce the influence of the electromagnetic noise from the outside of the circuit board or from the circuit board on the outside and to achieve a stable operation of the fuel cell stack. The cell monitor board () is covered with a cell monitor cover () having high electromagnetic shield property. The cell monitor cover () is made of a conductor such as, for example, copper, iron, or aluminum.