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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2006
Mikio Kizaki, Toyoake, JP;
Mikio Kizaki, Toyoake, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a fuel cell system including a fuel cell for generating electric power by a reaction of a fuel gas an oxidation gas, and a power storage device, and being configured to perform a scavenging operation when an operation of the fuel cell is stopped for discharging a moisture from the fuel cell by supplying a gas into the fuel cell by using the power supplied from the power storage device. The fuel cell system further includes control means for setting an operating condition of the fuel cell so that a moisture content of the fuel cell when it is in operation is less than a target moisture content set in accordance with a state of the power storage device.