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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Andreas Kaupert, Esslingen, DE;
Andreas Kaupert, Esslingen, DE;
J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
A process for operating a fuel cell system () arranged in a vehicle (), in which process a foreseeable travel time duration and/or a foreseeable travel time end point are communicated to a control device () of the fuel cell system () at the beginning of a travel of the vehicle () or during the travel. The control device () operates the fuel cell system () such that a switch-off procedure for switching off the fuel cell system () is started so far ahead of the foreseeable end of the travel in time that the switch-off procedure will have been completed extensively simultaneously with the foreseeable end of the travel and the fuel cell system () is switched off.