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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
May. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Hideo Kasahara, Osaka, JP;
Soichi Shibata, Osaka, JP;
Hideo Ohara, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Hideo Kasahara, Osaka, JP;
Soichi Shibata, Osaka, JP;
Hideo Ohara, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cellhaving a fuel gas passageD and an oxidizing gas passageE; a fuel gas feeder; an oxidizing gas feeder; a fuel gas exhaust passage; an oxidizing gas exhaust passage; a test gas feederconfigured to feed a test gas to either the fuel gas passageD or the oxidizing gas passageE; a flow rate detectorconfigured to detect the flow rate of the test gas; a first passage blocking device; and a controller