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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Masahiko Hibino, Toyota, JP;
Kazunori Shibata, Mishima, JP;
Inventors:
Masahiko Hibino, Toyota, JP;
Kazunori Shibata, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Variation of the amount of power to be produced by a fuel cell unit is limited in accordance with a relationship between an output voltage of the full cell unit and an oxidization-reduction potential of catalyst of a fuel cell of the fuel cell unit. The amount of power to be used to charge or discharged from a battery is then corrected according to the limited variation of the amount of power to be produced by the fuel cell unit, so as to meet the required system power output.