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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2008
Yuji Matsumoto, Wako, JP;
Satoshi Aoyagi, Wako, JP;
Takuya Shirasaka, Wako, JP;
Koichiro Miyata, Wako, JP;
Yuji Matsumoto, Wako, JP;
Satoshi Aoyagi, Wako, JP;
Takuya Shirasaka, Wako, JP;
Koichiro Miyata, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell system enabling an improvement in fuel consumption and a method for controlling thereof. A fuel cell systemincludes a fuel cell, an air pump, an air supply channel, a hydrogen supply channel, a hydrogen tank, a hydrogen discharge channel, a hydrogen reflux channel, an air discharge channel, a purge valve, and a control device. The control deviceincludes a dilution judgment portionjudging whether dilution of hydrogen gas has been completed; an air increase portionfor increasing an air mass in the air discharge channel; a power production calculation portioncalculating an amount of power production based on the air mass increased; and a fuel cell drive portiondriving the fuel cellto produce electric power to obtain the amount of power production calculated.