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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Shuichi Kazuno, Utsunomiya, JP;
Hibiki Saeki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kazunori Watanabe, Mooka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell system and a fuel cell vehicle equipped with the fuel cell system are provided. In a case where the voltage of a battery is outside a voltage range of fuel cells where oxidation-reduction proceeds, an ECU controls a DC/DC converter to be placed in a direct connection state (Vbat≈Vfc), and controls a gas supply unit so as to regulate concentration of oxygen or hydrogen supplied to the fuel cells in accordance with a target power generation electric power determined based on electric power required by a load.