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Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 12, 2008
Applicants:

Kenji Yonekura, Sagamihara, JP;

Masatoshi Iio, Yokosuka, JP;

Hisashi Niioka, Yokohama, JP;

Takatada Usami, Yokohama, JP;

Hayato Chikugo, Yokosuka, JP;

Mitsunori Kumada, Yokosuka, JP;

Naoto Todoroki, Yokohama, JP;

Ikuhiro Taniguchi, Atsugi, JP;

Yoshinao Ootake, Atsugi, JP;

Hitoshi Igarashi, Yokohama, JP;

Inventors:

Kenji Yonekura, Sagamihara, JP;

Masatoshi Iio, Yokosuka, JP;

Hisashi Niioka, Yokohama, JP;

Takatada Usami, Yokohama, JP;

Hayato Chikugo, Yokosuka, JP;

Mitsunori Kumada, Yokosuka, JP;

Naoto Todoroki, Yokohama, JP;

Ikuhiro Taniguchi, Atsugi, JP;

Yoshinao Ootake, Atsugi, JP;

Hitoshi Igarashi, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04014 (2013.01); H01M 8/04097 (2013.01); H01M 8/04328 (2013.01); H01M 8/04335 (2013.01); H01M 8/04343 (2013.01); H01M 8/04358 (2013.01); H01M 8/04365 (2013.01); H01M 8/04388 (2013.01); H01M 8/04395 (2013.01); H01M 8/04552 (2013.01); H01M 8/04582 (2013.01); H01M 8/04708 (2013.01); H01M 8/04723 (2013.01); H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); H01M 8/04761 (2013.01); H01M 8/04768 (2013.01); H01M 8/04805 (2013.01); H01M 8/04992 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A fuel cell stack includes a heat exchange unit that performs heat exchange between a gas mixture containing source hydrogen and a circulating gas and cooling water used for controlling the temperature of the fuel cell stack. A system controller adjusts the temperature of the cooling water by controlling a temperature control unit on the basis of the temperature of source hydrogen flowing into a junction at which the source hydrogen and a circulating gas are mixed such that the temperature of a source/recirculated hydrogen mixture that is mixed at the junction and that is supplied to the fuel cell stack is kept within a managed temperature range.


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