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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2011
Koichiro Furusawa, Wako, JP;
Toshikatsu Katagiri, Wako, JP;
Akiji Ando, Wako, JP;
Kentaro Nagoshi, Wako, JP;
Koichiro Furusawa, Wako, JP;
Toshikatsu Katagiri, Wako, JP;
Akiji Ando, Wako, JP;
Kentaro Nagoshi, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a fuel gas passage, and an oxidant gas passage. The fuel cell includes a solid polymer membrane, a fuel electrode, and an oxidant electrode. A coolant flows into the fuel cell via a coolant passage to adjust a temperature of the fuel cell. An oxidant gas outlet temperature detector is configured to detect an outlet temperature of an oxidant gas discharged from an outlet of the oxidant gas passage. A coolant temperature detector is configured to detect a temperature of the coolant passing through an inlet or an outlet of the coolant passage. A dry-up controller is configured to decide that the solid polymer membrane is in a dry-up state when a temperature difference between the temperature of the coolant and the outlet temperature of the oxidant gas exceeds a first threshold value.