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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Lei HU, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-jae Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hye-jung Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A fuel cell system, and a method of controlling an operation of a plurality of fuel cells. The fuel cell system controls the operation of the plurality of fuel cells according to a power consumed in a load and the performance of the plurality of fuel cells, thereby increasing a power conversion efficiency of the plurality of fuel cells while preventing considerable performance degradation of the plurality of fuel cells. The fuel cell system includes: a plurality of fuel cells; a control unit controlling an operation of the plurality of fuel cells according to a power consumed in a load and the performance of the plurality of fuel cells; and a converter converting a power output by at least one of the plurality of fuel cells into a power according to the control of the control unit.