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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Shigeru Iiyama, Osaka, JP;
Hirofumi Kokubu, Shiga, JP;
Takahiro Kusuyama, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Kitagawa, Shiga, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/06 (2016.01); H01M 8/08 (2016.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01); H01M 8/12 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04201 (2013.01); C01B 3/38 (2013.01); H01M 8/04223 (2013.01); H01M 8/04365 (2013.01); H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); H01M 8/0618 (2013.01); H01M 8/086 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02E 60/525 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell configured to generate electric power by using a hydrogen-containing gas; a catalyst, which reacts with an oxidizing gas by oxidation; an oxidizing gas supply device configured to supply the oxidizing gas to the catalyst; and a controller configured to control, before removal of the catalyst to outside, the oxidizing gas supply device to perform an oxidizing process of oxidizing the catalyst.