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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2012
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama-Shi, JP;
Abstract
In a fuel cell system that includes a fuel cell that generates power in response to an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen contained in air, and a compressor that supplies air to the fuel cell, in which an idle stop is executed to stop power generation by the fuel cell when a required load falls to or below a predetermined value, and during the idle stop, air is supplied in accordance with a voltage condition between a cathode and a anode of the fuel cell, regardless of the required load, air is supplied during the idle stop while detecting an air supply amount, and when the air supply amount reaches a predetermined value, the air supply is stopped.