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Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2012
Applicants:

Shinichi Makino, Vancouver, CA;

Yasushi Ichikawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Michihiko Matsumoto, Fujisawa, JP;

Mitsunori Kumada, Yokosuka, JP;

Yoshitomo Asai, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventors:

Shinichi Makino, Vancouver, CA;

Yasushi Ichikawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Michihiko Matsumoto, Fujisawa, JP;

Mitsunori Kumada, Yokosuka, JP;

Yoshitomo Asai, Stuttgart, DE;

Assignee:

NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama-shi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04223 (2013.01); H01M 8/04365 (2013.01); H01M 8/04552 (2013.01); H01M 8/04559 (2013.01); H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a fuel cell system which executes a stop process of stopping an output from a fuel cell when a required power generation amount for the fuel cell is smaller than a predetermined power generation amount and supplies oxidant during a stop process period, fuel gas is intermittently supplied to a fuel electrode at a basic supply interval, which is set in advance and at which carbon dioxide is not generated in an oxidant electrode, during the stop process period.


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