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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Tomoaki Uchiyama, Sunto-gun, JP;
Masato Nakajima, Susono, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoaki Uchiyama, Sunto-gun, JP;
Masato Nakajima, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04858 (2016.01); H01M 8/04828 (2016.01); H01M 8/04492 (2016.01); H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); H01M 8/04992 (2016.01); H01M 8/04664 (2016.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04932 (2013.01); H01M 8/0485 (2013.01); H01M 8/0494 (2013.01); H01M 8/04492 (2013.01); H01M 8/04529 (2013.01); H01M 8/04574 (2013.01); H01M 8/04582 (2013.01); H01M 8/04604 (2013.01); H01M 8/04664 (2013.01); H01M 8/04679 (2013.01); H01M 8/04947 (2013.01); H01M 8/04671 (2013.01); H01M 8/04992 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell has an electrolyte membrane of 5 to 10 μm in thickness. A control device for this fuel cell comprises: a controller configured to control an amount of power generation by the fuel cell according to a required amount of electric power; and a power generation reducer configured to reduce the amount of power generation by the fuel cell at a humidity of an electrolyte membrane of 95 to 98% RH to be lower than the amount of power generation at the humidity of the electrolyte membrane of lower than 95% RH.