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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2016
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shuichi Kazuno, Wako, JP;
Hibiki Saeki, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A switch is to switch a connection mode between a serial mode and a parallel mode. In the serial mode, a fuel cell and a power storage device are connected in series and connected to a travelling apparatus in parallel. In the parallel mode, the fuel cell is connected to the travelling apparatus in parallel. A converter is to be turned on to boost a voltage generated by the fuel cell to be applied to the travelling apparatus and to be turned off when the parallel mode is selected. A controller is to control the switch to switch a connection mode to the parallel mode when power to be consumed by the travelling apparatus is lower than a first power threshold, and to switch the connection mode to the serial mode when the power to be consumed by the travelling apparatus is higher than the first power threshold.