Fuel cell system and activation system thereof
US7442458B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fuel cell system is equipped with a fuel cell for generating power by an electrochemical reaction of a fuel gas and an oxidizer gas, a fuel gas supply mechanism for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel cell, a supply amount adjustment mechanism for adjusting a supply amount of the fuel gas, a fuel gas flow passage for passing the fuel gas, a purge valve for purging a gas within the fuel gas flow passage outside, and a control mechanism for opening the purge valve when a stop request of the fuel cell is output, wherein when an activation request of the fuel cell is output, the control mechanism controls the supply amount adjustment mechanism so that a pressure within the fuel gas flow passage becomes smaller than a minimum pressure in a normal power generation and larger than an atmospheric pressure.
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