Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel cell system having switching fuel flow
- Patent Title (中): 具有切换燃料流的燃料电池系统
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Application No.: US10583776Application Date: 2005-02-02
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Publication No.: US08153321B2Publication Date: 2012-04-10
- Inventor: Koji Katano
- Applicant: Koji Katano
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2004-033257 20040210
- International Application: PCT/JP2005/001877 WO 20050202
- International Announcement: WO2005/076393 WO 20050818
- Main IPC: H01M8/00
- IPC: H01M8/00 ; H01M8/10

Abstract:
A fuel cell system (100) includes two supply passages (30, 32) for supplying the hydrogen to the anode (14). Valves (22, 23) which control flow amounts of the hydrogen passing through the two supply passages (30, 32) are provided. An exhaust passage (34) which outputs exhaust gas from the anode (14) is provided on the supply passage, and a valve (24) is also provided. When the valve (24) on the exhaust passage (34) is closed, the flow amount ratios of the hydrogen passing through the two supply passages (30, 32) are varied in time. Therefore, impurities such as nitrogen can be diffused. Thereby, a hydrogen purge amount can be reduced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070154751A1 Fuel cell system Public/Granted day:2007-07-05
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