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US 11,691,538 B2Granted
Fuel cell system
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiromu Saito
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Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell and a fuel cell controller. The fuel cell controller is configured to control a cooler based on a command from a host controller, the cooler being configured to cool the fuel cell. When a predetermined condition regarding the fuel cell is satisfied, the fuel cell controller controls the cooler according to a procedure predetermined in the fuel cell controller, regardless of the command from the host controller.
Claims2
A fuel cell system, comprising:
- a fuel cell;
- and
- a fuel cell controller programmed to control a cooler based on a command from a host controller, the cooler being configured to cool the fuel cell, wherein
- the host controller is a controller of an overall system including the fuel cell system, and
- the fuel cell controller is programmed to, when a predetermined condition regarding the fuel cell is satisfied, control the cooler according to a procedure predetermined in the fuel cell controller, regardless of the command from the host controller, wherein
- the predetermined condition is a condition that the fuel cell controller receives a start command for the fuel cell from the host controller;
- and
- the fuel cell controller is programmed to, upon receiving the start command, perform a predetermined start process for the fuel cell regardless of a command for the cooler from the host controller after the start command.
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A fuel cell system, comprising:
- a fuel cell;
- and
- a fuel cell controller programmed to control a cooler based on a command from a host controller, the cooler being configured to cool the fuel cell, wherein
- the host controller is a controller of an overall system including the fuel cell system, and
- the fuel cell controller is programmed to, when a predetermined condition regarding the fuel cell is satisfied, control the cooler according to a procedure predetermined in the fuel cell controller, regardless of the command from the host controller, wherein:
- the predetermined condition is a condition that the fuel cell controller receives a stop command for the fuel cell from the host controller;
- and
- the fuel cell controller is programmed to, upon receiving the stop command, perform a predetermined stop process for the fuel cell regardless of a command for the cooler from the host controller after the stop command.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.