Diagnostic apparatus and diagnostic method for fuel cell
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNorihiko Saito, Masaaki Kondo
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention, a diagnostic apparatus for a fuel cell installed in a moving object as a power source is characterized by comprising an operation control portion that is connected to a control system installed in the moving object to perform operation control of the fuel cell and that performs operation control of the fuel cell by issuing an operational instruction to the control system, a diagnostic portion that diagnoses a state of the fuel cell on the basis of operation of the fuel cell controlled by the operation control portion, and a power adjustment portion that adjusts power obtained from the fuel cell operated by the operation control portion during a diagnosis made by the diagnostic portion.
Claims16
A diagnostic apparatus for a fuel cell installed in a moving object as a power source, comprising:
- an operation control portion that is connected to a control system installed in the moving object to perform operation control of the fuel cell and that performs operation control of the fuel cell by issuing an operational instruction to the control system;
- a diagnostic portion that diagnoses a state of the fuel cell on the basis of operation of the fuel cell controlled by the operation control portion;
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- a power adjustment portion that adjusts power obtained from the fuel cell operated by the operation control portion during a diagnosis made by the diagnostic portion.
A diagnostic method for a fuel cell installed in a moving object as a power source, comprising the steps of:
- performing operation control of the fuel cell by issuing a predetermined operational instruction to a control system installed in the moving object to perform operation control of the fuel cell;
- adjusting power obtained from the fuel cell operated by the predetermined operational instruction;
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- diagnosing a state of the fuel cell on the basis of operation of the fuel cell resulting from the operational instruction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.