Fuel cell system and method of controlling the same

Abstract

A fuel cell system wherein even if the fuel cell is exposed to a cold environment, stabilization of power generation is possible. The fuel cell system comprises: a fuel cell in which electric power is generated by a reaction of reaction gases; purging means for purging at least one of reaction gas flow paths through which reaction gases flow; thermal detecting means for detecting a temperature of the fuel cell; low-temperature determining means, which determines that the temperature of the fuel cell is low every time it is below a predetermined temperature; and purging control means for purging the fuel cell when the low-temperature determining means determines, after an input of a power generation stop signal, that the temperature of the fuel cell is low.

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