Patent ID: 8012638
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell system, comprising: a fuel cell; a fuel feeder that supplies the fuel cell with fuel; a plurality of sets of a controller, wherein in each of the sets, the switch comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal, in each of the sets, the electric storage device is connected to one end of the bidirectional DC/DC converter, the first terminal is connected to another end of the bidirectional DC/DC converter, the second terminal is connected to the fuel cell, the third terminal is connected to an external load, and through selection operation by the switch, the first terminal is connected to either the second terminal or the third terminal, the second terminal being connectable only to the first terminal, the third terminal being connectable only to the first terminal, and the controller controls the bidirectional DC/DC converter and switch in each of the set so that