Patent ID: 9048500
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B60L,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell system, comprising: a first operation device which provides, as an instruction to start a fuel cell, an instruction to supply an electric power, through a power transmission line, to an auxiliary device which is an electric device used for actuating the fuel cell and including an inverter circuit for the auxiliary device; a second operation device which instructs a shift to a power generation state of the fuel cell, wherein a wait period is defined as the period from the moment the first operation device is turned ON to the moment when the second operation device is turned ON; a power consumption suppression unit which suspends supply of the electric power through the power transmission line, wherein the suspension takes place during the wait period, and wherein the suspension starts when a predetermined wait time has elapsed since the first operation device is turned ON, and wherein the suspension ends when the second operation device is turned ON; and an fuel cell inverter switch controlled by the power consumption suppression unit to disconnect the auxiliary device including the inverter circuit for the auxiliary device from the power transmission line.