Patent ID: 6653008
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A fuel cell apparatus comprising:at least two cell stacks, each of said cell stacks being formed by stacking unit cells in a stacking direction; a cooling mechanism having a cooling passage extending in the stacking direction of the unit cells in each of the at least two cell stacks to pass a cooling medium through each of the at least two cell stacks, the cooling mechanism having a supply opening for supplying the cooling medium to the cooling passage, wherein at least a portion of the cooling medium supplied to the cooling passage in each cell stack is supplied through the supply opening, and a discharge opening for discharging the cooling medium from the cooling passage, wherein at least a portion of the cooling medium discharged from the cooling passage in each cell stack is discharged through the discharge opening; and a short circuit device mounted to electrically short-circuit the supply opening and the discharge opening.