Patent ID: 8435697
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell for generating power by circulating a fuel gas; a fuel gas supply source for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel cell; a circulation route for the fuel gas; drive means for circulating the fuel gas within the circulation route, the drive means disposed in the circulation route, the drive means forcibly circulating the fuel gas in the circulation route; pressure regulating means for regulating the pressure of the fuel gas in the circulation route to a predetermined pressure, the pressure regulating means being disposed outside of the circulation route; and control means for controlling a drive quantity of the drive means and variably regulating the pressure regulating means, wherein the control means is configured to make up for a deficiency of the fuel gas during a time period when power generation is high, according to a variation of a required gas quantity required in the fuel cell by regulating a pressure of the fuel gas in the circulation route with the pressure regulating means, while inhibiting a variation of the drive quantity in the drive means.