Patent ID: 6484075
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
An idle control device for a fuel cell vehicle, comprising:a power storage unit for supplying electric power to at least one of a driving motor of the fuel cell vehicle and auxiliary devices of the fuel cell vehicle for assisting output of a fuel cell, said power storage unit also storing energy generated by the fuel cell together with regenerative energy obtained by a regenerative operation of the driving motor; a fuel cell driving device for supplying reaction gases for power generation by the fuel cell, and a fuel cell drive control device for controlling operation of the fuel cell driving device based at least in part on operational parameters of the fuel cell vehicle; wherein when the fuel cell vehicle is in a predetermined idling state, the fuel cell drive control device controls the fuel cell driving device to stop the power generation of the fuel cell by stopping supply of the reaction gases.