Patent ID: 8315747
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: G06F,H01M,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An electronic device having a fuel cell as a source of electric power and a heat radiator that radiates heat by evaporating water generated in accordance with electric power generation of the fuel cell, comprising: a water supplier that supplies the heat radiator with the water generated in accordance with the electric power generation of the fuel cell, a use condition detector that detects a use condition of the electronic device, a heat radiation discriminator that determines whether to radiate heat by the heat radiator based on the use condition detected by the use condition detector, and a heat radiation controller that controls the heat radiation by the heat radiator by controlling the water supply from the water supplier to the heat radiator in accordance with determined results of the heat radiation discriminator, wherein the use condition detector detects, as the use condition, whether a predetermined duration of time for operating a predetermined function needing much power consumption has elapsed, and the heat radiation discriminator discriminates the heat is to be radiated from the function needing much power consumption when the predetermined duration of time has elapsed; and wherein the function needing much power consumption is one of a streaming reproduction and a TV function.