Patent ID: 8153314
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: B60L,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An alert method relating to a remaining fuel amount of a fuel cell system comprising: switching from an operation state of the fuel cell system to a stopped state of the fuel cell system; detecting that the fuel cell system is switched to a stopped state; and communicating information related to the remaining fuel amount when fuel of the fuel cell system is consumed to an information terminal of a user located at a point away from a moving body that the fuel cell system is disposed on, when the fuel cell system is switched to the stopped state, wherein the communicating information related to the remaining fuel amount further comprises at least generating an alert for the user when fuel of the fuel cell system is consumed and the remaining fuel amount falls to an alert generating level, and the alert is sent to an information terminal of the user using wireless communication.