Patent ID: 8119298
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell system, including: a fuel cell; and an accumulator device connected to a load, through a voltage converter, in parallel with the fuel cell, the fuel cell system comprising: an auxiliary equipment which is electrically-connected to an electrical connection between the load and the fuel cell, wherein a first connecting point where the auxiliary equipment is connected to the electrical connection is located nearer to the fuel cell than a second connecting point where the voltage converter is connected to the electrical connection; and a control device for controlling the voltage converter and the auxiliary equipment, wherein, upon the occurrence of an abnormality in the voltage converter, the control device is programmed to change an operational point of the auxiliary equipment and the voltage converter is halted in response to an operation stop signal output by the control device.