Moving body with fuel cells mounted thereon

摘要

Water contained in exhaust gas discharged from a fuel cell stack is separated by a gas-liquid separator and is accumulated in a recovery tank. The procedure of the invention sets a release amount of water and selects one or multiple positions for water release, based on the driving conditions including the vehicle speed and the acceleration, the turning state, activation or non-activation of skid reduction control, the distance from any object detected by clearance sonars, a distance from a subsequent vehicle measured by an extremely high frequency radar, and the presence of raindrops detected by a raindrop detection sensor, and releases the water accumulated in the recovery tank from water outlets at the selected one or multiple positions among water outlets at multiple different locations. This arrangement ensures adequate release of the water produced by the fuel cell stack to the atmosphere.

主权项

1. A moving body with fuel cells that are mounted thereon as a power source and generate electric power with production of water as a by-product, said moving body comprising:
a release module that releases water produced by the fuel cells from outer surfaces of said moving body to the atmosphere in a changeable release state; a moving state detection module that detects a moving state of said moving body; and a release control module that specifies the changeable release state of the water to the outside of said moving body, wherein the changeable release state changes between gaseous and liquid form based on the detected moving state, and wherein the release control module controls said release module to release the water to the outside of said moving body in the specified changeable release state.