摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To diagnose a fuel cell system based on impedance measurement of a fuel cell without the need of a battery or the like and without being affected by load change. <P>SOLUTION: In carrying out diagnosis of a household fuel cell system, an excess power heater inside the system is forcibly operated to set so as to consume a current extracted from the fuel cell (S3). While the current extracted from the fuel cell is set at a given rated current, the current is given an amplitude of a given frequency, and by measuring changes of output voltage of the fuel cell at that time, impedances of the fuel cell are calculated (S4). Then, the fuel cell is diagnosed on the basis of the impedances (S5). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |