摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the low-temperature starting performance of a fuel cell system by improving the controllability of an inverter at a low temperature. <P>SOLUTION: The fuel cell system 1 provided with a fuel cell 2 generating power by the electrochemical reaction of a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas, a converter 61 converting a direct-current voltage in the system, a battery 62 storing electric power, an inverter 63 supplying power to an auxiliary machine 64, and a smoothing electrolytic capacitor 65 connected in parallel with the inverter 63, is further provided with a temperature sensor 67 detecting a temperature of the electrolytic capacitor 65, a heater 66 for heating the electrolytic capacitor 65 in the case that a temperature of the electrolytic capacitor 65 is below a given value, and a switching means 68 for switching on/off-operations of the heater 66. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |