CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM

摘要

It is one object of the present invention to provide a control method for controlling a fuel cell system and a fuel cell system operable for carrying out the control method, improving the operation of the fuel cell system. A control method for controlling a fuel cell system operable to provide electric power for a consumer load is proposed, the fuel cell system comprising at least one fuel cell for generating electric power and at least one power storage device for storing the electric power, whereby the fuel cell system is switchable at least between a power mode, wherein the fuel cell generates electric power, and an idle mode, wherein the fuel cell is in a standby mode, whereby the control method comprises the step of enabling and/or disabling the idle mode, whereby the step of enabling and/or disabling the idle mode is determined by one or several state conditions of the fuel cell system, whereby at least one state condition refers to the temperature of the power storage device.