| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a starter of a fuel-cell automobile having superior in starting performance. <P>SOLUTION: The starter of a fuel-cell automobile determines the presence or absence of the starting possibility of a vehicle by a boarding prediction means that predicts the boarding of a driver (step S1); sets a starting possibility flag to an on-state (step S2), when there is the starting possibility (step S1:YES), and performs the initial check of safety confirmation or the like (step S3); and sets the starting flag into an on-state, when the result of the initial check is "positive" (step S3:YES) and performs warmup operation of a fuel cell system (step S4). Next, when a required load is present within a certain period (step S5:YES), the operation is shifted to normal operation (step S6). By this arrangement, since the warmup operation can be started, before the driver gets in the vehicle, an output of the fuel cell system after the load requirement can be stabilized. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |
