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Title:
FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012109150
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a fuel cell system and a vehicle achieving high energy efficiency by utilizing the energy of high pressure in a hydrogen tank.

The fuel cell system comprises an expander 13 for pressing a piston 13b by the expansion of high pressure hydrogen emitted from a hydrogen tank 11, and a compressor 23 for compressing air by utilizing the presses by the expander 13 to press a piston 23b. The expander 13 and the compressor 23 are connected to each other via a crankshaft 51. Furthermore, auxiliaries, such as a water pump 34, are connected to the crankshaft 51.


Inventors:
YAGAWA SHIRO
KAWASAKI TERUAKI
NAGUMO KENJI
YOSHITOMI RYOICHI
KATO TAKASHI
Application Number:
JP2010257980A
Publication Date:
June 07, 2012
Filing Date:
November 18, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
International Classes:
H01M8/04; B60L11/18; H01M8/00; H01M8/10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Isono Dozo
Etsuo Tada