Method of operating a fuel cell apparatus and fuel cell apparatus having a charge limiter
First Claim
1. A method for operating a fuel cell device, the method comprising:
- making electrical energy available from a fuel cell, andat least partially storing the electrical energy in a suitable energy storage device,wherein a maximum amount of electrical energy to be stored is predefined as a function of an ambient temperature of the fuel cell.
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Abstract
A method for operating a fuel cell device, the fuel cell device having a fuel cell, and a motor vehicle having a drive system and the fuel cell device are disclosed. In order to avoid energy which has been made available by the fuel cell device being used merely to heat the fuel cell and therefore not being available for a consumer, there is provision according to the invention that the energy to be stored is limited as a function of the ambient temperature and the fuel cell device has for this purpose an ambient temperature-determining unit and a charge limiter which is connected to the ambient temperature-determining unit in a control signal-transmitting fashion.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for operating a fuel cell device, the method comprising:
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making electrical energy available from a fuel cell, and at least partially storing the electrical energy in a suitable energy storage device, wherein a maximum amount of electrical energy to be stored is predefined as a function of an ambient temperature of the fuel cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A fuel cell device comprising
a fuel cell, an accumulator for storing electrical energy, which is connected to the fuel cell in an electrical energy-transmitting fashion, an ambient temperature-determining unit, and a charge limiter which is adapted to limit a maximum amount of electrical energy to be stored in the accumulator as a function of a control signal of the ambient temperature-determining unit.
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