CPC H01M 8/04305 (2013.01) [H01M 8/0432 (2013.01); H01M 8/0438 (2013.01); H01M 8/04544 (2013.01); H01M 8/04574 (2013.01); H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); H01M 8/04895 (2013.01); H02M 3/00 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A device (1) with at least one fuel cell (2) and a DC/DC converter (3) assigned thereto, wherein a variable voltage generated in the fuel cell (2) is converted into a DC voltage by means of a DC/DC converter (3) for a system (4) to be supplied, characterized in that the DC/DC converter (3) is designed to capture internal characteristic variables of the fuel cell (2), wherein operating states of the fuel cell (2) are captured and/or controlled in dependence on these characteristic variables, wherein a regenerative operating state of the fuel cell (2) is achieved by operating it for a short time at excessive current and therefore, reduced voltage.
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