METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL AND CONTROLLER THEREFORE

A method for operating a fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell assembly of a plurality of fuel cells configured to generate electrical power from a fuel flow and an oxidant flow to the plurality offuel cells, the fuel cell assembly arranged in combination with a coolant storage module configured to supply the fuel cell assembly with a flow of coolant, the method performed when the temperature of the coolant in the coolant storage module is below a coolant temperature threshold and comprises; a first phase performed prior to activation of a coolant pump configured to deliver coolant from thecoolant storage module to the fuel cell assembly and a second phase performed after activation of the coolant pump. 一种用于操作燃料电池系统的方法，该燃料电池系统包括多个燃料电池的燃料电池组装件，该燃料电池组装件被配置成从流向多个燃料电池的燃料流和氧化剂流产生电能，该燃料电池组装件被布置成与冷却剂存储模块组合，该冷却剂存储模块被配置成向燃料电池组装件供应冷却剂流，该方法在冷却剂存储模块中的冷却剂的温度低于冷却剂温度阈值时执行，并且包括：在激活冷却剂泵之前执行的第一阶段，该冷却剂泵被配置成将冷却剂从冷却剂存储模块输送到燃料电池组装件；以及在激活冷却剂泵之后执行的第二阶段。