The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel
cell system (FCS) in different operating
modes, in which different limit values (k1, k2, k3, k4) for control variables (RG): - an exit activity (a out ), - an exit
oxygen partial pressure (p O2out ) and / or - a flow velocity is used in a
cathode path, where different control variables (CV): - a pressure (pair) of an inlet air or an inlet
oxygen partial pressure (pO2in), - an excess of
oxygen (λO2), - a stack
stream (iS) and - a stack temperature (T S ) based on limit values (k1, k2, k3, k4), which are particularly relevant in cost functions (f Grenz,Aktiv , f Grenz,Partial ) for the control variables (RG) are taken into account and set in an optimization-based manner.