Fuel　cell　system　durability　is　one　of　the　technical　bottlenecks　restricting　the　development　of　fuel　cell　vehicles.　Vehicle　operating　conditions　are　complicated　and　varied,　the　operating　parameters　of　fuel　cell　system　like　temperature,　humidity　and　pressure,　are　difficult　to　control,　and　the　improper　handling　may　aggravate　the　decay　of　battery　stack.　In　this　paper,　from　the　standpoint　of　the　electric　control　of　automotive　fuel　cell　system,　the　effects　of　the　fluctuation　of　operation　conditions　and　parameters　on　the　performance　degradation　of　fuel　cell　are　analyzed,　and　the　composition,　structure,　controller　hardware,　control　objective　and　common　control　strategies　of　fuel　cell　system　are　presented.　It　is　concluded　that　the　energy　distribution　and　power　control　by　power　adjustment　and　onboard　energy　storage　device,　combined　with　model-based　control　scheme　can　better　achieve　the　control　of　operation　parameters　such　as　temperature,　humidity　and　pressure,　ensuring　the　fuel　cell　working　in　suitable　conditions　for　extending　its　service　life.　Finally,　the　development　trends　of　electric　control　on　vehicular　fuel　cell　system　is　summarized　and　forecasted.　©　2022,　Society　of　Automotive　Engineers　of　China.　All　right　reserved.