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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2005
Shigeru Ogino, Toyota, JP;
Satoshi Aoyama, Susono, JP;
Hiroyuki Mitsui, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Aoki, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Shimazu, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Shiokawa, Fuji, JP;
Shigeru Ogino, Toyota, JP;
Satoshi Aoyama, Susono, JP;
Hiroyuki Mitsui, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroshi Aoki, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Shimazu, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Shiokawa, Fuji, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
The fuel cell system according to the present invention comprises a reformerfor receiving a hydrocarbon fuel supply and generating a hydrogen-containing reformed gas by making use of a reforming reaction; a fuel cell assemblyfor generating power after causing an anode to receive the reformed gas and causing a cathode to receive an oxygen-containing cathode gas; cathode off-gas supply flow pathfor supplying a cathode off-gas, which is discharged from the cathode, to the reformer; and bypass flow pathfor bypassing the cathode and directly supplying the cathode gas to the reformerat the time of system warm-up.