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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2004
Shigeaki Matsubayashi, Ikoma, JP;
Masami Funakura, Neyagawa, JP;
Tsuneko Imagawa, Hirakata, JP;
Masataka Ozeki, Izumi, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Shigeaki Matsubayashi, Ikoma, JP;
Masami Funakura, Neyagawa, JP;
Tsuneko Imagawa, Hirakata, JP;
Masataka Ozeki, Izumi, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A fuel-cell power generation system includes a fuel-cell power generator, a power measurement section for measuring an actual power-consumption value in a household appliance, and a power-consumption estimation section for estimating a future power-consumption value over a given time-period after a given time point, in accordance with the actual power-consumption value measured by the power measurement section. Moreover, the system includes a power-generation instruction section for determining the need of startup/stop of the fuel-cell power generator in accordance with the estimated power-consumption value from the power-consumption estimation section.