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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2005
Hideo Ohara, Osaka, JP;
Masataka Ozeki, Osaka, JP;
Akinari Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Shigeki Yasuda, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Nishikawa, Nara, JP;
Hideo Ohara, Osaka, JP;
Masataka Ozeki, Osaka, JP;
Akinari Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Shigeki Yasuda, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Nishikawa, Nara, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell configured to generate power by consuming a fuel gas and having an outlet port through which the fuel gas flows out; a moisture removal unit configured to remove moisture contained in the fuel gas that has been sent through the outlet port; a burner located downstream of the moisture removal unit to combust the fuel gas; and a gas pipe on-off valve configured to open and close a pipe that makes the moisture removal unit and the burner communicate with each other, and the fuel cell system is designed such that the gas pipe on-off valve closes when the power generation stops.