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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2002
Yoshihisa Sanagi, Saitama, JP;
Yuji Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Motohiro Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Kanie, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ogawa, Saitama, JP;
Yoshihisa Sanagi, Saitama, JP;
Yuji Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Motohiro Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Kanie, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ogawa, Saitama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A purging apparatus for a fuel cell system according to the present invention comprises a steam supply passand an air supply pass. A purging method for the fuel cell system according to the present invention comprises, at a time of causing a fuel reformer, a fuel cell bodyand a fuel supply lineto carry out the purging operation, first carrying out the purging operation by steam, and then carrying out the purging operation by air. According to such a structure, there can be provided the purging apparatus for the fuel cell system and the method therefor, which have an easy structure and an easy operation, and enables combustible gas and condensed water remaining in the system to be removed in a reliable manner.