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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2004
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Takashi Nishikawa, Nara, JP;
Masataka Ozeki, Osaka, JP;
Akinari Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Takashi Nishikawa, Nara, JP;
Masataka Ozeki, Osaka, JP;
Akinari Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system of the present invention comprises a fuel cell (), a load value detecting means () configured to detect a load value of a load of electric power or heat which is generated by equipment () supplied with the electric power or the heat from the fuel cell system, a load value storage means () configured to store a history of the load value which is detected by the load value detecting means (), a load value predicting means () configured to predict a load value which is going to be generated, based on the history of the load value, and to store the predicted load value as load value data, and scheduled start-up time of a fuel cell () is decided based on the load value data.