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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2005
Kunihiro Ukai, Nara, JP;
Kiyoshi Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Hidenobu Wakita, Kyoto, JP;
Seiji Fujihara, Hyogo, JP;
Yukimune Kani, Osaka, JP;
Yumi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Kunihiro Ukai, Nara, JP;
Kiyoshi Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Hidenobu Wakita, Kyoto, JP;
Seiji Fujihara, Hyogo, JP;
Yukimune Kani, Osaka, JP;
Yumi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A hydrogen generator that is able to maintain an ability to supply a reformed gas containing less CO for a long time period while dealing with degradation of a catalytic activity of a shift reaction by a reliable and simple method, an operation method thereof, and a fuel cell system are provided. In a hydrogen generator () comprising a reformer (), a shift converter (), a water supply device (A), a material feed device (A), and a controller (), the controller () is configured to count the number of times of start-up and/or stop of said hydrogen generator () and to increase a temperature or a S/C ratio of the reformed gas flowing in said shift converter () according to the counted number of times of start-up and/or stop.