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Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2005
Applicants:

Takaaki Mizukami, Hitachi, JP;

Hidekazu Fujimura, Mito, JP;

Tsutomu Okusawa, Hitachi, JP;

Inventors:

Takaaki Mizukami, Hitachi, JP;

Hidekazu Fujimura, Mito, JP;

Tsutomu Okusawa, Hitachi, JP;

Assignee:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A fuel cell power generation system of the invention includes a hydrogen supply unit for reforming hydrocarbon fuel to generate reformed gas including hydrogen or generating reaction gas including the hydrogen from a hydrogen material, an oxygen supply unit, a fuel cell for receiving the hydrogen from the hydrogen supply unit and oxygen from the oxygen supply unit, for power generation, temperature sensors each for detecting a temperature of the hydrogen supply unit, and a temperature control unit for adjusting generated power, thereby controlling the temperature of the hydrogen supply unit, based on the detected temperature. The temperature control unit includes a target power setting unit for setting first and second target powers as generated power target values, and a target power switching unit for performing target value switching between the first and second target powers according to a predetermined change in the detected temperature.


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