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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2010
Naoki Watanabe, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yousuke Akagi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Shuichiro Saigan, Kitakyushu, JP;
Nobuo Isaka, Kitakyushu, JP;
Naoki Watanabe, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yousuke Akagi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Shuichiro Saigan, Kitakyushu, JP;
Nobuo Isaka, Kitakyushu, JP;
Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention comprises fuel cellsdisposed within a fuel cell module; a reformer, a reformer temperature sensorfor detecting the temperature of the reformer; and a control sectionfor controlling the operation of a fuel cell module. When a restart of operation is executed in a state whereby stopping of the operation of the fuel cell module is being executed, the normal startup POX is skipped and restart by the ATR is executed, at least within a high temperature region within the POX temperature band, even if the reforming state temperature (Tr, Ts) is within the normal startup POX temperature band W