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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2006
Hideo Ohara, Osaka, JP;
Akinari Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Masataka Ozeki, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Akinori Yukimasa, Osaka, JP;
Hideo Ohara, Osaka, JP;
Akinari Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Masataka Ozeki, Osaka, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Akinori Yukimasa, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system and an operation method thereof are provided, which are capable of properly executing special shutdown of the fuel cell system in the event of a trouble in purge operation by use of material gas. In the fuel cell system (), if an abnormality occurs in a purge process by use of material gas during shutdown of the fuel cell system (), the controller () brings, according to the contents of the abnormality, the opening/closing state of fuel electrode opening/closing devices () for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of a fuel electrode (), oxidant electrode opening/closing devices () for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of an oxidant electrode () or hydrogen generator opening/closing devices () for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of a hydrogen generator () into a state that is different from their opening/closing state when the purge process by use of the material gas is performed.