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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2009
Kiyoshi Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Takanori Shimada, Shiga, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Shiga, JP;
Yoshio Tamura, Hyogo, JP;
Shigeki Yasuda, Osaka, JP;
Kiyoshi Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Takanori Shimada, Shiga, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Shiga, JP;
Yoshio Tamura, Hyogo, JP;
Shigeki Yasuda, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A hydrogen generator of the present invention includes a reformer () for generating a hydrogen-containing gas through a reforming reaction using a raw material; a combustor () for heating the reformer (); a combustion air supplier () for supplying combustion air to the combustor (); and an abnormality detector () for detecting an abnormality; and a controller () configured to control the combustion air supplier () such that the reformer () is cooled with a higher rate in an abnormal shut-down process executed after the abnormality detector () detects the abnormality, than in a normal shut-down process.