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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Naruto Takahashi, Kirishima, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method of operating a fuel cell apparatus in which a reforming reaction in the reforming portion is selected by a controller at the starting time of the apparatus by comparing a first starting temperature of a reforming portion to a temperature Tat which steam reforming can be performed and comparing a second starting temperature of a vaporizing portion to a temperature Tat which a predetermined amount of steam can be generated by steam reforming. A reforming reaction starting with an autothermal reforming reaction is performed when the first starting temperature is not lower than Tand the second starting temperature is lower than T