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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2010
Applicants:

Naoki Watanabe, Kitakyushu, JP;

Yousuke Akagi, Kitakyushu, JP;

Shuichiro Saigan, Kitakyushu, JP;

Nobuo Isaka, Kitakyushu, JP;

Inventors:

Naoki Watanabe, Kitakyushu, JP;

Yousuke Akagi, Kitakyushu, JP;

Shuichiro Saigan, Kitakyushu, JP;

Nobuo Isaka, Kitakyushu, JP;

Assignee:

Toto Ltd., Fukuoka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); H01M 8/12 (2006.01); H01M 8/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04365 (2013.01); Y02E 60/525 (2013.01); H01M 8/04835 (2013.01); H01M 8/04014 (2013.01); C01B 3/382 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0233 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1064 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1685 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1609 (2013.01); H01M 8/243 (2013.01); C01B 2203/066 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1058 (2013.01); H01M 8/04955 (2013.01); C01B 3/384 (2013.01); H01M 8/04373 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1604 (2013.01); H01M 8/0618 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0261 (2013.01); H01M 8/04223 (2013.01); H01M 8/04089 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1619 (2013.01); H01M 8/04753 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1258 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0244 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention comprises individual fuel cellsdisposed within a fuel cell module; a reformer; a reformer temperature sensorand generating chamber temperature sensorfor detecting the reforming state temperature inside the reformer, and a control sectionfor controlling the fuel cell module operation. In a state whereby a stopping of fuel cell module operation has been executed from a high temperature, this control section skips the normal startup ATR and executes a restart control by the SR when the reforming state temperature is within the normal startup ATR temperature band and a restart of operation has been executed.


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