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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2010
Akinori Yukimasa, Osaka, JP;
Junji Morita, Kyoto, JP;
Akinari Nakamura, Shiga, JP;
Takayuki Urata, Shiga, JP;
Akinori Yukimasa, Osaka, JP;
Junji Morita, Kyoto, JP;
Akinari Nakamura, Shiga, JP;
Takayuki Urata, Shiga, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a reformer () configured to generate a hydrogen-containing fuel gas from a material gas and steam; a fuel cell () configured to generate electric power by using a fuel gas supplied from the reformer (); a water tank () configured to store water; a water utilizing device configured to utilize the water supplied from the water tank (); a first water supply unit () disposed on a water passage () extending from the water tank () to the water utilizing device and configured to supply the water in the water tank () to the water utilizing device; and a purifier () disposed on the water passage () and configured to purify the water flowing through the water passage (), and the purifier () is provided such that when a water level of the water tank () is a full water level, the purifier () is filled with the water by the weight of the water.