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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2011
Hiroaki Kaneko, Osaka, JP;
Koichi Kusumura, Osaka, JP;
Akinori Yukimasa, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell systemincludes: a reformerconfigured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using a raw material; a fuel cellconfigured to generate electric power by using the hydrogen-containing gas; an ammonia removerconfigured to remove ammonia from the hydrogen-containing gas generated in the reformer before the hydrogen-containing gas is supplied to the fuel cell; a fluid passage configured to allow the ammonia remover to be in communication with the atmosphere; an on-off valveprovided on the fluid passage and configured to allow and block the communication between the ammonia remover and the atmosphere; and a controllerconfigured to open the on-off valve in at least one of a water draining process and a water loading process of the ammonia remover.