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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2012
Applicants:

Kunihiro Ukai, Nara, JP;

Tomoya Takeuchi, Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Kunihiro Ukai, Nara, JP;

Tomoya Takeuchi, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/22 (2006.01); G05D 23/00 (2006.01); C01B 3/34 (2006.01); C01B 3/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/00 (2013.01); C01B 3/34 (2013.01); C01B 3/48 (2013.01); H01M 8/04022 (2013.01); H01M 8/0444 (2013.01); H01M 8/04738 (2013.01); H01M 8/0612 (2013.01); H01M 8/0618 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0283 (2013.01); C01B 2203/047 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0445 (2013.01); C01B 2203/066 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0811 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1258 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1288 (2013.01); C01B 2203/169 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1614 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hydrogen generation apparatus () includes: a reformer () configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by causing a reforming reaction of a raw material; a combustor () configured to heat the reformer; and a controller () configured to set a controlled temperature of the reformer to a first temperature when an oxygen concentration in the raw material is in a first state where the oxygen concentration is relatively low, and change the controlled temperature of the reformer to a second temperature higher than the first temperature when the oxygen concentration in the raw material is in a second state where the oxygen concentration is relatively higher than the oxygen concentration in the first state.


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