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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
Katsuhisa Tsuchiya, Kitakyushu, JP;
Toshiharu Otsuka, Kitakyushu, JP;
Tsukasa Shigezumi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Toshiharu Ooe, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kiyotaka Nakano, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kawamura, Kitakyushu, JP;
Katsuhisa Tsuchiya, Kitakyushu, JP;
Toshiharu Otsuka, Kitakyushu, JP;
Tsukasa Shigezumi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Toshiharu Ooe, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kiyotaka Nakano, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kawamura, Kitakyushu, JP;
TOTO LTD., Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
To provide a solid oxide fuel cell device capable of smooth transition from a startup state to an electrical generating state. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device () for generating electricity, having a fuel cell module (); a reformer (), a fuel supply device (); a water supply device (), a generating oxidant gas supply device (), and a controller () for controlling the fuel supply device and water supply device at the time of startup when the fuel cell module solid oxide fuel cell unit is raised to a temperature at which electrical generation is possible; whereby the controller controls the fuel supply device during the SR operation such that electrical generation is started after reducing the fuel supply flow rate prior to starting electrical generation.