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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2014
Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Shunsuke Tsuga, Aichi, JP;
Takafumi Shichida, Aichi, JP;
Tetsuya Morikawa, Ichinomiya, JP;
Nobuyuki Hotta, Konan, JP;
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell stack () includes a plurality of stacked power generation cells (), a heat exchange unit () provided between adjacent two of the power generation cells, a fuel gas supply path arranged to supply the power generation cells with a fuel gas, and an oxidant gas supply path () arranged to supply the power generation cells with an oxidant gas, wherein the fuel gas supply path includes in series a first path () passing through the heat exchange unit (), a second path () passing through some of the plurality of power generation cells () in parallel, and a third path () passing through the other power generation cells in parallel.