Patent ID: 8815461
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A solid electrolyte fuel cell system comprising: a reformer to produce a hydrogen-rich reformed gas from fuel, oxygen and water; a stack structure including a stack of fuel cell units each receiving air and the reformed gas, and producing electricity; a reformed gas cooler to cool the reformed gas supplied from the reformer to the stack structure; and a temperature control section to control operation of the reformed gas cooler; wherein the temperature control section comprises a temperature controller to control the reformed gas cooler in accordance with a request output for the stack structure, the temperature controller being programmed to ascertain the request output for the stack structure, a temperature of the stack structure, and a heat quantity of the reformed gas; examine whether an attainment temperature of the stack structure is within an allowable range; if the attainment temperature is not within the allowable range,