Patent ID: 7052789
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A control device for a fuel cell system, comprising: a fuel cell body; a fuel gas supply system supplying fuel gas to the fuel cell body in dependence on a demanded power output of the fuel cell body; an air supply system supplying air to the fuel cell body in dependence on the demanded power output; a combustor combusting exhaust gases exhausted from the fuel cell body; a temperature sensor sensing a temperature of the combustor; a temperature variation discriminator section discriminating whether an increase in the temperature detected with the temperature sensor is equal to or above a predetermined threshold value when there is an increase in the demanded power output; and a power output increase permitting section permitting the power output available from the fuel cell body to be increased when it is discriminated by the temperature variation discriminator section that the increase in the temperature is equal to or above the predetermined threshold value.