Patent ID: 7494731
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell power generation system comprising: a fuel cell that generates power by an electrochemical reaction with a supply of a fuel gas and an oxide gas; an electronic control unit that controls a plurality of valves and an amount of power generated by the fuel cell; and a reformer in which a temperature thereof is hot while the system is operating, wherein the fuel cell, electronic control unit and the reformer are disposed separated from each other in a single enclosure, and wherein the electronic control unit is disposed at a side opposite a side on which the reformer is disposed and the fuel cell, the electronic control unit, and the reformer are housed in the same enclosure, the fuel cell being disposed above the reformer so that heat from the reformer can be transmitted to the fuel cell to warm the fuel cell up.