Patent ID: 8097353

Claim:
A power generation system, comprising: an attachment part to attach a fuel container which stores a fuel, wherein the fuel container includes a storage medium; a control circuit to detect whether the fuel container is attached to the attachment part; a data recording unit to record data in the storage medium of the fuel container in accordance with a detection result of the control circuit, wherein the data includes a remaining amount of the fuel in the fuel container, a lock mechanism including a lock unit to lock the fuel container at the attachment part and a lock recognizing unit to detect a lock or a lock release of the fuel container which is attached to the attachment part; and a lock mechanism operation unit to operate the lock mechanism; wherein the data recording unit stores the data in the storage medium in response to a detection of the lock release by the lock recognizing unit in a state in which the fuel container is attached to the attachment part; wherein the lock mechanism operation unit is provided on one surface of the power generation system; and wherein the fuel container is attached to the attachment part by being moved in a direction toward a back surface of the one surface of the power generation system from a side of the one surface of the power generation system.