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Naoki Takahashi0
Date of Patent
October 17, 2006
0Patent Application Number
103803460
Date Filed
October 25, 2002
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Ice in a fuel cell (1) is thawed by passing a hot gas flow in a fuel gas passage, oxidizing agent gas passage and cooling liquid passage in the fuel cell (1), and the fuel cell (1) is started from a low temperature state. When startup processing begins, a gas flow comprising dry, hot gas in which there is no water or effectively no water is passed through the fuel cell (1), and subsequently, a steam amount contained in the gas flow is increased according to the temperature rise of the fuel cell (1).
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