| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power generating apparatus capable of automatically generating hydrogen according to the power consumption, and automatically discharging a nitrogen gas or the like from a fuel cell with a simple apparatus configuration, and to provide a power generating method.SOLUTION: A power generating apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention comprises a pressure vessel 1 for discharging a reaction liquid 1a by applying pressure, a reaction vessel 2 for containing a hydrogen generating agent 2b which generates hydrogen by reaction with the reaction liquid 1a, an anode-side supply part 3d for supplying the hydrogen, an anode-side outlet 3e for discharging gas, a fuel cell 3 for generating power by the hydrogen supplied to an anode 3a, a reaction liquid supply channel 4 for supplying the reaction liquid 1a discharged from the pressure vessel 1 to the reaction vessel 2 through a check valve 4a, a hydrogen supply channel 5 for supplying the hydrogen discharged from the reaction vessel 2 to the anode-side supply part 3d, and an exhaust-gas introducing channel 6 for supplying the exhaust gas exhausted from the anode-side outlet 3e of the fuel cell 3 to the pressure vessel 1 through a check valve 6a. |
