摘要 |
A fuel cell system of the present invention comprises a fuel cell (1), a fuel processor; a burner (2a) configured to combust at least one of off-gas containing hydrogen which has not been consumed in power generation in the fuel cell (1), the material gas, and the fuel gas, a first gas passage connecting the fuel processor to the fuel cell (1); a second gas passage connecting the fuel cell (1) to the burner (2a); a third gas passage connecting the first gas passage to the second gas passage such that the fuel cell (1) is bypassed; a passage switching means configured to switch a destination of gas flowing through the first gas passage to at least one of the fuel cell (1) and the third gas passage; and a controller (101) configured to control the passage switching means such that the fuel gas is supplied to the first gas passage discontinuously and the fuel gas is supplied to the third gas passage discontinuously or continuously, when supplying of the fuel gas to the fuel cell (1) starts. |