Control apparatus for reformer and method of controlling reformer using control apparatus

摘要

A control apparatus for a reformer and a method of controlling the reformer are provided. The reformer gasifies a reformate fuel by a reforming reaction, supplies the obtained reformate gas to an energy converter (1) to convert the reformate gas into energy of another form, and heats the reformate fuel by burning emission containing unreacted flammable gas produced in the energy convener (1). The control apparatus comprises a reforming amount assessing device (S1, S11) for assessing the amount of the reformate fuel to be gasified, and an emission amount assessing device (S3, S4, S5, S6) for assessing the amount of emission to be supplied into the reformer on the basis of the assessed amount of reformate fuel. When using the unreacted hydrogen gas generated in a fuel cell for heating the reformate fuel, the unreacted hydrogen gas and combustion aid gas can be controlled so that the reformate fuel is heated properly.