FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL

摘要

A method for operating a fuel cell body (5), which generates electric power by using a liquid fuel containing a fuel and an oxidizing agent, comprises start operation S1 for being started after a resting state where the fuel cell body (5) is not connected with a load in order to suppress degradation in output characteristics after storage, recovery operation S3 for supplying the liquid fuel to the fuel cell body (5) so that the electrode thereof is reduced after start operation S1 is executed, and normal operation S4 for supplying electric power to an external load (20).