摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of starting up solid electrolyte fuel cell simply and with ease. SOLUTION: A combustion chamber 11 connected to the air supply channel 14 is installed on the upper part of the cell 10. The burner 3 is connected to fuel gas tube 13 supplying start up fuel gas and start up air tube supplying start up air, and burning is performed in an air ratio over 1. The combustion exhaust gas is routed to the cell part 10 through air supply channel 14 and passes through the air exhaust channel 16. Through this, the cell part 10 is heated by the burner 3 and is heated internally by the combustion exhaust gas. Also, the combustion exhaust gas do not damage the air porosity since it burns in the state of air ratio over 1 and has oxidation. |