Ex parte NORIYUKI YAMAUCHI - Page 3




          Appeal No. 95-3362                                                          
          Application 08/009,200                                                      


               heat generating means powered by said generator for                    
          generating heat and supplying the generated heat to said heat               
          load; and                                                                   
               controlling means for controlling said heat generating means           
          according to the load value of said external electrical power               
          load detected by said detecting means,                                      
               said controlling means comprising                                      
               storing means for storing information indicating a relation            
          between a load value of said generator and a heat quantity                  
          recovered by said heat load from said heat engine, and                      
               calculating means for calculating electrical power to be               
          consumed by said heat generating means based on the relation                
          stored in said storing means, so that the sum of heat quantities            
          recovered by said heat load from waste heat of said heat engine             
          and from generated heat of said heat generating means is a                  
          predetermined value, in response to said external electrical                
          power load being a small load value and a heat quantity recovered           
          by said heat load from said heat engine being less than the                 
          predetermined value.                                                        
               5.  A cogeneration system including a fuel cell, an external           
          electric power load connected to said fuel cell, and a heat load            
          whose heat source is waste heat generated by said fuel cell,                
          comprising:                                                                 
               detecting means for detecting a load value of said external            
          electrical power load;                                                      
               heat generating means powered by said fuel cell for                    
          generating heat and supplying the generated heat to said heat               
          load; and                                                                   
               controlling means for controlling said heat generating means           
          according to the load value of said external electrical power               
          load detected by said detecting means,                                      




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