A condenser condenses an unused exhaust gas exhausted from a fuel cell and
recovers water, condensation-capacity detection means always monitors the
condensation capacity of the condenser, control means controls an output
of heat-transport-medium circulation means, stores the exhaust heat of
the fuel cell in heat-using means when a sufficient condensation capacity
is left, and stops the heat-transport-medium circulation means to
complete exhaust-heat recovery when the condensation capacity lowers.
Moreover, a fuel cell, a cooling pipe through which a first heating
medium of carrying the heat of the fuel cell circulates, a cooling-water
pump of circulating the first heating medium, and a fuel-cell-temperature
detector of detecting the temperature of the fuel cell are used to
operate a cooling-water pump until the temperature detected by the
fuel-cell-temperature detector becomes a predetermine threshold value or
less even after supply of a fuel and an oxidant to the fuel cell is
stopped.