The　output　voltage　control　of　the　Solid　Oxide　Fuel　Cell　(SOFC)　is　challenging　due　to　the　strong　nonlinearity,　modelling　uncertainty,　the　dramatic　change　of　the　external　current　load　and　constraints　on　the　amplitudes　and　change　rates　of　the　actuator.　Besides,　the　desired　range　of　the　fuel　utilization　is　another　difficult　for　the　control　strategy.　In　this　paper,　Active　disturbance　rejection　control　(ADRC)　is　proposed　to　handle　the　nonlinearity,　uncertainty　and　the　external　disturbance,　and　physical　feedforward　is　designed　to　speed　up　the　response　of　the　whole　system　and　keep　the　fuel　utilization　in　the　desired　range.　Instead　of　the　SOFC　model,　the　design　of　physical　feedforward　is　based　on　the　definition　of　fuel　utilization　which　is　featured　by　simplicity,　generality　and　effectiveness.　Simulation　results　show　that　the　proposed　control　strategy　has　smaller　variation　range　of　the　fuel　utilization,　shorter　time　of　the　changing　process　of　the　output　voltage　and　better　robustness　than　others　control　strategies.　©　2017　Institute　of　Control,　Robotics　and　Systems　-　ICROS.