Integrated fuel cell system

Details Integrated fuel cell system Integrated fuel cell system

2005-03-22

2005-03-22

Stinson, Frankie L. (Department: 1746)

Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and

Having magnetic field feature

C429S010000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06869707

ABSTRACT:
The invented system includes a fuel-cell system comprising a fuel cell that produces electrical power from air (oxygen) and hydrogen, and a fuel processor that produces hydrogen from a variety of feedstocks. One such fuel processor is a steam reformer which produces purified hydrogen from a carbon-containing feedstock and water. In the invented system, various mechanisms for implementing the cold start-up of the fuel processor are disclosed, as well as mechanisms for optimizing and/or harvesting the heat and water requirements of the system, and maintaining desired the feed ratios of feedstock to water in the fuel processor and purity of the process water used in the system.

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