EP 1231184 A9 20021120 - A method and apparatus for preheating of a fuel cell micro-reformer
Title (en)
A method and apparatus for preheating of a fuel cell micro-reformer
Title (de)
Methode und Vorrichtung zum Vorwärmen eines Mikroreformers für eine Brennstoffzelle
Title (fr)
Méthode et dispositif de préchauffage d'un microdispositif d'une pile à combustible
Publication
Application
Priority
US 78262101 A 20010213
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1231184A2] An apparatus and method for a preheated micro-reformer system is disclosed comprising a reformer (42) and a micro-reformer (44) fluidly coupled to the reformer (42). The micro-reformer (44) being electrically preheatable. An apparatus comprising a micro-reformer (44) including a first zone (76) and a second zone (78), the first zone (76) being preheatable to a first temperature and the second zone (78) being preheatable to a second temperature, the second temperature being higher than the first temperature. A method of using a micro-reformer (44) that is electrically preheatable is disclosed comprising initiating an electrically preheatable micro-reformer (44). The micro-reformer (44) is preheated. The preheating can be accomplished by converting electrical energy (56) into thermal energy (66). A method of using a preheated micro-reformer (44) is disclosed comprising preheating a first zone (76), preheating a second zone (78) to a temperature higher than the first zone (76), vaporizing a fuel air mixture (60) in the first zone (76), and reforming the fuel air mixture (60) in the second zone (78).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B01J 19/00 (2006.01); C01B 3/32 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B01J 19/0093 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/323 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/382 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/384 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/0612 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00135 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00159 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00788 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00824 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00835 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00844 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00873 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00889 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/0095 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0811 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0816 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/085 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0866 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/142 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01 - EP); Y02P 20/129 (2015.11 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1231184 A2 20020814; EP 1231184 A3 20060719; EP 1231184 A9 20021120; US 2002110507 A1 20020815; US 6929785 B2 20050816
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 02075183 A 20020117; US 78262101 A 20010213