Global Patent Index - EP 1593171 A1

EP 1593171 A1 20051109 - SYSTEM FOR REFORMATION OF FUEL FOR SUPPLY TO A FUEL CELL ON A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF

Title (en)

SYSTEM FOR REFORMATION OF FUEL FOR SUPPLY TO A FUEL CELL ON A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF

Title (de)

BRENNSTOFFREFORMIERUNGSSYSTEM ZUR VERSORGUNG EINER BRENNSTOFFZELLE IN EINEM FAHRZEUG UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETREIBEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE REFORMATAGE DE CARBURANT POUR L'ALIMENTATION D'UNE PILE A COMBUSTIBLE DE VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE ET PROCEDE DE MISE EN OEUVRE

Publication

EP 1593171 A1 20051109 (FR)

Application

EP 03799673 A 20031219

Priority

  • FR 0303848 W 20031219
  • FR 0216600 A 20021224

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2849278A1] The reforming system comprise two channels in parallel. Each includes a reformer (29), hydrogen enrichers (30, 31) and a purification device. The temperature of each stage is kept at an optimal operating level by heat exchangers (33, 34, 35). The reforming system comprise two channels, each having the same components. The channels (a, b) are in parallel, and each comprises a reformer (29a,29b), a high temperature hydrogen enricher (30a,30b) and a second hydrogen enricher (31a, 31b) operating at a less high temperature. This is followed by a purification device operating with carbon monoxide reacting with the reformed product. The temperature of each stage is kept at an optimal operating level by heat exchangers (33a,b; 34a,b; 35a,b). A burner (36) producing heat energy which is supplied to a heat exchanger (37) receives air from a channel (18). The hot air from the exchanger (37) passes through the reactors (29, 30, 32, 32) to heat them. The combustion gas from the burner (36) passes through the exchangers (33, 34, 35).

IPC 1-7

H01M 8/06; H01M 8/04; H01M 16/00; B60L 11/18

IPC 8 full level

B01D 53/62 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); C01B 3/48 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01D 53/62 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 19/0013 (2013.01 - EP US); B60L 58/30 (2019.01 - EP US); B60L 58/34 (2019.01 - EP US); C01B 3/382 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/48 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/04089 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/0618 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/0668 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00006 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00038 (2013.01 - EP US); B60L 2270/36 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0227 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0288 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0294 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/044 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/047 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/066 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0811 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0822 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0827 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/141 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/145 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/1604 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02A 50/20 (2017.12 - EP US); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01 - EP); Y02P 20/10 (2015.11 - EP US); Y02T 90/40 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004059769A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2849278 A1 20040625; FR 2849278 B1 20080912; CA 2508071 A1 20040715; EP 1593171 A1 20051109; JP 2006512725 A 20060413; US 2006147768 A1 20060706; WO 2004059769 A1 20040715

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0216600 A 20021224; CA 2508071 A 20031219; EP 03799673 A 20031219; FR 0303848 W 20031219; JP 2004563291 A 20031219; US 54012605 A 20051114