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AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsKunihiro Ukai, Kiyoshi Taguchi, Hidenobu Wakita, Seiji Fujihara, Akira Maenishi
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A hydrogen generation system comprises are former 1 that contains a reforming catalyst, an evaporator 4 that supplies steam to the reformer 1, a heater 3 that heats the reformer 1 and the evaporator 4, a material feed portion 5 that feeds a feed material containing hydrocarbon compound to the reformer 1 through the evaporator 4, and a water supply portion 6 that has a flow rate switch 6a and supplies water to the reformer 1 and the evaporator 4.
A hydrogen generation system comprising:
A fuel cell system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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With stationary particles, e.g. in fixed beds: heating or cooling the reactor
Boiling; Boiling apparatus for physical or chemical purposes ; Evaporation in general: evaporation for physical or chemical purposes; Evaporation…
With stationary particles, e.g. in fixed beds: feeding reactive fluids
Controlling or regulating processes: controlling the temperature of the process
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a hydrogen generation system configured to reform a fuel comprising compound containing at least carbon and hydrogen as major component to generate a hydrogen gas. More particularly, the present invention relates to a hydrogen generation system that operates uniquely in start, and a fuel cell system having the same.
2. Related Art
FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration of a hydrogen generation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a view showing a configuration of a hydrogen generation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a view showing a configuration of a hydrogen generation system according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the embodiments described below, a hydrogen generation system of the present invention is applied to a home power generation system using a fuel cell. The use of the hydrogen generation system of the present invention is not intended to be limited to this.
(First Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration of a hydrogen generation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Referring now to FIG. 1, the hydrogen generation system comprises a reformer 1, a heater 3, a material feed portion 5 for feeding a feed material to the reformer 1, a water supply portion 6 for supplying water to the reformer 1, an evaporator 4 for evaporating the water supplied from the water supply portion 6 to generate steam, and a control portion 7.