Fuel cell system
AssigneeAVL List GmbH
InventorsNikolaus SOUKUP, Martin HAUTH
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AssigneeAVL List GmbH
InventorsNikolaus SOUKUP, Martin HAUTH
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The present invention relates to a fuel cell system comprising a fuel supply unit, at least one high-temperature fuel cell having a cathode and an anode and an electrolyte between the cathode and anode. The cathode has a cathode supply line and the anode has an anode supply line, wherein the anode is fluidically connected via the anode supply line to the fuel supply unit. Furthermore, a reforming device is arranged in the anode supply line. In addition, an anode exhaust gas line is provided for at least discharging anode exhaust gas from the anode. The fuel cell system has an exhaust gas heat exchanger for cooling exhaust gas and a recirculation conveyor for returning anode exhaust gas to the reforming device. The recirculation conveyor and the exhaust gas heat exchanger are connected to one another in fluid communication for respective cooling via a common cooling circuit, which has a central cooling fluid store as a fluid source with a heat exchanger and in which cooling fluid can be circulated in a cooling line. In addition, the cooling circuit has at least one pump for conveying cooling fluid. The invention further relates to a method for cooling a fuel cell system.
A fuel cell system (10) comprising a fuel supply unit, at least one high temperature fuel cell (12) with a cathode (14) and an anode (16), and an electrolyte (18) which is arranged between the cathode (14) and the anode (16), the cathode (14) having a cathode feed line (15), and the anode (16) having an anode feed line (16a), and the anode (16) being flow-connected via the anode feed line (16a) to the fuel supply unit, and a reforming apparatus (62) being arranged in the anode feed line (16a), an anode off-gas line (16b) for the discharge at least of anode off-gas from the anode (16), furthermore, being arranged, the fuel cell system (10) having an exhaust gas heat exchanger (20) for cooling exhaust gas and a recirculation conveying device (30) for returning anode off-gas to the reforming apparatus (62), the recirculation conveying device (30) and the exhaust gas heat exchanger (20) being connected to one another in a fluid-communicating manner via a common cooling circuit (40) for respective cooling, which common cooling circuit (40) has a central cooling fluid store (42) as fluid source with a heat exchanger (44), and in which common cooling circuit (40) cooling fluid can be circulated in a cooling line, the cooling circuit (40) having at least one pump (46) for conveying cooling fluid.
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