Heated reformer and fuel cell system having the same
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorsZin Park, Ju-Yong Kim, Ji-Seong Han, Hyun-Jeong Lim, Eun-Suk Cho, Ho-Jin Kweon
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Abstract
A fuel cell system is provided comprising: a reformer for generating hydrogen from hydrogen-containing fuel; and at least one electricity generator for generating electric energy through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen. The reformer includes a main body in which a plurality of reaction sections for generating hydrogen from hydrogen-containing fuel is integrally formed. A heating section is disposed in contact with the main body in order to supply different amounts of thermal energy to the plurality of reaction sections.
Claims27
A reformer of a fuel cell system comprising:
- a main body in which a plurality of reaction sections for generating hydrogen from hydrogen-containing fuel are integrally formed, the plurality of reaction sections comprising a reforming section and a preferential catalytic CO oxidation section;
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- a heating section which is disposed in contact with a first portion of the outer surface of the main body corresponding to the reforming section and a second portion of the outer surface of the main body corresponding to the preferential catalytic CO oxidation section, the heating section supplying a different amount of thermal energy to each of the plurality of reaction sections.
A fuel cell system comprising:
- at least one electricity generator;
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- a reformer for generating hydrogen from a hydrogen-containing fuel, wherein the reformer comprises:
- a main body in which a plurality of reaction sections are integrally formed, the plurality of reaction sections comprising a reforming section and a preferential catalytic CO oxidation section;
- and a heating section disposed in contact with a first portion of the outer surface of the main body corresponding to the reforming section and a second portion of the outer surface of the main body corresponding to the preferential catalytic CO oxidation section, the heating section supplying a different amount of thermal energy to each of the plurality of reaction sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.