Nucellsys Gmbh

Ballard Power Systems Ag

Erik Theis

Stefan Boneberg

Martin Schuessler

Manfred Strohmaier

Ralf Heuser

Martin Schaefer

Wolfgang Lück

Martin Schäfer

A method is used to start up a fuel cell electrically in a fuel cell installation, especially a fuel cell for use in a motor vehicle, with a gas-generating system producing a hydrogen-containing gas flow. The gas flow from the gas-generating system and an oxygen-containing gas flow are brought together and combusted after the fuel cell. The fuel cell is started up electrically as a function of a temperature course existing in the region of combustion of the gas flows.

Method for electrically starting up a fuel cell

An apparatus for supplying fuel to a gas-generating system to generate hydrogen-rich gas in a fuel cell system includes two gas-generating components; a metering device, which can supply fuel by a valve-controlled distribution to each of the two gas-generating components; and a fuel storage basin. The fuel basin which supplies fuel to one of the gas-generating components during a changeover or connecting process between the gas-generating components.

Apparatus and method for supplying fuel to a gas-generating system

A gas generating system for a fuel cell system as well as to a method of operating same. In order to provide hydrogen-containing combustible gas as rapidly as possible and to reduce the exhaust gas emissions, for the start of the operation of the gas generating system, at least one catalytic burner is started and the generated heat is used for evaporating a combustion agent and/or water and for the heating-up of an additionally connected partial reforming unit or partial oxidation stage in order to generate a hydrogen-containing gas for the fuel cell unit by reforming or partial oxidation.

Gas generating system for a fuel cell system and method of operating a gas generating system

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Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, Germany

Erik Theis