Atomic Energy Council-institute of Nuclear Energy Research

Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council

Ming-Dar Lin

Wen-Tang Hong

Yu-Ching Tsai

Cheng-Nan Huang

Chen-Po Lai

Ruey-Yi Lee

Yung-Neng Cheng

Hung-Yu Wang

Wei-Ping Huang

Shih-Kun Lo

Hsueh-I Tan

Tzu-Hsiang Yen

A burner reformer is provided for a power generating system using fuel cell. A burner is contained inside the reformer. The reformer absorbs heat from the burner and other heat source to reduce heat loss and save connecting wires. The present invention avoids flashing back of hydrogen. When fuel is lean, flame would not easily die and the system can thus work stably.

Burner reformer for fuel cell power generating system

A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell unit, a reformer with a catalyst and heat pipes around the catalyst, and a combustor connected to the heat pipes. A first fuel pipe sends fuel into the reformer. The fuel is reformed in the reformer. A first air port sends air into the reformer. An anode pipe sends the reformed fuel into the fuel cell unit. The chemical reaction of the reformed fuel occurs in the fuel cell unit. A cathode pipe sends the air into the fuel cell unit. A residual reformed fuel pipe sends residual reformed fuel into the combustor. A hot air pipe sends hot air into the combustor. The residual reformed fuel pipe is mixed with the hot air and burned in the combustor. A second fuel pipe sends more fuel into the combustor if necessary. A second air port sends air into the combustor if necessary.

Fuel cell system

Growing community of inventors

Taoyuan County, Taiwan

Ming-Dar Lin