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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2014
Helmut Schmidt Universität, Universität Der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Hamburg, DE;
Hamburg Innovation Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Detlef Schulz, Hamburg, DE;
Helmut Schmidt Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Hamburg, DE;
Hamburg Innovation GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
Fuel cell arrangement having an improved efficiency. The arrangement comprises one or more fuel cell unitsand a methanation unitand a control unit. The fuel cell unit comprises a water inlet, a hydrogen outletand an oxygen outlet. The methanation unit comprises a catalyst, a hydrogen inlet, a carbon oxide inlethaving a first controllable valveand a methane outlet, wherein the hydrogen outlet of the first fuel cell unit is coupled to the hydrogen inlet of the methanation unit, and the methanation unit is adapted to convert hydrogen and carbon oxide into methane, wherein the control unit is adapted to control the first controllable valve so as to obtain an optimum converting process to convert hydrogen and carbon oxide into methane.