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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2019
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Cary A. Henry, Helotes, TX (US);
Robert T. Henderson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Graham T. Conway, San Antonio, TX (US);
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of providing electrical power to on-board electrical devices of a vehicle. The engine has an EGR (exhaust gas recirculation loop) which may be a high pressure loop, a low pressure loop, or a dedicated cylinder loop. A catalyzed heat exchanger on the EGR loop has a steam reformation catalyst and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger uses hot exhaust gas from the main exhaust line to heat the catalyst. A methane fuel source adds methane to the recirculated exhaust stream before it enters the catalyst, and the catalytic reaction increases the amount of hydrogen in the recirculated exhaust. The hydrogen is then delivered to a PEM fuel cell.