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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Diehl Aerospace Gmbh, Ueberlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DIEHL AEROSPACE GMBH, Ueberlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0612 (2016.01); H01M 8/0662 (2016.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 31/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0612 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 31/00 (2013.01); H01M 8/04164 (2013.01); H01M 8/0687 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for generating electrical energy by a fuel cell system operated with a reformate gas is provided. According to this method, a fuel cell system is provided. The fuel cell system has a first reactor and a second reactor. A gas separation unit is also provided. A portion of a first fuel gas is fed to the gas separation unit. A target gas including Nor COis separated by the gas separation unit. The separated target gas is fed into a protective housing of the fuel cell system. An H-enriched tail gas formed in the gas separation unit is fed as a second fuel gas for operation of the fuel cell.