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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
May. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Mico Power Ltd., Anseong-si, KR;
Inventors:
Song Ho Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Byoung Chang Yang, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
MICO POWER LTD., Anseong-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04089 (2016.01); H01M 8/04302 (2016.01); H01M 8/0612 (2016.01); H01M 8/0432 (2016.01); H01M 8/249 (2016.01); H01M 8/124 (2016.01); H01M 8/14 (2006.01); H01M 8/04701 (2016.01); H01M 8/12 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04089 (2013.01); H01M 8/04302 (2016.02); H01M 8/04365 (2013.01); H01M 8/04373 (2013.01); H01M 8/04701 (2013.01); H01M 8/0612 (2013.01); H01M 8/0618 (2013.01); H01M 8/124 (2013.01); H01M 8/14 (2013.01); H01M 8/249 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); H01M 2008/147 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02P 70/50 (2015.11);
Abstract
A fuel-cell system is disclosed. The fuel cell system includes: a system module having one or more fuel-cell stacks, a first reformer for converting at least some of hydrocarbon fuel into hydrogen, and supplying the hydrogen to the fuel-cell stacks, and a housing for receiving the fuel-cell stacks, and the first reformer therein; and a start-up module disposed outside the housing, and removably coupled to the system module, wherein the start-up module supplies hydrogen-containing fuel to the fuel-cell stacks until a temperature of the fuel-cell stack reaches a predetermined temperature.