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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2021
Avl List Gmbh, Graz, AT;
Raphael Neubauer, Graz, AT;
Thomas Strasser-Krauss, Graz, AT;
AVL List GmbH, Graz, AT;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a protective reformer device () for the protection of an anode section () of a fuel cell stack () against oxidizing damage during a heating-up process, having a gas duct () with a gas inlet () and a gas outlet () for conducting fuel gas from an anode feed section () of the fuel cell stack (), wherein a catalytic converter section () is arranged in the gas duct () for a catalytic oxidation of at least part of the fuel gas into a protective gas for feeding to the anode section (), wherein, furthermore, the gas duct () has a temperature control device () in thermally transmitting contact with the catalytic converter section () for an active temperature control of the catalytic converter section ().