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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1999
Alexander Schuler, Weisslingen, CH;
Sulzer Hexis AG, Winterthur, CH;
Abstract
The (,) contains high temperature fuel cells (,) which are arranged with planar design in a centrally symmetrical stack (,). A supply point (,) is provided for a gaseous or liquid fuel (,). In a reformer (,) following the supply point the fuel can be catalytically converted at least partially into CO and H,in the presence of H,O and with process heat being supplied. Along the stack axis a central cavity (,) is arranged via which the fuel which is treated in the reformer can be fed into the fuel cells. The reformer is arranged in the central cavity and is formed in such a manner that the heat required for the endothermic reforming processes can be transferred at least partially via radiation from the fuel cells to the reformer.