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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Graage, Kirchheim/Teck, DE;
Detlef Zur Megede, Kirchheim/Teck, DE;
Assignee:
Ballard Power Systems AG, Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 3/00 ;
Abstract
A starter device, preferably for cold-starting, for fuel cell systems, including a current generation system, for generating electrical energy, and a gas generation system, for generating H -rich gas for the current generation system. An internal-combustion engine generates mechanical energy, which can be connected to an air compressor for supplying air to the gas generation system via a drive shaft.