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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Uwe Griesmeier, Markdorf, DE;
Dietmar Mirsch, Kirchheim, DE;
Wolfgang Schmid, Ulm, DE;
Alfred Haug, Kirchheim, DE;
Klaus Dobler, Nuertingen, DE;
Assignee:
Ballard Power Systems AG, Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/18 ;
Abstract
A fuel cell system has a single-stage or multistage gas generation unit for producing a hydrogen-rich gas from an untreated fuel, a single-stage or multistage gas cleaning unit, at least one fuel cell and a single-stage or multistage exhaust-gas treatment unit for converting the fuel cell exhaust gases as completely as possible. At least two sub-units of the fuel cell system are connected to one another mechanically and in terms of flow by means of a connecting plate.