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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Shimazu, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Iguchi, Mishima, JP;
Satoshi Aoyama, Susono, JP;
Koichi Numata, Mishima, JP;
Kazuhisa Kunitake, Susono, JP;
Takeshi Nishikawa, Toyota, JP;
Shuichi Kubo, Aichi-ken, JP;
Satoshi Yamazaki, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 ;
Abstract
In a fuel cell system , a cracking unit is provided upstream of a reformer . When the cracking unit is supplied with oxygen and gasoline as a hydrocarbon-based fuel, the gasoline is partially oxidized and decomposed using oxidation-generated heat to give a hydrocarbon with a lower carbon number. The hydrocarbon with the lower carbon number obtained by such gasoline pyrolysis is fed to the reformer and supplied to a reforming reaction zone.