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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
May. 24, 2001
Applicants:
Stefan Boneberg, Beuren, DE;
Martin Schuessler, Ulm, DE;
Hans-frieder Walz, Bad Ueberkingen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NuCellSys GmbH, Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/04 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for operating a gas generation device, for example, for a fuel cell system, having at least two gas generation units through which a starting-material stream flows in series. The two gas generating units have a first and second rated power P, Pand a first and second predetermined operating temperature T, T, and the first gas generation unit has a lower thermal mass than the second gas generation unit. During a starting phase only the first gas generation unit is operated, with a power P>P. After the end of the starting phase at least the second gas generation unit is operated.