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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Stefan Boneberg, Beuren, DE;
Bruno Motzet, Weilheim/Teck, DE;
Alois Tischler, Aidenbach, DE;
Marc Weisser, Owen/Teck, DE;
Stefan Boneberg, Beuren, DE;
Bruno Motzet, Weilheim/Teck, DE;
Alois Tischler, Aidenbach, DE;
Marc Weisser, Owen/Teck, DE;
NuCellSys GmbH, Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, DE;
Abstract
A system for supplying an evaporated and/or superheated hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon/water mixture to at least two components of a gas generation system of a fuel cell system, in particular to at least two stages of a multi-stage reforming process. In one embodiment, the system contains at least two heat exchangers, each of which contains a media-side area and an area that serves to input thermal energy. Furthermore, each of the heat exchangers is connected to least one of the components of the gas generation system and the two heat exchangers are connected to each other. In an alternate embodiment, the system contains one heat exchanger, the media-side area of which is connected to a valve device, which distributes the evaporated and/or superheated mixture to at least two conduits, each of which leads to one of the two components of the gas generation system.