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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2004
Steven G Goebel, Victor, NY (US);
William H Pettit, Rochester, NY (US);
Steven D Burch, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Paul T Yu, Pittsford, NY (US);
Yan Zhang, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael D Cartwright, Naples, NY (US);
Steven G Goebel, Victor, NY (US);
William H Pettit, Rochester, NY (US);
Steven D Burch, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Paul T Yu, Pittsford, NY (US);
Yan Zhang, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael D Cartwright, Naples, NY (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel processor for rapid start and operational control. The fuel processor includes a reformer, a shift reactor, and a preferential oxidation reactor for deriving hydrogen for use in creating electricity in a plurality of H—Ofuel cells. A heating and cooling mechanism is coupled to at least the shift reactor for controlling the critical temperature operation of the shift reactor without the need for a separate cooling loop. This heating and cooling mechanism produces or removes thermal energy as a product of the temperature of the combustion of air and fuel. Anode effluent and cathode effluent or air are used to control the temperature output of the heating mechanism. A vaporizer is provided that heats the PrOx reactor to operating temperature.