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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2005
Samuel Barbier, Le Bizot, FR;
Fabien Boudjemaa, Puteuax, FR;
Gerard Olivier, Bougival, FR;
Abdelhakim Oulefki, Aubervilliers, FR;
Robert Yu, Elancourt, FR;
Samuel Barbier, Le Bizot, FR;
Fabien Boudjemaa, Puteuax, FR;
Gerard Olivier, Bougival, FR;
Abdelhakim Oulefki, Aubervilliers, FR;
Robert Yu, Elancourt, FR;
Renault S.A.S, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
An electric generator for a motor vehicle, including: a reformer for producing a reformate from a primary fuel, water and air; circuits supplying the reformer with primary fuel, air, and water; a fuel cell for production electric power from the reformate and air; a compressor for compressing the air for the fuel cell and/or the reformer; and circuits for supplying the fuel cell with reformate and air, connecting the fuel cell to the reformer and the compressor, respectively. The circuits supplying water to the reformer include a first heat exchanger for establishing heat exchange relationship between the water and the air compressed by the compressor.