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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2006
Applicant:
Alain Thorel, Saint-Vrain, FR;
Inventor:
Alain Thorel, Saint-Vrain, FR;
Assignee:
Armines, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention concerns a high temperature fuel cell with mixed anionic and protonic conduction having a protonic conduction reforming membrane directly coupled to a solid oxide fuel cell with conduction by oxygen ions, enabling use of a gradually reforming anode generating carbon deposits to be avoided. The reverse operation of the present invention outside the reforming stage forms a high water temperature electrolyser to produce hydrogen efficiently without having to separate it from water as is the case with current systems.