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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 26, 2005
Ju-yong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun-jeong Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji-seong Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Zin Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Eun-suk Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Ju-Yong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun-Jeong Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji-Seong Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Zin Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Eun-Suk Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
There is provided a fuel cell system comprising: a stack for generating electric energy through a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen; a reformer for generating hydrogen from fuel through a catalytic reaction of the fuel using thermal energy and for supplying the generated hydrogen to the stack; a fuel supply unit for supplying the fuel to the reformer; and an oxygen supply unit for supplying oxygen to the reformer and the stack. The reformer comprises: a tubular reactor body; a heat source section which is formed in the inner space of the tubular reactor body and which generates thermal energy in a predetermined temperature range through an oxidation reaction of fuel; a reforming reaction section which is formed successive to the heat source section and which generates hydrogen from the fuel through a reforming reaction using the thermal energy; and a heat delivery unit which is provided in contact with the tubular reactor body and which delivers the thermal energy to the fuel supplied to the reforming reaction section.