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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2006
Soonho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Doohwan Lee, Daejeon-si, KR;
Hyun-chul Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Eun-duck Park, Incheon-si, KR;
Soonho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Doohwan Lee, Daejeon-si, KR;
Hyun-chul Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Eun-duck Park, Incheon-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A fuel cell system and an operating method of the same. The fuel cell system includes a carbon monoxide adsorbing device that is disposed at an exit of a shift reactor and removes carbon monoxide which is not completely removed in the shift reactor. Therefore, a start-up time of the fuel cell system is remarkably reduced without poisoning catalysts of electrodes of the fuel cell. An overall volume of the fuel cell system can be reduced since the carbon monoxide adsorbing device is only operating during the start-up, and thus the fuel cell system can be economically manufactured and operated. Additionally, the carbon monoxide adsorbent can be regenerated, thereby increasing economic efficiency of the fuel cell system.