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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2010
Tzu-hsiang Yen, Taoyuan County, TW;
Wen-tang Hong, Taoyuan County, TW;
Yu-ching Tsai, Taoyuan County, TW;
Hung-yu Wang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Wei-ping Huang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Ming-dar Lin, Taoyuan County, TW;
Chen-po Lai, Taoyuan County, TW;
Cheng-nan Huang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Tzu-Hsiang Yen, Taoyuan County, TW;
Wen-Tang Hong, Taoyuan County, TW;
Yu-Ching Tsai, Taoyuan County, TW;
Hung-Yu Wang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Wei-Ping Huang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Ming-Dar Lin, Taoyuan County, TW;
Chen-Po Lai, Taoyuan County, TW;
Cheng-Nan Huang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Atomic Energy Council Institue of Nuclear Research, Longtan Township, Taoyuan County, TW;
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell unit, a reformer with a catalyst and heat pipes around the catalyst, and a combustor connected to the heat pipes. A first fuel pipe sends fuel into the reformer. The fuel is reformed in the reformer. A first air port sends air into the reformer. An anode pipe sends the reformed fuel into the fuel cell unit. The chemical reaction of the reformed fuel occurs in the fuel cell unit. A cathode pipe sends the air into the fuel cell unit. A residual reformed fuel pipe sends residual reformed fuel into the combustor. A hot air pipe sends hot air into the combustor. The residual reformed fuel pipe is mixed with the hot air and burned in the combustor. A second fuel pipe sends more fuel into the combustor if necessary. A second air port sends air into the combustor if necessary.