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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Keiji Tsukamoto, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2016.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/12 (2016.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/2432 (2016.02); C01B 3/382 (2013.01); H01M 8/0618 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0233 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0261 (2013.01); C01B 2203/066 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1047 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1064 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1247 (2013.01); C01B 2203/142 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02E 60/525 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack, a reformer, and an exhaust gas combustor. The fuel cell stack has an oxygen-containing exhaust gas channel and a fuel exhaust gas channel at one end in a stacking direction of fuel cells. An exhaust gas combustor connected to the oxygen-containing exhaust gas channel and the fuel exhaust gas channel are provided at the one end of the fuel cell stack in the stacking direction. A reformer is provided around the exhaust gas combustor.