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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yuki Yoshimine, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2016.01); H01M 8/24 (2016.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/0612 (2016.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); H01M 8/04014 (2016.01); H01M 8/04223 (2016.01); H01M 8/124 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0618 (2013.01); C01B 3/384 (2013.01); H01M 8/04022 (2013.01); H01M 8/04268 (2013.01); H01M 8/0631 (2013.01); H01M 8/24 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0233 (2013.01); C01B 2203/066 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0811 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1258 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1604 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); Y02P 20/124 (2015.11);
Abstract
A fuel cell module includes a first area where an exhaust gas combustor and a start-up combustor are provided, an annular second area around the first area where a heat exchanger is provided, an annular third area around the second area where a reformer is provided, an annular fourth area around the third area where an evaporator is provided. A plurality of heat exchange pipes are provided in the heat exchanger around a first partition plate. At least one of the heat exchange pipes has at least one constricted portion.