Power generation system with use of fuel cell
US4933242A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The power generation system with use of fuel cell, comprises: a cell stack including alternately piled up fuel cell elements and separator plates, each fuel cell element having an anode electrode, an electrolyte and a cathode electrode; a first reforming plate for partially reforming fuel gas to anode gas interposed between arbitrary adjacent separator plates instead of the cell element; a second reformer assembly for reforming the remainder of the fuel gas to the anode gas, the second reformer assembly including a plurality of plate type second reformers; an intermediate holder interposed between the cell stack and the second reformer assembly as they are piled up; an upper and a lower holders for sandwiching the cell stack, the intermediate holder and the second reformer assembly so as to hold them as one unit; and gas passages formed within the cell stack, the second reformer assembly, and the intermediate, the upper and the lower holders.
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