Shutdown method for fuel cell system
US4965143A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 9, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved system for shutting down a fuel cell that cools the reformer catalyst bed by continuing to supply unreformed fuel to the catalyst bed after the supply of heat to the evaporator is discontinued for cooling the catalyst bed more rapidly through an endothermic reaction.
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