Fuel cell system
US7108932B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell (9), an exhaust gas circulation passage (10) which circulates part of the exhaust gas from the fuel cell (9) back to the fuel cell (9), a fuel injector (3) which injects liquid fuel into the circulated exhaust gas, and a vaporizer (4) which vaporizes the injected fuel. The fuel cell system has a high response, as the liquid fuel injected into the exhaust gas rapidly vaporizes.
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