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US-2015303492-A1 · Oct 22, 2015 · US
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US2016006048A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016006048-A1 |
| Application number | US-201514792769-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jul 7, 2014 |
| Publication date | Jan 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A fuel cell device having a fuel cell unit ( 12 ) which has at least one anode ( 14 ) and at least one cathode ( 16 ), having at least one anode gas processor ( 18 ) which has at least one first heat exchanger ( 20 ), and having at least one cathode gas processor ( 22 ) which has at least one second heat exchanger ( 24 ). The at least one first heat exchanger ( 20 ) and the at least one second heat exchanger ( 24 ) each take a helical form.
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1 . A fuel cell device having a fuel cell unit ( 12 ) which has at least one anode ( 14 ) and at least one cathode ( 16 ), having at least one anode gas processor ( 18 ) which has at least one first heat exchanger ( 20 ), and having at least one cathode gas processor ( 22 ) which has at least one second heat exchanger ( 24 ), characterized in that the at least one second heat exchanger ( 24 ) is at least partly guided around a receiving chamber ( 26 ) within which the at least one first heat exchanger ( 20 ) is arranged. 2 . The fuel cell device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one first heat exchanger ( 20 ) has at least one first hollow-profile coil ( 28 ). 3 . The fuel cell device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one second heat exchanger ( 24 ) has at least one second hollow-profile coil ( 30 ). 4 . The fuel cell device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the fuel cell unit ( 12 ) is arranged at least partly within the receiving chamber ( 26 ). 5 . The fuel cell device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one anode gas processor ( 18 ) has a reformer unit ( 32 ) that is at least partly arranged within the receiving chamber ( 26 ). 6 . The fuel cell device according to claim 5 , characterized in that the reformer unit ( 32 ) is placed downstream, from the point of view of fluid engineering, of the at least one first heat exchanger ( 20 ). 7 . The fuel cell device at least according to claim 5 , characterized in that the at least one first heat exchanger ( 20 ) has at least two partial regions ( 34 , 36 ) and the reformer unit ( 32 ) is placed, from the point of view of fluid engineering, between the at least two partial regions ( 34 , 36 ). 8 . The fuel cell device according to claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one cathode gas processor ( 22 ) has an afterburning unit ( 38 ) which is configured for at least largely afterburning at least one combustible constituent of an exhaust gas. 9 . The fuel cell device according to claim 1 , characterized by at least one separating element ( 40 ) which from a fluid engineering point of view thermally separates the at least one first heat exchanger ( 20 ) from the at least one second heat exchanger ( 24 ) in a mounted condition. 10 . The fuel cell device according to claim 2 , characterized in that the at least one first heat exchanger ( 20 ) has at least one displacer element ( 42 ) around which the at least one first hollow-profile coil ( 28 ) is at least partly guided.
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the reforming process taking place in the fuel cell · CPC title
Reforming processes, e.g. autothermal, partial oxidation or steam reforming · CPC title
- H01M8/04074Primary
Heat exchange unit structures specially adapted for fuel cell · CPC title
by combustion of fuel · CPC title
in a modular combined reactor/fuel cell structure · CPC title
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- What does patent US2016006048A1 cover?
- A fuel cell device having a fuel cell unit ( 12 ) which has at least one anode ( 14 ) and at least one cathode ( 16 ), having at least one anode gas processor ( 18 ) which has at least one first heat exchanger ( 20 ), and having at least one cathode gas processor ( 22 ) which has at least one second heat exchanger ( 24 ). The at least one first heat exchanger ( 20 ) and the at least one second …
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- Bosch Gmbh Robert
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01M8/04074. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Thu Jan 07 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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