Fuel cell system

US8980495B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8980495-B2
Application numberUS-30126807-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 16, 2007
Priority dateMay 18, 2006
Publication dateMar 17, 2015
Grant dateMar 17, 2015

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A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a heat exchanger, a reformer, and a combustor. The combustor is provided around the heat exchanger. A combustion gas path for supplying a combustion gas produced in the combustor to the heat exchanger and an exhaust gas path for supplying an exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell stack after consumption in power generation reaction are merged at a merger section provided on an upstream side of a heat medium inlet of the heat exchanger.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of fuel cells, said fuel cells each being formed by stacking an electrolyte electrode assembly and a separator, said electrolyte electrode assembly including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte interposed between said anode and said cathode; a heat exchanger for heating an oxygen-containing gas using a heat medium before the oxygen-containing gas is supplied to said f…

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What does patent US8980495B2 cover?
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a heat exchanger, a reformer, and a combustor. The combustor is provided around the heat exchanger. A combustion gas path for supplying a combustion gas produced in the combustor to the heat exchanger and an exhaust gas path for supplying an exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell stack after consumption in power generation reaction are merged at…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Homma Hiroki, Honda Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M8/04022. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).