SUPPLY SYSTEM OF FUEL CELL Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC H01M8/04 

FIELD: electrical engineering, in particular, power systems, in which fuel is converted to electric power.

SUBSTANCE: the fuel cell supply system consists of reaction chambers, each having a hermetically sealed body (1) loaded with hydrocarbon raw material (2). A gas vent-heaters (3) with a filter-catalyst (4) immersed in a layer of fire-dispersed activated carbon (5) is positioned inside the body (1). The inner space of the reaction chamber is connected to the cavity of the gas vent-heater (3) through a layer of activated carbon (5). To supply water to the inner space of body (1) of the reaction chamber, use is made of water supply device (6) connected to it. One more similar reaction chamber is installed in succession with the first reaction chamber. The gas vent-heater (3) of the first reaction chamber is connected to the area of the loaded hydrocarbon raw material (2) of the second reaction chamber with the aid of the outlet gas conduit (7) through a valve (8). The outlet gas conduit (9) of the second reaction chamber through valve (10) is connected to the area of the loaded hydrocarbon raw material (2) of the first reaction chamber. The second outlets of valves (8) and (10) are combined and through compressor (11) are connected to fuel cell (13), whose outlet is connected to the accumulator (14) of the products of fuel cell operation and non reacting products of pyrolisis. The second outlet of the valves may be connected to the fuel cell through a reformer with the aid of a manifold the gaseous products may be fed from the accumulator inside the reaction chambers. With the aid of a manifold liquid products may also be fed inside the reaction chambers directly or through the water supply device.

EFFECT: provided use any hydrocarbon raw material as fuel, simplified and universal process of preparation of hydro-containing gas fed to the fuel cell.

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