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20140072892 | HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS, FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS - A hydrogen generation apparatus including: a first desulfurizer; a second desulfurizer; a reformer to generate a hydrogen-containing reformed gas from a raw material gas from which sulfur has been removed by at least one of the first desulfurizer and the second desulfurizer; and a recycle passage through which a part of the reformed gas generated by the reformer is mixed into the raw material gas to be supplied to the second desulfurizer. After installation or maintenance of the hydrogen generation apparatus, the raw material gas is supplied to the reformer through the first desulfurizer until a catalyst in the second desulfurizer is activated by a mixed gas of the reformed gas supplied through the recycle passage and the raw material gas, and after the catalyst in the second desulfurizer is activated, the raw material gas is supplied to the reformer through the second desulfurizer. | 03-13-2014 |
20140093794 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen generator includes: a tubular reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by a reforming reaction using a material gas; a CO reducer configured to reduce carbon monoxide contained in the hydrogen-containing gas generated in the reformer; a tubular hydro-desulfurizer provided at an outer periphery of the reformer and configured to remove a sulfur compound contained in the material gas; and a material gas supply passage through which the material gas to be supplied to the hydro-desulfurizer flows. The material gas supply passage is configured to perform heat exchange with the CO reducer, and a material gas inlet port of the hydro-desulfurizer is provided at an end surface closer to the CO reducer. | 04-03-2014 |
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20080280171 | Hydrogen Generation Device, Operation Method Thereof, and Fuel Cell System - A hydrogen generation device of the present includes: a reforming unit for steam-reforming raw material containing at least carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms to generate a hydrogen-containing gas; a raw material supply unit for supplying a raw material to the reforming unit; a steam generation unit for supplying steam to the reforming unit, a steam generation unit temperature detection unit for detecting the temperature of the steam generation unit; a heating unit for supplying a combustion gas for successively heating the reforming unit and the steam generation unit by heat transfer, and a control unit. The control unit controls a raw material supply amount from the raw material supply unit and a water supply amount from a water supply unit and controls one of the amount of the air to the heating unit, the amount of a fuel to the heating unit, and the amount of the raw material to the reforming unit so that no water remains in the steam generation unit according to the detected temperature from the steam generation unit temperature detection unit. Thus, it is possible to operate the hydrogen generation device without leaving water in the steam generating unit and to provide a hydrogen generation device operation method having a high reliability and economy and a hydrogen generation device using the same as well as a fuel cell generation system using the hydrogen generation device. | 11-13-2008 |
20090258263 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Provided is a hydrogen generator capable of suppressing degradation in capability of a hydrogen generator which is caused by crush of particulate reforming catalyst and of suppressing decrease in reforming efficiency due to decrease in heat transfer efficiency of a catalyzing portion which is caused by the crush of the particulate reforming catalyst. A hydrogen generator comprises a catalyzing portion | 10-15-2009 |
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20100015480 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen generator according to the invention comprises: a combustion gas passage ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100040915 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR, FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND THEIR OPERATING METHODS - A hydrogen generator ( | 02-18-2010 |
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20110117461 | HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM PROVIDED THEREWITH - A hydrogen generation device or a fuel cell system of the present invention can prevent deterioration or breakage of portions of the hydrogen generation device, which is caused by thermal stress attributable to repeated operation and halt. Thus, it is possible to increase the life and enhance the stability of the device and the system. | 05-19-2011 |
20110123880 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A hydrogen generator includes: a first tube ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110206562 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND STARTUP METHOD THEREOF - A hydrogen generator is described, which comprises: a material supply device ( | 08-25-2011 |
20110318660 | HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM UTILIZING SAME - An object is to provide a hydrogen generation apparatus in which water can be helically flow down in an evaporator without fail, a method for manufacturing the hydrogen generation apparatus, and a fuel cell system using the hydrogen generation apparatus. The hydrogen generation apparatus includes a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas; an evaporator | 12-29-2011 |