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20090269629 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THEM - A hydrogen generator ( | 10-29-2009 |
20100040915 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR, FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND THEIR OPERATING METHODS - A hydrogen generator ( | 02-18-2010 |
20100183928 | HYDROGEN GENERATION SYSTEM, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF HYDROGEN GENERATION SYSTEM - A hydrogen generating apparatus is provided that further suppresses deterioration in capability of a converting catalyst in raw material purge in a shutdown operation. | 07-22-2010 |
20100203403 | HYDROGEN PRODUCING APPARATUS, METHOD OF OPERATING HYDROGEN PRODUCING APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - A hydrogen generation apparatus | 08-12-2010 |
20100221619 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present invention is a fuel cell system comprising: a hydrogen generator including a reformer which has a reforming catalyst and carries out a reforming reaction using the reforming catalyst to generate a hydrogen-containing gas from a raw material, a shift converter which has a shift catalyst and carries out a shift reaction using the shift catalyst to decrease carbon monoxide in the hydrogen-containing gas, and a first temperature detector which detects a temperature of the shift converter; a fuel cell which uses the hydrogen-containing gas delivered from the hydrogen generator, to generate electric power; and a control unit, wherein: the control unit does not start delivering the hydrogen-containing gas from the hydrogen generator to the fuel cell when at least the temperature of the shift converter detected by the first temperature detector is not a stable determination temperature or higher; and the stable determination temperature is lower than a control temperature of the shift converter at the time of a normal operation. | 09-02-2010 |
20100266909 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING FUEL AND METHOD OF STARTING THE SAME - A fuel processing apparatus according to the present invention is a fuel processing apparatus | 10-21-2010 |
20100323257 | FUEL PROCESSING APPARATUS, FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING FUEL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A fuel processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a reformer ( | 12-23-2010 |
20100330444 | HYDROGEN GENERATING APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen generating apparatus ( | 12-30-2010 |
20110008688 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION DEVICE, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A hydrogen generating apparatus contains a hydrogen generating device containing a reforming device; a desulfurizing device; a hydrocarbon removing device; a first raw material supplying path that passes the raw material through only the desulfurizing device among the desulfurizing device and the hydrocarbon removing device, and flows the raw material into the hydrogen generating device; a second raw material supplying path that passes the raw material through the desulfurizing device and the hydrocarbon removing device, and flows the raw material into the hydrogen generating device; and a controlling device that switches the flow path of the raw material to the second raw material supplying path in an operating step of supplying only the raw material to the hydrogen generating device. | 01-13-2011 |
20110014528 | HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS, FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SHUTTING DOWN HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS - A method of shutting down a hydrogen generation apparatus for limiting degradation in a catalyst due to dew condensation at the time of shutdown is provided. The method of shutting down the hydrogen generation apparatus comprising, a combustor which supplies heat necessary to a reforming device, a first air supplier which supplies air to the combustor, a combustion exhaust gas path formed such that the combustion exhaust gas produced in the combustor makes heat exchange with the reforming device and then with a CO reducing device, and a controller which operates the first air supplier so that the temperature of the gas in the CO reducing device does not become equal to or lower than a dew point after shutdown of the combustion operation of the combustor and before a start of a purging operation to purge the interiors of the reforming device and the CO reducing device with a replacement gas. | 01-20-2011 |
20110195322 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING HYDROGEN GENERATOR - A hydrogen generator ( | 08-11-2011 |
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20120178006 | HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS OPERATION METHOD - A hydrogen generation apparatus ( | 07-12-2012 |
20120219870 | HYDROGEN-PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND FUEL-CELL SYSTEM USING SAME - A hydrogen purifier ( | 08-30-2012 |
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20130143136 | HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen generation apparatus and a fuel cell system including: a reformer ( | 06-06-2013 |
20140072888 | HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen generation device of the present invention comprises a first path ( | 03-13-2014 |
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 |
20140127597 | METHOD OF OPERATING HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method of operating a hydrogen generator includes: a step (a) of generating a hydrogen-containing gas by a hydrogen generation unit by using a raw material in the hydrogen generation unit; a step (b) of removing a sulfur compound from the raw material by a hydrodesulfurizer which is heated by heat transferred from the hydrogen generation unit; and a step (c) of performing an operation of supplying the raw material to the hydrogen generation unit after stopping the generating of the hydrogen-containing gas by the hydrogen generation unit. The step (c) is not performed unless, at least, a temperature of the hydrodesulfurizer is such a temperature at which carbon deposition from the raw material is suppressed. | 05-08-2014 |
20140212775 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen generator includes a reformer configured to cause a reforming reaction using a material and steam to generate a hydrogen-containing gas; a shift converter configured to reduce CO in the hydrogen-containing gas by a shift reaction; an evaporator provided adjacent to the shift converter so as to perform heat exchange with an upstream side of the shift converter and configured to evaporate water; and a hydro-desulfurizer provided adjacent to the shift converter so as to perform heat exchange with a downstream side of the shift converter and configured to remove a sulfur compound in the material by a hydrodesulfurization reaction. | 07-31-2014 |
20150044583 | HYDROGEN PURIFIER, HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen purifier includes: a CO remover configured to reduce carbon monoxide in a hydrogen-containing gas through an oxidation reaction, the hydrogen-containing gas containing ammonia and carbon monoxide; and an ammonia remover provided upstream from the CO remover, the ammonia remover being configured to cause a reaction between ammonia in the hydrogen-containing gas and oxygen by using a catalyst to decompose the ammonia. | 02-12-2015 |