Fuel cell systems including hydrogen-producing assemblies

C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 01 – B

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C01B 3/02 (2006.01) C01B 3/32 (2006.01) C01B 3/50 (2006.01) H01M 8/06 (2006.01)

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CA 2732512

Hydrogen-producing assemblies, fuel cell systems including the same, methods of producing hydrogen gas, and methods of powering an energy-consuming device. Hydrogen--producing assemblies may include a monolithic body that defines at least a reforming conduit, in which a feed stream is catalyzed into a reformate gas stream containing hydrogen gas, and a burner conduit, in which a fuel-air stream is combusted. The monolithic body is constructed to conduct heat generated by the exothermic reaction of the combustion from the burner conduit to the reformer conduit. In some hydrogen-producing assemblies, the monolithic body further defines a vaporizer conduit, in which liquid portions of the feed stream are vaporized prior to being delivered to the reformer conduit. In such embodiments, the monolithic body is constructed to conduct heat from the burner conduit to the vaporizer conduit. Hydrogen-producing assemblies may be incorporated into a fuel cell system that is configured to power an energy-consuming device.

Linvention concerne des ensembles produisant de lhydrogène, des systèmes de piles à combustible les comprenant, des procédés de production dhydrogène gazeux, et des procédés dalimentation dun dispositif consommateur dénergie. Les ensembles produisant de lhydrogène peuvent comporter un corps monolithique définissant au moins un conduit de reformage dans lequel un flux dentrée est catalysé pour former un flux de reformat contenant de lhydrogène gazeux, et un conduit brûleur où est réalisée la combustion dun flux combustible-air. Le corps monolithique conduit la chaleur dégagée par la réaction exothermique de la combustion du conduit brûleur au conduit de reformage. Dans certains ensembles produisant de lhydrogène, le corps monolithique définit en outre un conduit vaporisateur dans lequel des parties liquides du flux dentrée sont vaporisées avant son introduction dans le conduit de reformage, et le corps monolithique conduit la chaleur du conduit brûleur au conduit vaporisateur. Les ensembles produisant de lhydrogène peuvent être incorporés dans un système de piles à combustible conçu pour alimenter un dispositif consommateur dénergie.

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