Login| Sign Up| Help| Contact|

Patent Searching and Data


Title:
FUEL REFORMING METHOD, FUEL REFORMING DEVICE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001226102
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To miniaturize the whole system and to improve energy efficiency by adopting a reforming reaction, in which endothermic reaction and exothermic reaction are made to coexist, to dispense with or miniaturize equipment such as a heating device and using a liquid except a gas such as air as an oxidizing agent.

In a fuel reforming device 12, methanol, water and hydrogen peroxide are used as raw materials for reforming reaction. A methanol aqueous solution and a hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution are housed respectively in fuel tanks 21 and 22 as fuel raw materials. A controller 27 controls the drive of pumps 28 and 29 based on the detected value of a temperature sensor 32 and the feed ratio of the fuel raw materials (that is the fuel composition) fed to a reformer 24 through an evaporator 23. In the reformer 24, methanol steam reforming reaction (endothermic reaction) and methanol hydrogen peroxide reforming reaction (exothermic reaction) are made to coexist to adopt an autothermal system for controlling the fuel composition to balance the income and outgo of heat of reaction.


Inventors:
KANEHARA MASAHIKO
ISOGAI YOSHIHIRO
Application Number:
JP2000038710A
Publication Date:
August 21, 2001
Filing Date:
February 16, 2000
Export Citation:
Click for automatic bibliography generation   Help
Assignee:
TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS
International Classes:
C01B3/32; B01B1/00; C01B3/54; H01M8/06; (IPC1-7): C01B3/32; C01B3/54; H01M8/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hironobu Onda (1 person outside)



 
Previous Patent: DISPLAY DEVICE OF FORKLIFT

Next Patent: METHANOL REFORMING DEVICE