FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM

A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell having an anode region and a cathode region. The fuel cell defines an anode inlet to permit feeding the anode region with hydrogen and defines a cathode inlet to permit feeding the cathode region with oxygen. The fuel cell has an anode outlet and has a cathode...

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1. Verfasser:	Gaiser, Gerd
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS ELECTRICITY PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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Zusammenfassung:	A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell having an anode region and a cathode region. The fuel cell defines an anode inlet to permit feeding the anode region with hydrogen and defines a cathode inlet to permit feeding the cathode region with oxygen. The fuel cell has an anode outlet and has a cathode outlet. An anode outlet conduit receives anode offgas at the anode outlet and a catalytic converter is arranged so as to permit the anode offgas in the anode outlet conduit to flow therethrough. A cathode outlet conduit is arranged for receiving cathode offgas at the cathode outlet. A cathode branch conduit connects the cathode outlet conduit to the anode outlet conduit upstream of the catalytic converter.