A miniature fuel reformer system for portable power sources

被引:25
作者
Dolanc, Gregor [1 ]
Belavic, Darko [4 ]
Hrovat, Marko [2 ]
Hocevar, Stanko [3 ]
Pohar, Andrej [3 ]
Petrovcic, Janko [1 ]
Musizza, Bojan [1 ]
机构
[1] Jozef Stefan Inst, Dept Syst & Control, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
[2] Jozef Stefan Inst, Dept Elect Ceram, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
[3] Natl Inst Chem, Lab Catalysis & Chem React Engn, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
[4] HIPOT RR Doo, SI-8222 Otocec, Slovenia
关键词
Methanol reforming; Miniaturisation; Integration; Process control; METHANOL REFORMER; SELECTIVE OXIDATION; CARBON-MONOXIDE; CELL; MICROREACTOR; CATALYSTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.08.021
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A miniature methanol reformer system has been designed and built to technology readiness level exceeding a laboratory prototype. It is intended to feed fuel cells with electric power up to 100 W and contains a complete setup of the technological elements: catalytic reforming and PROX reactors, a combustor, evaporators, actuation and sensing elements, and a control unit. The system is engineered not only for performance and quality of the reformate, but also for its lightweight and compact design, seamless integration of elements, low internal electric consumption, and safety. In the paper, the design of the system is presented by focussing on its miniaturisation, integration, and process control. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:392 / 400
页数:9
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