Title:
STARTER FOR FUEL REFORMER, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011157842
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a starter for a fuel reformer, raising the temperature of a combustion catalyst to light-off temperature, requiring low electric power consumption and having a simple structure without complicating the device by the addition of a system for flame, combustion or the like to the starter and increasing power consumption by electric heating.
This starer for the fuel reformer includes: a combustion catalyst section; an exhaust gas supply section supplying exhaust gas discharged from an engine to the combustion catalyst section; and a fuel vapor supply section supplying fuel vapor and air to the combustion catalyst section. Temperature rise is performed by supplying engine exhaust gas to catalyst combustion.
Inventors:
SATO MINORU
KAWAJIRI KAZUHIKO
KAWAJIRI KAZUHIKO
Application Number:
JP2010018610A
Publication Date:
August 18, 2011
Filing Date:
January 29, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
International Classes:
F02M27/02; C01B3/32; H01M8/04; H01M8/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shogo Takahashi
Tadahiko Inaba
Kanako Murakami
Nakatsuru Kazutaka
Tadahiko Inaba
Kanako Murakami
Nakatsuru Kazutaka
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