Kombinierte Kraft-Wärme-Anlage

摘要

The present invention relates to a combined heat and power plant (1) and a method of producing and using electric and thermal energy with a combined heat and power plant comprising the following units: a burner unit (2), a reformer (3) unit for hydrogen production, at least one fuel cell stack (4), an exhaust gas system (10) and a heat management system (6) comprising a heat exchanger (7) exchanging heat from a cooling system of a fuel cell stack to a thermal load (9). It is the object of the present invention to provide a combined heat and power plant and a method of producing and using electrical and thermal energy with a combined heat and power plant with an increased efficiency. The object is solved by a combined heat and power plant and an according method in which the units of the combined heat and power plant are coupled in such a way that a certain type of energy produced by at least one of the units of the combined heat and power plant is usable by at least two different units of the combined heat and power plant.