Reformer fuel cell system with external burner

摘要

The system has a reformer generating hydrogen rich gas from reformer-subsystems and a fuel cell (5) generating electric current. An exhaust gas-guiding device (7) guides exhaust gas to the subsystems and to the cell and determines a flow path of the exhaust gas in such a manner that the subsystems and the cell are passed-through based on their respective operating temperature levels in falling temperature sequence. An independent claim is also included for a method for starting and operating a reformer-fuel cell system.