Temperature regulating device for vehicle, has coolant circulation loop to provide thermal regulation for fuel cell, and control unit to direct reheated coolant towards cell during starting phase of cell

摘要

The device has a fueled reformer associated to a burner to produce hydrogen supplying fuel cell (1). A coolant circulation loop (3) provides thermal regulation for the cell. The loop has a derivation circuit towards a heat-exchanger thermally connected to the burner and a control unit. The control unit is guided by a calculator and directs reheated coolant in the circuit towards the cell during starting phase of the cell. An independent claim is also included for a process of regulating temperature during starting of a fuel cell of a vehicle.