Simulation results show, the energy for the evaporation of the process water can be covered by cooling down the reformate to shift temperature. This holds true for all loads without any control action. A patented idea, which is new in the field and simplifies the control strategy significantly.The generated saturated steam serves as driving media in a jet pump, which sucks in the feed gas out of the grid and supplies the required over-pressure for the fuel cell system.

 

A natural gas compressor becomes redundant and coking of the catalyst by natural gas surplus, caused by control failures is impossible.