Abstract
Fuel Cell vending machine which is powered by propane-fueled PEFC (Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell) was developed and successfully demonstrated the operation. 1kW PEFC is built into the package, and beverage cans are cooled down by the electricity and heated-up by the exhaust heat from the fuel cell, respectively. This co-generation operation showed showed much effectiveness for energy saving. Compact type integrated fuel processing reactor, with which propane fuel can be reformed to low-CO, H2-rich process gas is also incorporated into the system.
