In a method for de-icing a component (12) of an aircraft (2) using a reformer (4) for hydrogen (6) for a fuel cell (10), which reformer creates waste heat (8), the waste heat (8) of the reformer (4) is transported by means of a heat channel (14) to the component (12) in order to heat and de-ice the component. In a method for retrofitting an aircraft with a de-icing device with a heat channel leading to the component, the aircraft is equipped with the reformer/the fuel cell, and the heat channel is upgraded to transport at least additionally waste heat of the reformer to the component and the aircraft is upgraded for the execution of the above-described method. A de-icing device (51) for the aircraft (2) is designed to execute the de-icing method. The aircraft (2) contains the de-icing device (51), the reformer (4), the fuel cell (10), and the component (12).
ENTEISEN EINES FLUGZEUGS MIT HILFE EINES REFORMERS ZUR WASSERSTOFF-ERZEUGUNG
DE-ICING OF AN AIRCRAFT BY MEANS OF A REFORMER FOR HYDROGEN GENERATION
DÉGIVRAGE D'UN AÉRONEF AU MOYEN D'UN REFORMEUR POUR LA GÉNÉRATION D'HYDROGÈNE
2024-09-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
German
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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