Patent ID: 6871790

Claim:
A heating system for a vehicle, comprising: a reformer arrangement ( 12 ) for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon/mixed material mixture, a burner arrangement ( 14 ) for reception of hydrogen produced in the reformer arrangement ( 12 ) and combustion thereof, and a heat exchanger arrangement ( 16 ) for transferring combustion heat produced in the burner arrangement ( 14 ) to a heating medium, wherein hydrogen feeding means ( 14 , 16 ; 52 , 54 , 58 ) are provided for feeding hydrogen produced in the reformer arrangement ( 12 ) to at least one further hydrogen-consuming system ( 46 , 60 ), said at least one further hydrogen-consuming system ( 46 , 60 ) comprising at least one of an exhaust-gas after-treatment system ( 46 ) for an internal combustion engine ( 44 ) and of a fuel cell system ( 60 ), said hydrogen feeding means ( 52 , 54 , 58 ) comprising hydrogen distributing means ( 52 ) for distributing hydrogen produced in the reformer arrangement ( 12 ) to the burner arrangement ( 14 ) and the at least one further hydrogen-consuming system ( 46 , 60 ).