Device for providing electrical energy, comprising an
electrical energy storage device (14; 14') for storing electrical energy, in particular a traction accumulator of an electric,
hybrid or fuel
cell vehicle, and a fuel
cell arrangement (74; 74') for generating electrical energy, wherein the
electrical energy storage device (14; 14') is thermally coupled or can be coupled to the fuel
cell arrangement (74, 74') by means of a
heat transfer arrangement, wherein the device has a first fluid circuit (12, 70; 94, 112) to which the
electrical energy storage device (14; 14') is assigned, wherein the first fluid circuit (12, 70; 94, 112) is permeable by a first fluid, wherein the first fluid circuit (12) is thermally coupled to the fuel cell arrangement (74; 74') via at least one first
heat exchanger (18; 18'), wherein the device has a second fluid circuit (12, 70; 94,112) has the fuel cell (74;74') is assigned, wherein the second fluid circuit (12, 70; 94, 112) is permeable to a second fluid, wherein the device has a
heat exchanger (18, 18') with which
heat transfer between the first fluid and the second fluid can be generated, wherein the device has control devices, wherein the fluid circuits (12, 70; 94, 112) are each a sub-circuit of a fluid guide
system (12, 70; 94, 112) with several sub-circuits, the volume flows of which can be controlled by the control devices, wherein a heating device (32, 32') of the fuel cell (74; 74') and the electrical
energy storage device (14; 14') are arranged in the first fluid guide
system (12, 70; 94, 112) and the fuel cell (74; 74') is arranged in the second fluid guide
system (12, 70; 94, 112), thereby characterized in that the heating device (32, 32') is designed as a burner which is operated with
hydrogen.;