Cogeneration system for a fuel cell

Details Cogeneration system for a fuel cell Cogeneration system for a fuel cell

2005-04-26

2005-04-26

Kalafut, Stephen (Department: 1745)

Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and

Having magnetic field feature

C429S010000, C429S006000, C429S006000, C417S065000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06884528

ABSTRACT:
A fuel cell system and process using an organic Rankine cycle to produce shaft work to operate a fuel cell system component such as an air compressor. The air compressor delivers compressed air to a fuel cell stack. The steps of the Rankine cycle include pumping a liquid working fluid to an elevated pressure, heating the fluid to a gas, expanding the high temperature and high-pressure gas through an expander to produce shaft work used to drive a fuel cell system component such as an air compressor, and then removing energy from the cooling fluid to change the gas back to a liquid, and repeating the cycle. The liquid fluid can be heated by an external boiler, or one of the components of the fuel cell system such as the combustor and/or the fuel cell stack.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4820594 (1989-04-01), Sugita et al.
patent: 6348278 (2002-02-01), LaPierre et al.
patent: 6365289 (2002-04-01), Lee et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Cogeneration system for a fuel cell does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Cogeneration system for a fuel cell, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Cogeneration system for a fuel cell will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3391781