Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus – product – and – Having magnetic field feature
Patent
1993-08-20
1994-11-01
Skapars, Anthony
Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and
Having magnetic field feature
429 30, H01M 806
Patent
active
053606795
ABSTRACT:
A power plant system produces utility grade electrical AC power from gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon fuels using a fuel cell stack employing ion exchange membranes. The fuel is desulfurized, mixed with water, heated and vaporized before being introduced into a reformer. The reformer produces a hydrogen-rich gas which is then directed through a series of heat exchangers, shift converters and a selective oxidizer. The processed fuel stream is combined in the fuel cell stack with a pressurized oxidant stream to generate DC power. Oxidant pressure is supplied by compressors driven by turbines using heated system exhaust gases. The DC power is converted into utility grade AC power using an inverter augmented by a battery peaking unit for rapid load following. The water generated in the fuel cell stack is recycled and used to cool the fuel cell stack and to humidify the fuel stream and oxidant stream prior to their introduction to the fuel cell stack. System integration results in an electrical efficiency of at least about 40%, and with heat recovery the overall fuel efficiency is greater than approximately 80%.
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Buswell Richard F.
Clausi Joseph V.
Cohen Ronald
Louie Craig
Watkins David S.
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
Skapars Anthony
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