Motor vehicles – Power – Electric
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-12
2005-07-12
Fischmann, Bryan (Department: 3618)
Motor vehicles
Power
Electric
C180S065230, C123SDIG001
Reexamination Certificate
active
06915869
ABSTRACT:
A power generation system and method providing an engine configured to produce hydrogen rich reformate to feed a solid oxide fuel cell includes an engine having an intake and an exhaust; an air supply in fluid communication with the engine intake; a fuel supply in fluid communication with the engine intake; at least one solid oxide fuel cell having an air intake in fluid communication with an air supply, a fuel intake in fluid communication with the engine exhaust, a solid oxide fuel cell effluent and an air effluent. Engines include a free piston gas generator with rich homogenous charge compression, a rich internal combustion engine cylinder system with an oxygen generator, and a rich inlet turbo-generator system with exhaust heat recovery. Oxygen enrichment devices to enhance production of hydrogen rich engine exhaust include pressure swing absorption with oxygen selective materials, and oxygen separators such as an solid oxide fuel cell oxygen separator and a ceramic membrane oxygen separator.
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Botti Jean Joseph
Grieve Malcolm James
Miller Carl Elmer
Fischmann Bryan
Marshall Paul L.
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