Solid-oxide fuel cell system having means for controlling...

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2006-02-21

2006-02-21

Barr, Michael (Department: 1746)

Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and

Having magnetic field feature

C429S010000, C429S010000, C429S006000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07001682

ABSTRACT:
In a solid-oxide fuel cell system, the fuel cell tail gas contains significant residual amounts of combustibles which are burned in a combustor with spent cathode air to reduce system emissions and to reclaim chemical energy in the form of heat, the hot exhaust being used to pre-heat air entering the fuel cell system. The tail gas combustibles content can vary widely as can the combustion temperature. When the temperature becomes unacceptably low, a control valve in the spent cathode air return is adjusted to divert a portion of the air around the combustor, thus enriching the fuel/air mixture and causing the combustion temperature to increase. When the temperature becomes unacceptably high, a control valve in the combustor fresh air supply is adjusted to provide more air, thus causing the mixture to become leaner and the combustion temperature to decrease.

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