Solid-oxide fuel cell system having means for controlling tail gas combustion temperature

Haltiner, Karl J.

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Title: Solid-oxide fuel cell system having means for controlling tail gas combustion temperature

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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.

Inventors:: Haltiner, Jr., Karl J.

Issue Date:: Tue Feb 21 00:00:00 EST 2006

Research Org.:: Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1531503

Patent Number(s):: 7001682

Application Number:: 10/178,863

Assignee:: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, MI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M8/0267 - having heating or cooling means, e.g. heaters or coolant flow channels
H01M8/0271 - Sealing or supporting means around electrodes, matrices or membranes
H01M8/04022 - {Heating by combustion}
H01M8/04225 - during start-up
H01M8/0612 - from carbon-containing material
H01M8/0662 - Treatment of gaseous reactants or gaseous residues, e.g. cleaning
H01M8/241 - with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
H01M8/2432 - Grouping of unit cells of planar configuration
H01M8/2483 - characterised by internal manifolds

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E20/12 - Heat utilisation in combustion or incineration of waste
Y02E60/50 - Fuel cells

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DOE Contract Number:: FC26-02NT41246

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2002-06-24

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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  abstractNote = {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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