Pressurized fuel cell power plant with steam flow through the cells. [using waste heat to compress air and fuel]

Patent · Tue Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7145905

Bloomfield, D P; Landau, M B

A fuel cell power plant for producing electricity uses pressurized air and fuel in the cells. The air is compressed by compressor apparatus powered by waste energy in the form of hot pressurized gases including hot pressurized steam produced by the power plant. In one embodiment the compressor apparatus includes a turbine operably connected to a compressor, and hot pressurized gases produced by the power plant flow into the turbine thereby driving the compressor. The steam is generated by heat from the fuel cells, passes through the fuel cells adjacent the cathode electrode thereof, and is delivered into the turbine along with the other gases.

• Assignee: United Technologies Corp.
• Patent Number(s): US 3973993
• OSTI ID: 7145905
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 12 Feb 1975
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
FUEL CELL POWER PLANTS
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COMPRESSED AIR
COMPRESSORS
HEAT RECOVERY
TURBINES
WASTE HEAT
AIR
ENERGY
ENERGY RECOVERY
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
GASES
HEAT
POWER PLANTS
RECOVERY
TURBOMACHINERY
WASTES
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