Solid oxide fuel cell steam reforming power system
Abstract
The present invention is a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Reforming Power System that utilizes adiabatic reforming of reformate within this system. By utilizing adiabatic reforming of reformate within the system the system operates at a significantly higher efficiency than other Solid Oxide Reforming Power Systems that exist in the prior art. This is because energy is not lost while materials are cooled and reheated, instead the device operates at a higher temperature. This allows efficiencies higher than 65%.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- DOESC (USDOE Office of Science (SC) (United States))
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1083059
- Patent Number(s):
- 8394544
- Application Number:
- 12/118,353
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC057RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE
Citation Formats
Chick, Lawrence A., Sprenkle, Vincent L., Powell, Michael R., Meinhardt, Kerry D., and Whyatt, Greg A. Solid oxide fuel cell steam reforming power system. United States: N. p., 2013.
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Chick, Lawrence A., Sprenkle, Vincent L., Powell, Michael R., Meinhardt, Kerry D., & Whyatt, Greg A. Solid oxide fuel cell steam reforming power system. United States.
Chick, Lawrence A., Sprenkle, Vincent L., Powell, Michael R., Meinhardt, Kerry D., and Whyatt, Greg A. Tue .
"Solid oxide fuel cell steam reforming power system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1083059.
@article{osti_1083059,
title = {Solid oxide fuel cell steam reforming power system},
author = {Chick, Lawrence A. and Sprenkle, Vincent L. and Powell, Michael R. and Meinhardt, Kerry D. and Whyatt, Greg A.},
abstractNote = {The present invention is a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Reforming Power System that utilizes adiabatic reforming of reformate within this system. By utilizing adiabatic reforming of reformate within the system the system operates at a significantly higher efficiency than other Solid Oxide Reforming Power Systems that exist in the prior art. This is because energy is not lost while materials are cooled and reheated, instead the device operates at a higher temperature. This allows efficiencies higher than 65%.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Tue Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}
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