Cover and startup gas supply system for solid oxide fuel cell generator
Abstract
A cover and startup gas supply system for a solid oxide fuel cell power generator is disclosed. Hydrocarbon fuel, such as natural gas or diesel fuel, and oxygen-containing gas are supplied to a burner. Combustion gas exiting the burner is cooled prior to delivery to the solid oxide fuel cell. The system mixes the combusted hydrocarbon fuel constituents with hydrogen which is preferably stored in solid form to obtain a non-explosive gas mixture. The system may be used to provide both non-explosive cover gas and hydrogen-rich startup gas to the fuel cell.
- Inventors:
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- Export, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872404
- Patent Number(s):
- 5928805
- Assignee:
- Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation (Orlando, FL)
- 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:
- FC21-91MC28055
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- cover; startup; gas; supply; solid; oxide; fuel; cell; generator; power; disclosed; hydrocarbon; natural; diesel; oxygen-containing; supplied; burner; combustion; exiting; cooled; prior; delivery; mixes; combusted; constituents; hydrogen; preferably; stored; form; obtain; non-explosive; mixture; provide; hydrogen-rich; fuel cell; gas supply; solid form; cell power; natural gas; oxygen-containing gas; hydrocarbon fuel; cell generator; oxide fuel; solid oxide; gas mixture; containing gas; combustion gas; cover gas; diesel fuel; power generator; startup gas; gas exit; gas exiting; /429/
Citation Formats
Singh, Prabhakar, and George, Raymond A. Cover and startup gas supply system for solid oxide fuel cell generator. United States: N. p., 1999.
Web.
Singh, Prabhakar, & George, Raymond A. Cover and startup gas supply system for solid oxide fuel cell generator. United States.
Singh, Prabhakar, and George, Raymond A. Fri .
"Cover and startup gas supply system for solid oxide fuel cell generator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872404.
@article{osti_872404,
title = {Cover and startup gas supply system for solid oxide fuel cell generator},
author = {Singh, Prabhakar and George, Raymond A},
abstractNote = {A cover and startup gas supply system for a solid oxide fuel cell power generator is disclosed. Hydrocarbon fuel, such as natural gas or diesel fuel, and oxygen-containing gas are supplied to a burner. Combustion gas exiting the burner is cooled prior to delivery to the solid oxide fuel cell. The system mixes the combusted hydrocarbon fuel constituents with hydrogen which is preferably stored in solid form to obtain a non-explosive gas mixture. The system may be used to provide both non-explosive cover gas and hydrogen-rich startup gas to the fuel cell.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999}
}
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