Fuel-cell engine stream conditioning system
Abstract
A stream conditioning system for a fuel cell gas management system or fuel cell engine. The stream conditioning system manages species potential in at least one fuel cell reactant stream. A species transfer device is located in the path of at least one reactant stream of a fuel cell's inlet or outlet, which transfer device conditions that stream to improve the efficiency of the fuel cell. The species transfer device incorporates an exchange media and a sorbent. The fuel cell gas management system can include a cathode loop with the stream conditioning system transferring latent and sensible heat from an exhaust stream to the cathode inlet stream of the fuel cell; an anode humidity retention system for maintaining the total enthalpy of the anode stream exiting the fuel cell related to the total enthalpy of the anode inlet stream; and a cooling water management system having segregated deionized water and cooling water loops interconnected by means of a brazed plate heat exchanger.
- Inventors:
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- Marietta, GA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- PENTASTAR ELECTRONICS CO
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874665
- Patent Number(s):
- 6436562
- Assignee:
- Emprise Technology Associates Corp. (Marietta, GA)
- 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:
- AC02-94CE50390
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fuel-cell; engine; stream; conditioning; fuel; cell; gas; management; manages; species; potential; reactant; transfer; device; located; path; cells; inlet; outlet; conditions; improve; efficiency; incorporates; exchange; media; sorbent; cathode; loop; transferring; latent; sensible; heat; exhaust; anode; humidity; retention; maintaining; total; enthalpy; exiting; related; cooling; water; segregated; deionized; loops; interconnected; means; brazed; plate; exchanger; fuel cell; heat exchanger; cell gas; reactant stream; /429/
Citation Formats
DuBose, Ronald Arthur. Fuel-cell engine stream conditioning system. United States: N. p., 2002.
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DuBose, Ronald Arthur. Fuel-cell engine stream conditioning system. United States.
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"Fuel-cell engine stream conditioning system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874665.
@article{osti_874665,
title = {Fuel-cell engine stream conditioning system},
author = {DuBose, Ronald Arthur},
abstractNote = {A stream conditioning system for a fuel cell gas management system or fuel cell engine. The stream conditioning system manages species potential in at least one fuel cell reactant stream. A species transfer device is located in the path of at least one reactant stream of a fuel cell's inlet or outlet, which transfer device conditions that stream to improve the efficiency of the fuel cell. The species transfer device incorporates an exchange media and a sorbent. The fuel cell gas management system can include a cathode loop with the stream conditioning system transferring latent and sensible heat from an exhaust stream to the cathode inlet stream of the fuel cell; an anode humidity retention system for maintaining the total enthalpy of the anode stream exiting the fuel cell related to the total enthalpy of the anode inlet stream; and a cooling water management system having segregated deionized water and cooling water loops interconnected by means of a brazed plate heat exchanger.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2002},
month = {1}
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