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Title: Purge gas protected transportable pressurized fuel cell modules and their operation in a power plant

Abstract

A fuel cell generator apparatus and method of its operation involves: passing pressurized oxidant gas, (O) and pressurized fuel gas, (F), into fuel cell modules, (10 and 12), containing fuel cells, where the modules are each enclosed by a module housing (18), surrounded by an axially elongated pressure vessel (64), where there is a purge gas volume, (62), between the module housing and pressure vessel; passing pressurized purge gas, (P), through the purge gas volume, (62), to dilute any unreacted fuel gas from the modules; and passing exhaust gas, (82), and circulated purge gas and any unreacted fuel gas out of the pressure vessel; where the fuel cell generator apparatus is transpatable when the pressure vessel (64) is horizontally disposed, providing a low center of gravity.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [1]
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  1. Pittsburgh, PA
  2. Valencia, PA
  3. Greensburg, PA
  4. Plub Borough, PA
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Research Org.:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870684
Patent Number(s):
5573867
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA)
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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DOE Contract Number:  
FC21-91MC28055
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
purge; gas; protected; transportable; pressurized; fuel; cell; modules; operation; power; plant; generator; apparatus; method; involves; passing; oxidant; 10; 12; containing; cells; enclosed; module; housing; 18; surrounded; axially; elongated; pressure; vessel; 64; volume; 62; dilute; unreacted; exhaust; 82; circulated; transpatable; horizontally; disposed; providing; center; gravity; containing fuel; module housing; fuel cell; gas volume; purge gas; oxidant gas; cell generator; fuel gas; pressure vessel; fuel cells; power plant; exhaust gas; axially elongated; horizontally disposed; cell module; cell modules; generator apparatus; pressurized fuel; reacted fuel; /429/

Citation Formats

Zafred, Paolo R, Dederer, Jeffrey T, Gillett, James E, Basel, Richard A, and Antenucci, Annette B. Purge gas protected transportable pressurized fuel cell modules and their operation in a power plant. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
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Zafred, Paolo R, Dederer, Jeffrey T, Gillett, James E, Basel, Richard A, & Antenucci, Annette B. Purge gas protected transportable pressurized fuel cell modules and their operation in a power plant. United States.
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Zafred, Paolo R, Dederer, Jeffrey T, Gillett, James E, Basel, Richard A, and Antenucci, Annette B. Mon . "Purge gas protected transportable pressurized fuel cell modules and their operation in a power plant". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870684.
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@article{osti_870684,
title = {Purge gas protected transportable pressurized fuel cell modules and their operation in a power plant},
author = {Zafred, Paolo R and Dederer, Jeffrey T and Gillett, James E and Basel, Richard A and Antenucci, Annette B},
abstractNote = {A fuel cell generator apparatus and method of its operation involves: passing pressurized oxidant gas, (O) and pressurized fuel gas, (F), into fuel cell modules, (10 and 12), containing fuel cells, where the modules are each enclosed by a module housing (18), surrounded by an axially elongated pressure vessel (64), where there is a purge gas volume, (62), between the module housing and pressure vessel; passing pressurized purge gas, (P), through the purge gas volume, (62), to dilute any unreacted fuel gas from the modules; and passing exhaust gas, (82), and circulated purge gas and any unreacted fuel gas out of the pressure vessel; where the fuel cell generator apparatus is transpatable when the pressure vessel (64) is horizontally disposed, providing a low center of gravity.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
}
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