Solid oxide fuel cell power plant with an anode recycle loop turbocharger
Abstract
An anode exhaust recycle turbocharger (100) has a turbocharger turbine (102) secured in fluid communication with a compressed oxidant stream within an oxidant inlet line (218) downstream from a compressed oxidant supply (104), and the anode exhaust recycle turbocharger (100) also includes a turbocharger compressor (106) mechanically linked to the turbocharger turbine (102) and secured in fluid communication with a flow of anode exhaust passing through an anode exhaust recycle loop (238) of the solid oxide fuel cell power plant (200). All or a portion of compressed oxidant within an oxidant inlet line (218) drives the turbocharger turbine (102) to thereby compress the anode exhaust stream in the recycle loop (238). A high-temperature, automotive-type turbocharger (100) replaces a recycle loop blower-compressor (52).
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Ballard Power Systems Inc., Burnaby, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1193297
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,083,016
- Application Number:
- 13/567,162
- Assignee:
- Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Burnaby, CA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NT0003894
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Aug 06
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Saito, Kazuo, Skiba, Tommy, and Patel, Kirtikumar H. Solid oxide fuel cell power plant with an anode recycle loop turbocharger. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web.
Saito, Kazuo, Skiba, Tommy, & Patel, Kirtikumar H. Solid oxide fuel cell power plant with an anode recycle loop turbocharger. United States.
Saito, Kazuo, Skiba, Tommy, and Patel, Kirtikumar H. 2015.
"Solid oxide fuel cell power plant with an anode recycle loop turbocharger". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1193297.
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author = {Saito, Kazuo and Skiba, Tommy and Patel, Kirtikumar H.},
abstractNote = {An anode exhaust recycle turbocharger (100) has a turbocharger turbine (102) secured in fluid communication with a compressed oxidant stream within an oxidant inlet line (218) downstream from a compressed oxidant supply (104), and the anode exhaust recycle turbocharger (100) also includes a turbocharger compressor (106) mechanically linked to the turbocharger turbine (102) and secured in fluid communication with a flow of anode exhaust passing through an anode exhaust recycle loop (238) of the solid oxide fuel cell power plant (200). All or a portion of compressed oxidant within an oxidant inlet line (218) drives the turbocharger turbine (102) to thereby compress the anode exhaust stream in the recycle loop (238). A high-temperature, automotive-type turbocharger (100) replaces a recycle loop blower-compressor (52).},
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