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Title: 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:
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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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title = {Solid oxide fuel cell power plant with an anode recycle loop turbocharger},
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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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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