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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Peter Gross, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James Daniel Smith, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rajesh Gopinath, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Arne Ballantine, Palo Alto, CA (US);
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods include a power module comprising at least one fuel cell generator for powering a load, and a bypass mechanism having a first, normally-open fast-acting switch that closes in 1-250 msec, and a second, normally-open switch in parallel with the first switch, the bypass mechanism being electrically connected between the load and a second power source, such as a grid source, where the first switch is configured to close in response to a fault event such that when the first switch is closed power to the load is provided from the second power source through the first switch, and the second switch closes after a predetermined time such that power to the load from the second source is provided through the second switch. Additional methods and systems include providing power to a plurality of loads using fuel cell power generators.