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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited, Sussex, GB;
Robert Leah, Croydon, GB;
Nigel Peter Brandon, Sutton, GB;
Athol Duckett, East Molesey, GB;
Karim El Koury, London, GB;
Martin Schmidt, Wallington, GB;
CERES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED, Horsham, GB;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating an intermediate-temperature solid-oxide fuel cell stack () with a mixed ionic/electronic conducting electrolyte in order to increase its efficiency. The required power output of the solid-oxide fuel cell stack () is determined and one or more operating conditions of the solid fuel cell stack () are controlled dependent upon the determined required power output. The operating conditions that are controlled may be at least one or the temperature of the fuel cell stack and the dilution of fuel delivered to the fuel cell stack.