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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2015
Doosan Fuel Cell America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Derek Hildreth, Temecula, CA (US);
DOOSAN FUEL CELL AMERICA, INC., South Windsor, CT (US);
Abstract
An illustrative example system includes at least one fuel cell that is configured to generate electricity based on an electrochemical reaction. The fuel cell includes an exhaust. A heat pump includes an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and an expansion valve. A coolant loop is external to the at least one fuel cell. The coolant loop has a first portion associated with the exhaust such that heat from the exhaust increases a temperature of coolant fluid in the first portion. The coolant loop has a second portion downstream of the first portion. The second portion of the coolant loop is associated with the evaporator such that heat from the coolant fluid in the second portion increases the temperature of the evaporator.