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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2018
Cummins Enterprise Llc, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Ralph Teichmann, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Honggang Wang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Cummins Enterprise LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The power generation system includes a fuel-cell subsystem having a fuel-cell configured to generate an electrical power. The power generation system further includes a power electronics subsystem electrically coupled to the fuel-cell subsystem and configured to process at least a portion of the electrical power generated by the fuel-cell subsystem. The power generation system also includes a first conduit fluidly coupled to the power electronics subsystem and configured to supply at least a portion of a fuel stream to the power electronics subsystem. The power electronics subsystem is configured to heat the portion of the fuel stream to form a pre-heated fuel stream. Moreover, power generation system includes a second conduit fluidly coupled to the power electronics subsystem and the fuel-cell subsystem and configured to supply the pre-heated fuel stream to the fuel-cell subsystem. The fuel-cell is configured to generate the electrical power using the pre-heated fuel stream.