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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company, ANNANDALE, NJ (US);
Fuelcell Energy, Inc., DANBURY, CT (US);
Jonathan Rosen, Morristown, NJ (US);
Heather A. Elsen, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Gabor Kiss, Hampton, NJ (US);
William A. Lamberti, Stewartsville, NJ (US);
William C. Horn, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Anding Zhang, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Timothy C. Geary, Stamford, CT (US);
Adam Franco, Newtown, CT (US);
Abdelkader Hilmi, Bethel, CT (US);
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, Annandale, NJ (US);
FUELCELL ENERGY, INC., Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
An elevated target amount of electrolyte is used to initially fill a molten carbonate fuel cell that is operated under carbon capture conditions. The increased target electrolyte fill level can be achieved in part by adding additional electrolyte to the cathode collector prior to start of operation. The increased target electrolyte fill level can provide improved fuel cell performance and lifetime when operating a molten carbonate fuel cell at high current density with a low-COcontent cathode input stream and/or when operating a molten carbonate fuel cell at high COutilization.