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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Kubesh, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (US);
Ian Smith, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, San Antonio, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/36 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F01N 3/10 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/36 (2013.01); F01N 3/101 (2013.01); F02D 41/062 (2013.01); F01N 2240/32 (2013.01); F01N 2610/02 (2013.01); F01N 2610/04 (2013.01); F01N 2610/06 (2013.01); F02D 41/021 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed at the integration of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) into the exhaust stream of an internal combustion engine aided by the upstream injection of a fuel, such as a hydrocarbon fuel. The internal combustion engine may be advantageously operated in a lean condition while the SOFC receives the hydrocarbon fuel to promote and maintain optimized fuel cell operation.