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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Fuelcell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Rodrigo F. Blanco Gutierrez, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Eric B. Shen, Great Falls, VA (US);
Carla S. Pereira, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Keith E. Davis, Southbury, CT (US);
Hossein Ghezel-Ayagh, New Milford, CT (US);
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for using fuel cell staging to reduce or minimize variations in current density when operating molten carbonate fuel cells with elevated COutilization. The fuel cell staging can mitigate the amount of alternative ion transport that occurs when operating molten carbonate fuel cells under conditions for elevated COutilization.