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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2021
Versa Power Systems Ltd, Danbury, CT (US);
Casy Cloudless Brown, Calgary, CA;
VERSA POWER SYSTEMS LTD, Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell module having an inlet and an outlet. The fuel cell module receives a fuel stream including gaseous fuel and expels a depleted fuel stream. The system also includes an exhaust processing module disposed relative to the fuel cell module such that waste heat from the fuel cell module is usable by the exhaust processing module. The system is configured to direct a first portion of the depleted fuel stream to the exhaust processing module, where the depleted fuel stream includes depleted fuel and at least one gaseous byproduct including oxygen and carbon dioxide. The exhaust processing module subjects the first portion of the depleted fuel stream to co-electrolysis using the waste heat from the fuel cell module to produce a fuel-enriched stream. The system is configured to direct the fuel-enriched stream to the inlet of the fuel cell module.