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Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2024
Applicant:

Fuelcell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);

Inventors:

Fred C. Jahnke, Rye, NY (US);

Matthew Lambrech, Sherman, CT (US);

Assignee:

FUELCELL ENERGY, INC., Danbury, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0612 (2016.01); C01B 3/48 (2006.01); C01B 3/52 (2006.01); C01B 3/56 (2006.01); H01M 8/04089 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0618 (2013.01); C01B 3/48 (2013.01); C01B 3/52 (2013.01); C01B 3/56 (2013.01); H01M 8/04097 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0233 (2013.01); C01B 2203/043 (2013.01); C01B 2203/047 (2013.01); C01B 2203/067 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0827 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1241 (2013.01);
Abstract

A steam methane reformer-integrated fuel cell system includes at least one fuel cell including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte matrix. The system includes a steam methane reformer, a water-gas shift reactor, an absorber column, and a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system. The PSA system is configured to purify the second product stream to output (1) a third product stream of the PSA system having a fourth concentration of hydrogen that is greater than the third concentration of hydrogen and (2) a PSA tail gas. The at least one fuel cell is configured to receive the PSA tail gas from the PSA system as an anode feed gas.


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