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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2024
Watt Fuel Cell Corp., Mount Pleasant, PA (US);
Caine M. Finnerty, Mount Pleasant, PA (US);
Kang Wang, Wexford, PA (US);
Watt Fuel Cell Corp., Mt. Pleasant, PA (US);
Abstract
A high efficiency fuel reforming and/or electricity generating system and method utilizes the heat generated by CPOX reforming and or fuel cell operation as an energy source to drive steam reforming. Enhanced efficiencies of over 10%, 35%, 40%, and even over 50-55% can be achieved. A CPOX reformer generates hydrogen. A fuel cell converts this hydrogen into electricity, heat and steam. A secondary fuel line can be combined with the heat and steam generated by the fuel cell and steam reform the secondary fuel into additional hydrogen. This additional hydrogen can be used to generate additional electricity, creating even more heat and steam.