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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Fuelcell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Timothy C. Geary, Stamford, CT (US);
Timothy A. Barckholtz, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Jonathan Rosen, Morristown, NJ (US);
Sandipan K. Das, Spring, TX (US);
Carl A. Willman, Newtown, CT (US);
Abdelkader Hilmi, Bethel, CT (US);
Chao-Yi Yuh, New Milford, CT (US);
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, Spring, TX (US);
FUELCELL ENERGY, INC., Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
Molten carbonate fuel cell configurations are provided that include one or more baffle structures within the cathode gas collection volume. The baffle structures can reduce the unblocked flow cross-section of the cathode gas collection volume by 10% to 80%. It has been discovered that when operating a molten carbonate fuel cell under conditions for elevated COutilization, the presence of baffles can provide an unexpected benefit in the form of providing increased transference and/or increased operating voltage.