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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Paul R. Margiott, South Windsor, CT (US);
Valerie A. Maston, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Glenn W. Scheffler, Tolland, CT (US);
UTC Fuel Cells, LLC, South Windsor, CT (US);
Abstract
A fuel cell power plant having a fuel cell assembly includes an anode provided with a fuel stream, a cathode provided with an oxidant stream, an ion exchange membrane oriented between said anode and said cathode, and a coolant loop circulating a coolant stream in fluid communication with the fuel cell assembly. An oxidant source is utilized for supplying the fuel cell assembly with the oxidant stream at a predetermined pressure, while a coolant regulator oriented along the coolant loop lowers the coolant stream to a subambient pressure prior to the coolant stream coming into fluid communication with the fuel cell assembly.