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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Robert R. Fredley, Tolland, CT (US);
Bhimashankar V. Nitta, Ellington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Robert R. Fredley, Tolland, CT (US);
Bhimashankar V. Nitta, Ellington, CT (US);
Assignee:
UTC Fuel Cells, LLC, South Windsor, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell system having a fuel cell stack () employs a group of fuel cells between corresponding cooler plates (). The system utilizes single phase coolant, the outflow of the coolant plates () being divided into a flow () just sufficient to provide adequate steam () to a fuel reformer (), the remainder of the coolant outlet flowing () directly to heat recovery and utilization apparatus (), which may include fuel cell power plant accessories (), such as chillers or boilers.