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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2003
Applicants:
James Frederick Mcelroy, Suffield, CT (US);
John E. Finn, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Frederick McElroy, Suffield, CT (US);
John E. Finn, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2006.01); C25B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solid oxide regenerative fuel cell system is used to supply power in a fuel cell mode and to generate a hydrocarbon fuel in an electrolysis mode. The system includes a solid oxide regenerative fuel cell and a reactor adapted to convert an exhaust emitted from the solid oxide regenerative fuel cell to a hydrocarbon gas when the solid oxide regenerative fuel cell operates in an electrolysis mode.