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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
James Devriendt, Hove, GB;
Robert Morgan, Shoreham by Sea, GB;
Paul Barnard, Worthing, GB;
Robert Leah, Croydon, GB;
James Devriendt, Hove, GB;
Robert Morgan, Shoreham by Sea, GB;
Paul Barnard, Worthing, GB;
Robert Leah, Croydon, GB;
Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited, Crawley, West Sussex, GB;
Abstract
A system and method are provided for exchanging heat in fuel cell systems () in which the anode and cathode off-gases are provided with separated flow paths. In one embodiment, where a fuel cell stack () has separate anode and cathode off-gas flow paths, separate anode off-gas from the at least one fuel cell stack () and at least one heat transfer fluid are passed through a first heat exchange element () to exchange heat between the anode off-gas and the heat transfer fluid. The cathode off-gas exiting the at least one fuel cell stack is then combined with the anode off-gas from the heat exchange element () in a burner and burned.