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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Jeroen Valensa, Muskego, WI (US);
Liping Cao, Racine, WI (US);
Mark G. Voss, Franksville, WI (US);
Nicholas Siler, Franksville, WI (US);
Jeroen Valensa, Muskego, WI (US);
Liping Cao, Racine, WI (US);
Mark G. Voss, Franksville, WI (US);
Nicholas Siler, Franksville, WI (US);
Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a solid oxide fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack having an anode side and a cathode side, an anode tailgas oxidizer for oxidizing an anode exhaust flow from the anode side to produce an oxidized anode exhaust flow, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a first inlet for receiving a cathode exhaust flow from the cathode side of the fuel cell stack, a second inlet for receiving the oxidized anode exhaust flow, and a mixing region for combining the cathode exhaust flow and the oxidized anode exhaust flow to produce a combined exhaust flow. An air flow path for supplying air to the fuel cell stack to support an energy-producing reaction in the fuel cell stack extends through the heat exchanger so that heat is transferred from the combined exhaust flow to the air traveling along the air flow path.