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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2009
Lijun Gao, Renton, WA (US);
Shengyi Liu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Chin-hsi Chien, Bellevue, WA (US);
George M. Roe, Seattle, WA (US);
Lijun Gao, Renton, WA (US);
Shengyi Liu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Chin-Hsi Chien, Bellevue, WA (US);
George M. Roe, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of electric power generation are disclosed. A particular method includes generating electric power using a fuel cell. The method also includes generating additional electric power using a thermoelectric generator (TE) by routing exhaust from the fuel cell to a hot side of the TE and routing fuel cell intake gases to a cold side of the TE. The method also includes preheating the fuel cell intake gases by routing the fuel cell intake gases from the TE through a heat exchanger (HX).