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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2008
Peter R. Bossard, Ivyland, PA (US);
Peter R. Bossard, Ivyland, PA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A power generation system and a fuel processor for use within a power generation system. A fuel processor is connected to both a fuel supply line and a water supply line. The fuel processor reacts the hydrocarbon fuel with the water to produce hydrogen gas and raffinate gases. The hydrogen gas is directed into a hydrogen gas line. The raffinate gases are directed into a raffinate gas line. A fuel cell is powered using the hydrogen gas. A heat exchanger is provided that exchanges heat between the fuel supply line, the water supply line, the hydrogen gas line and the raffinate gas line. This enables heat to be recycled. In addition the raffinate gases also travel into a water recovery subsystem. The water recovery subsystem condenses water out of the raffinate gases The recovered water is returned to the system.