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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gilbert Richards, San Jose, CA (US);
David Trevisan, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Lee, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jessica Mahler, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ross Parker, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Alex Clarabut, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chad Pearson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Arne Ballantine, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David Weingaertner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jason Hixson, San Jose, CA (US);
Fred Mitlitsky, Livermore, CA (US);
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A modular fuel cell system includes a base, at least four power modules arranged in a row on the base, and a fuel processing module and power conditioning module arranged on at least one end of the row on the base. Each power module includes a separate cabinet which contains at least one fuel cell stack located in a hot box. The power modules are electrically and fluidly connected to the at least one fuel processing and power conditioning modules through the base.