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Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2007
Applicants:

Bruce P. Biederman, Old Greenwich, CT (US);

Lili Zhang, West Hartford, CT (US);

John Ferro, Hartland, CT (US);

Paul R. Margiott, South Windsor, CT (US);

Inventors:

Bruce P. Biederman, Old Greenwich, CT (US);

Lili Zhang, West Hartford, CT (US);

John Ferro, Hartland, CT (US);

Paul R. Margiott, South Windsor, CT (US);

Assignee:

United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2006.01); F28D 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04029 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); F28D 15/00 (2013.01); H01M 8/04014 (2013.01); H01M 8/04022 (2013.01); H01M 8/04059 (2013.01);
Abstract

An Organic Rankine Cycle system is combined with a fuel cell system, with the working fluid of the Organic Rankine Cycle system being integrated directly into the cooling system for the fuel cell. The waste heat from the fuel cell is therefore applied directly to preheat and evaporate the working fluid in the Organic Rankine Cycle system to thereby provide improved efficiencies in the system.


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