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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2013
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Matthias Gottmann, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephen Couse, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James McElroy, Suffield, CT (US);
Ryan Hallum, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jakob Hilton, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kurt Risic, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ram Ramanan, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Gasda, Mountain View, CA (US);
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for fuel cell stack heat treatment. An eductor may be used to recycle air into the air inlet stream or to recycle fuel into the fuel inlet stream. An eductor may also be used to exhaust air away from the furnace. The stack heat treatment may include stack sintering or conditioning. The conditioning may be conducted without using externally supplied hydrogen.