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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Kruspe, Niedersachsen, DE;
Joachim F. Oppelt, Niedersachsen, DE;
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/24 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2401 (2013.01); E21B 17/003 (2013.01); E21B 41/0085 (2013.01); H01M 8/04082 (2013.01); H01M 8/04388 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell for use in downhole applications stores steam created by the chemical reaction in a desiccant like Zeolite. The fuel cell also uses ambient hydrostatic pressure to increase cell voltage and power-density.