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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Michele Bozzolo, Genoa, IT;
Cristiano Balestrino, Lasalle, CA;
Michele Bozzolo, Genoa, IT;
Cristiano Balestrino, Lasalle, CA;
LG Fuel Cell Systems, Inc., Canton, OH (US);
Abstract
A solid oxide fuel cell system () comprises a solid oxide fuel cell stack () and a gas turbine engine (). The solid oxide fuel cell stack () comprises a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells (). The gas turbine engine () comprises a compressor () and a turbine (). The compressor () supplies oxidant to the cathodes () of the fuel cells () via an oxidant ejector () and the oxidant ejector () supplies a portion of the unused oxidant from the cathodes () of the fuel cells () back to the cathodes () of the fuel cells () with the oxidant from the compressor (). The fuel cell system () further comprises an additional compressor (), an additional turbine (), a cooler () and a recuperator (). The compressor () supplies oxidant via the cooler () to the additional compressor () and the additional compressor () supplies oxidant to the oxidant ejector () via the recuperator (). The solid oxide fuel cell stack () supplies exhaust gases to the turbine () and the turbine () supplies the exhaust gases through the recuperator () to heat the oxidant flowing through the recuperator ().