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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Swaminathan Venkataraman, Cupertino, CA (US);
David Weingaertner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vlad Kalika, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Swaminathan Venkataraman, Cupertino, CA (US);
David Weingaertner, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vlad Kalika, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2016.01); H01M 8/0612 (2016.01); H01M 8/04014 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0612 (2013.01); H01M 8/04014 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell system comprises at least one fuel cell stack, a CPOX reactor, and a conduit for providing a fuel stream to the at least one fuel cell stack through the CPOX reactor during both a start up and a steady state modes of operation of the system.