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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael J Marich, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Joshua M Mermelstein, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Michael Webber, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide for heat reclamation and temperature control of a SOFC for a submersible vehicle. The vehicle includes a SOFC, a hot box that surrounds the SOFC, a cooling loop, and a Stirling engine. The cooling loop has a heat exchanger and a coolant pump. The heat exchanger thermally couples the cooling loop to the water. The Stirling engine has a first end thermally coupled to an interior of the hot box and a second end thermally coupled to the cooling loop. The coolant pump modifies a rate of heat removal from the second end of the Stirling engine based on a pump control signal. A thermal management controller monitors a temperature of a cathode outlet of the SOFC, and modifies the pump control signal to maintain the temperature of the cathode outlet within a temperature range.