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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Trevisan, San Jose, CA (US);
Christian Daco, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Baugh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/249 (2016.01); H01M 8/2475 (2016.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 8/0612 (2016.01); H01M 8/0662 (2016.01); H01M 8/04014 (2016.01); H01M 8/04313 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/249 (2013.01); H01M 8/04007 (2013.01); H01M 8/04014 (2013.01); H01M 8/04313 (2013.01); H01M 8/0631 (2013.01); H01M 8/0687 (2013.01); H01M 8/2475 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular fuel cell system includes a metal base, a plurality of power modules arranged in a row on the base, a fuel processing module and a power conditioning module arranged on at least one end of the row on the base. Each of the plurality of power modules includes a separate cabinet comprising at least one fuel cell stack located in a hot box. The power modules are electrically and fluidly connected to the fuel processing and the power conditioning modules through the base.