Pressurized fuel cell power plant with single reactant gas stream
Patent 3976507 Issued on August 24, 1976. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 24, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 24, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 668838 1182759 3112229 3311097 3404529 3507702 3615850 InventorApplicationNo. 549602 filed on 02/12/1975US Classes:429/17, Generating, regenerating or recycling reactant429/19Having means for active material generation or regenerationExaminersPrimary: Mack, John H.Assistant: Feeley, H. A. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH01M 8/06 (20060101)AbstractA fuel cell power plant for producing electricity uses pressurized air and fuel in the cells. The power plant includes an autothermal reactor for processing the fuel and a compressor driven by a turbine for compressing the air used by the fuel cells. Pressurized effluent gases from the cathode side of the cell and pressurized fuel is delivered into the autothermal reactor and from the reactor passes into the anode side of the cells. Effluent gases from the anode side of the cells is delivered into the turbine thereby driving the compressor. A burner is used to increase the temperature of the gases entering the turbine. The burner is run on air and unburned fuel in the effluent gases from the anode side of the cells. |
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