Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Derivation of control parameters of fuel cell systems for flexible fuel operation
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Application No.: US14603788Application Date: 2015-01-23
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Publication No.: US09673464B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: David Weingaertner , Arne Ballantine , Swaminathan Venkataraman
- Applicant: Bloom Energy Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: The Marbury Law Group PLLC
- Main IPC: H01M8/04791
- IPC: H01M8/04791 ; H01M8/04089 ; H01M8/0438 ; H01M8/0444 ; H01M8/04492 ; H01M8/04537 ; H01M8/04828 ; H01M8/04992 ; H01M8/0612 ; H01M8/124
Abstract:
A method of operating a fuel cell system includes characterizing the fuel or fuels being provided into the fuel cell system, characterizing the oxidizing gas or gases being provided into the fuel cell system, and calculating at least one of the steam:carbon ratio, fuel utilization and oxidizing gas utilization based on the step of characterization.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150140464A1 DERIVATION OF CONTROL PARAMETERS OF FUEL CELL SYSTEMS FOR FLEXIBLE FUEL OPERATION Public/Granted day:2015-05-21
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