CA2146326A1 - Hydrocarbon fueled solid polymer fuel cell electric power generation system - Google Patents

Hydrocarbon fueled solid polymer fuel cell electric power generation system

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CA2146326A1
CA2146326A1 CA2146326A CA2146326A CA2146326A1 CA 2146326 A1 CA2146326 A1 CA 2146326A1 CA 2146326 A CA2146326 A CA 2146326A CA 2146326 A CA2146326 A CA 2146326A CA 2146326 A1 CA2146326 A1 CA 2146326A1
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Richard F. Buswell
Joseph V. Clausi
Ronald Cohen
Craig Louie
David S. Watkins
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Abstract

A power plant system (110) produces utility grade electrical AC power from gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon fuels using a fuel cell stack (186) employing ion exchange membranes. The fuel is desulfurized, mixed with water, heated and vaporized before being introduced into a reformer (168). The reformer (168) produces a hydrogen-rich gas (51) which is then directed through a series of heat exchangers (164), shift converters (172) and a selective oxidizer (142). The processed fuel stream is combined in the fuel cell stack (186) with a pressurized oxidant stream to generate DC power. Oxidant pressure is supplied by compressors (130, 134) driven by turbines using heated system exhaust gases. The DC power is converted into utility grade AC power (195) using an inverter (210) augmented by a battery peaking unit (212) for rapid load following. The water generated in the fuel cell stack (186) is recycled and used to cool the fuel cell stack and to humidify the fuel stream and oxidant stream prior to their introduction to the fuel cell stack (186).
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