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Fuel cell system including inductive heating element and method of using same

US10930943B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Aniket Pratap · Mumbai, IN
Siddharth Patel · Menlo Park, US
Sumit Raj · Bengaluru, IN
Shraddesh MALVIYA · Mumbai, IN
Mosur K. Premkumar · Mumbai, IN
Arne Ballantine · Palo Alto, US
Martin Perry · Madrone, US
Michael Petrucha · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 12, 2018
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 31, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fuel cell system and method of operating the same, the system including: a fuel cell stack and a reaction zone configured to receive a fuel/air mixture; an electromagnetic induction glow plug configured to heat the fuel/air mixture; and an alternating current (AC) generator configured to provide an AC voltage to the glow plug. The glow plug includes a housing extending outside of the hotbox, a heating element disposed in the housing, and a coil coiled around the housing, electrically connected to the AC generator, and configured to inductively heat the heating element.

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