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System for regulating the temperature and pressure of a high-temperature electrolyser (SOEC) reversibly operating as a fuel cell stack (SOFC)

US11171342B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

André Chatroux · Grenoble, FR
Stéphane DI IORIO · Le Pont-de-Claix, FR
Thomas Donnier-Marechal · Grenoble, FR
Pascal Giroud · Meylan, FR
Michel Planque · Seyssinet-Pariset, FR
Magali Reytier · Le Pont-de-Claix, FR
Guilhem Roux · Grenoble, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 9, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 13, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a system able to operate reversibly as an SOFC fuel-cell stack or as an SOEC electrolyser. According to the invention, a bypass line or circuit is provided in order to divert if needs be some of the hot gases issued from the chambers referred to as oxygen chambers (anodic chambers in SOEC mode, cathodic chambers in SOFC-stack mode) as this will cool the heat exchanger provided in the circuit through which the oxygen flows.

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