System and method for recovering thermal energy from a fuel processing system
US6465118B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for recovering thermal energy from a fuel processing system comprising a fuel processor and a fuel cell stack. The system includes a heat recovery system including a heat exchange fluid that recovers thermal energy from such sources as the combustion exhaust from the fuel processor, the cathode chamber exhaust from the fuel cell stack and/or the fuel cell stack directly.
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