Global Patent Index - EP 1620911 B9

EP 1620911 B9 20110209 - SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL WITH SELECTIVE ANODE TAIL GAS CIRCULATION

Title (en)

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL WITH SELECTIVE ANODE TAIL GAS CIRCULATION

Title (de)

FESTOXIDBRENNSTOFFZELLE MIT SELEKTIVER ANODENENDGASZIRKULATION

Title (fr)

PILE A COMBUSTIBLE A OXYDE SOLIDE A CIRCULATION SELECTIVE DU GAZ RESIDUAIRE D'ANODE

Publication

EP 1620911 B9 20110209 (EN)

Application

EP 04758024 A 20040323

Priority

  • US 2004008741 W 20040323
  • US 39420303 A 20030324

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2004191597A1] A solid oxide fuel cell system includes a solid oxide fuel cell stack, a fuel supply inlet conduit adapted to provide a hydrocarbon fuel inlet stream into the solid oxide fuel cell stack and a fuel exhaust outlet conduit adapted to remove a fuel exhaust stream from the solid oxide fuel cell stack. The system also includes a water vapor and enthalpy recovery unit operatively connected to the fuel supply inlet conduit and to the fuel exhaust outlet conduit. The water vapor and enthalpy recovery unit is adapted to selectively transfer at least a portion of water vapor and heat from the fuel exhaust stream to the hydrocarbon fuel inlet stream. The system also includes a hydrogen recovery unit connected to the fuel supply inlet conduit and to the fuel exhaust outlet conduit. The hydrogen recovery unit is adapted to selectively transfer at least a portion of hydrogen from the fuel exhaust stream to the hydrocarbon fuel inlet stream.

IPC 8 full level

H01M 8/12 (2006.01); B01D 46/42 (2006.01); B01D 53/02 (2006.01); F23L 15/02 (2006.01); H01M 2/02 (2006.01); H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/18 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

H01M (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01M 8/04014 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/04097 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/04156 (2013.01 - EP US); H01M 8/0625 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2004191597 A1 20040930; US 6924053 B2 20050802; AT E478446 T1 20100915; DE 602004028720 D1 20100930; EP 1620911 A2 20060201; EP 1620911 A4 20060628; EP 1620911 B1 20100818; EP 1620911 B9 20110209; US 2005214609 A1 20050929; WO 2004086536 A2 20041007; WO 2004086536 A3 20050203; WO 2004086536 A8 20051027

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 39420303 A 20030324; AT 04758024 T 20040323; DE 602004028720 T 20040323; EP 04758024 A 20040323; US 13829205 A 20050527; US 2004008741 W 20040323