Functional integration of multiple components for a fuel cell power plant

Abstract

A fuel cell power plant 10 having a fuel cell assembly 20 that may be operable at a high hydrogen utilization. The fuel cell assembly is provided with an inlet fuel stream 207, an inlet oxidant stream 210, and an inlet coolant stream 208, and further has an exhaust oxidant 75 stream and an exhaust coolant stream 205. A housing chamber 110 accepts the exhaust coolant stream and exposes it to a first gaseous stream. A mass and heat recovery device 95 accepts the first gaseous stream after the first gaseous stream is exposed to the exhaust coolant stream, and it promotes a transfer of thermal energy and moisture from the first gaseous stream to a second gaseous stream. The first gaseous stream includes the exhaust oxidant stream.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.