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US 2007/0178340 A1Published application
Fuel cell power generator with micro turbine
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorSteven Eickhoff
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Abstract
A power generator has a high pressure hydrogen generator controllably coupled to a micro turbine generator and a fuel cell. The micro turbine generator may utilize the high pressure hydrogen to provide transient power levels while the fuel cell provides static power levels. In one embodiment, an electrically controlled valve is used to control the flow of hydrogen from the hydrogen generator to the micro turbine generator.
Claims23
A power generator comprising:
- a hydrogen generator;
- a micro turbine generator coupled to the hydrogen generator that receives a flow of hydrogen from the hydrogen generator and generates electricity from such flow;
- and
- a fuel cell coupled to the hydrogen generator.
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A power generator comprising:
- a hydrogen generator;
- means for providing water to the hydrogen generator;
- a micro turbine generator coupled to the hydrogen generator that receives a flow of hydrogen from the hydrogen generator and generates electricity from such flow;
- a controllable valve that controls the flow of hydrogen to the micro turbine generator;
- a fuel cell coupled to the hydrogen generator;
- and
- means for controlling fluid pressure within the fuel cell.
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A method of increasing peak power from a generator, the method comprising:
- providing high pressure hydrogen;
- providing the hydrogen to a proton exchange membrane based fuel cell to generate electrical power;
- and
- controlling a flow of hydrogen through a micro turbine generator to generate additional electrical power.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.