CA2196669A1 - Fuel cell powered propulsion system - Google Patents

Fuel cell powered propulsion system

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CA2196669A1
CA2196669A1 CA002196669A CA2196669A CA2196669A1 CA 2196669 A1 CA2196669 A1 CA 2196669A1 CA 002196669 A CA002196669 A CA 002196669A CA 2196669 A CA2196669 A CA 2196669A CA 2196669 A1 CA2196669 A1 CA 2196669A1
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turbine
electric motor
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William R. Wolfe
Owen S. Taylor
Theodore R. Vasilow
Arthur L. Wolfe
Joseph F. Pierre
John W. Wiss
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Pittsburgh Electric Engines Inc
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William R. Wolfe
Owen S. Taylor
Theodore R. Vasilow
Arthur L. Wolfe
Joseph F. Pierre
John W. Wiss
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Cbs Corporation
Pittsburgh Electric Engines, Inc.
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Abstract

Apparatus for powering an electric motor (4) comprising a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) (8) having a controlled fuel input (22) and a controlled oxidizer input (24). This apparatus may be combined with a turbine (104) driven by the exhaust gases of the fuel cell (8). The turbine (104) drives a generator whose power output (102) supplements the fuel cell power output (96) to power the electric motor (4).
The oxidizer may be compressed by a compressor (98) driven by the turbine (104). The electric motor (4) may be a DC unipolar motor with controlled field excitation current. A controller (40') may control the fuel input (90), the compressor oxidizer input (108) or the field excitation current.
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