DE3565914D1 - Process for generating steam in a fuel cell powerplant - Google Patents

Process for generating steam in a fuel cell powerplant

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DE3565914D1
DE3565914D1 DE8585630209T DE3565914T DE3565914D1 DE 3565914 D1 DE3565914 D1 DE 3565914D1 DE 8585630209 T DE8585630209 T DE 8585630209T DE 3565914 T DE3565914 T DE 3565914T DE 3565914 D1 DE3565914 D1 DE 3565914D1
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fuel cell
generating steam
cell powerplant
powerplant
steam
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Richard Allan Sederquist
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Raytheon Technologies Corp
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United Technologies Corp
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01MPROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/06Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues
    • H01M8/0606Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues with means for production of gaseous reactants
    • H01M8/0612Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues with means for production of gaseous reactants from carbon-containing material
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50Fuel cells
DE8585630209T 1984-12-06 1985-11-27 Process for generating steam in a fuel cell powerplant Expired DE3565914D1 (en)

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US06/678,606 US4539267A (en) 1984-12-06 1984-12-06 Process for generating steam in a fuel cell powerplant

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EP (1) EP0184970B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS61135066A (de)
BR (1) BR8505649A (de)
CA (1) CA1233649A (de)
DE (1) DE3565914D1 (de)
ZA (1) ZA858425B (de)

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US4539267A (en) 1985-09-03
JPS61135066A (ja) 1986-06-23
EP0184970A1 (de) 1986-06-18
BR8505649A (pt) 1986-08-12
ZA858425B (en) 1986-06-25
CA1233649A (en) 1988-03-08
EP0184970B1 (de) 1988-10-26

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