2) United States Patent 6 03) 03) wo an @ 6s) @ on (2) (8) 36) Lundberg RECUPERATED ATMOSPHERE SOFC/GAS TURBINE HYBRID CYCLE Inventor Pittsburgh, PA Assignee ra; In., Orlando, FL. (US) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis patent is extended of adjusted under 35 USC. 154(b) by O days Appl. No 12/693,608 Filed: Jan, 26,2010 Prior Publication Data US 2010011989241 May 13, 2010 Related US. Application Data Division of application No, 10/992,182, filed on Now 18, 2008. Incl HoIM 800 (2006.01), oI 40 (200601) HoIM 8/12 2006.01) us.cl. 429/435; 429/428; 429/433 “$391893, 1204497; 429/15; 429/26, 429/30 Field of Classification Search None See application file for complete search history References Cited USS, PATENT DOCUMENTS 1976 Bloomfield ota. ‘USOT? TLISB2 US 7,781,115 B2 Aug. 24, 2010 (10) Patent No. 4s) Date of Patent: a S418 8 an0401s0366 AL >n040224196 AL /1985 Noguchi eal 51995 Domernci ea 11/1996 Zao et a. 172004 Fabisetal 82004 Fetal ta 112004 Paula etl (OTHER PUBLICATIONS Wayne L, Lundberg; “Solid Oxide Ful Cell Gas Turbine Power Plan Cycles and Performance Estimates” Proceedings of the Power (Ge lnerational 96 Doe 4-6 1996, pp 1, Orlando, FL Stephea EVeyo, Wayne L. Lundberg Shailesh D. Vora, Kevin P Livinges “Tubular SOFC Hyd Power System Status”, Proce: ings of ASME Turbo Expo 200, Jun. 16-19, 2003; pp 1-7 Atlan Dah-Wei D Your Katherine Turner Primary Examiner Assistant Examiner 6 ABSTRACT A meshod of operating an atmospheric-presture solid oxide fuel cell generator (6) in combination with a gas turbine ‘comprising a compressor (1) and expander (2) were an inlet ‘oxidant (20) is passed through the compressor (1 ‘first stream (60) and a second siear (62) the frst x passing through a low contol valve (86) o contol flow and thea through a heat exchanger (84) followed by mixing with the second stream (62) where the mixed streams ar passed ‘through a combustor (8) and expander (2) and the fist heat ‘exchanger for temperature control before enty into the said oxide fuel cell generator (6), which generator (6) is also supplied with fuel (40), 13 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets 8 a2 abit ce a 200 SeqU.S. Patent Aug. 24, 2010 Sheet 1 of 2 US 7,781,115 B2 ONG - 6 A 1 i ech 40 > 3 _ Ln ica c 40 FIG. 1 PRIOR ART 24 4 a a (an 4 ae [WS oN ~U.S. Patent Aug. 24, 2010 Sheet 2 of 2 US 7,781,115 B2 FIG. 3