发明名称 |
Geothermic heater system |
摘要 |
A geothermic heater system for heating a geological formation includes a fuel cell stack assembly disposed at the surface of the geological formation and includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent, thereby producing an anode exhaust and a cathode exhaust. The geothermic fuel cell system also includes a combustor disposed within a bore hole of the geological formation. The combustor combusts a mixture at least one of the anode exhaust and the cathode exhaust to produce a heated combustor exhaust. The combustor discharges the heated combustor exhaust to heat the geological formation. |
申请公布号 |
US9476283(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.10.25 |
申请号 |
US201414249433 |
申请日期 |
2014.04.10 |
申请人 |
Delphi Technologies, Inc. |
发明人 |
Fischer Bernhard A.;Badura Charles Joseph;Ricci-Ottati Giulio Angel;Richards James D. |
分类号 |
E21B36/00;E21B43/24;H01M8/06;F24J3/08 |
主分类号 |
E21B36/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
Haines Joshua M. |
主权项 |
1. A geothermic heater system for heating a geological formation, said geothermic heater system comprising:
a fuel cell stack assembly disposed at the surface of said geological formation and having a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent, said fuel cell stack assembly having 1) a fuel cell fuel inlet for introducing said fuel to a plurality of anodes of said plurality of fuel cells, 2) a fuel cell oxidizing agent inlet for introducing said oxidizing agent to a plurality of cathodes of said plurality of fuel cells, 3) an anode exhaust outlet for discharging an anode exhaust comprising unspent fuel from said plurality of fuel cells, and 4) a cathode exhaust outlet for discharging a cathode exhaust comprising unspent oxidizing agent from said plurality of fuel cells; a combustor for combusting a mixture comprising said anode exhaust and said cathode exhaust to produce a heated combustor exhaust, said combustor being disposed within a bore hole of said geological formation whereby said combustor discharges said heated combustor exhaust, thereby heating said geological formation; and an anode exhaust utilization device configured to receive a portion of said anode exhaust such that said portion of said anode exhaust is not communicated to said combustor. |
地址 |
Troy MI US |