System und Methode zur Stromerzeugung

摘要

A power generation system comprises: (a) an engine having an intake and an exhaust, (b) an air supply and a fuel supply in fluid communication with the engine intake; and (c) a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The engine is configured to produce a hydrogen rich engine exhaust. A power generation system comprises: (a) an engine having an intake and an exhaust; (b) an air supply and a fuel supply in fluid communication with the engine intake; and (c) at least one solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) having an air intake in fluid communication with an air supply, a fuel intake in fluid communication with hydrogen rich engine exhaust, a SOFC effluent and an air effluent. The engine is configured to produce a hydrogen rich engine exhaust. An independent claim is included for operating a power generation system comprising: (i) supplying at least a first portion of fuel and a first portion of air to an engine; (ii) reacting (i); (iii) introducing the hydrogen rich engine exhaust to a fuel intake of an SOFC having an air side having an air intake; (iv) introducing a second portion of air to the air intake of SOFC; and (v) ionizing oxygen in the second portion of air such that the ionized oxygen migrates from the air side to the fuel side of the SOFC where it reacts with hydrogen rich engine exhaust to produce an SOFC effluent.