摘要 |
A power generation system of fuel cells has modular fuel cell assemblies (modules) that are connected together in series. The modules each have independent ports for fuel and air connections. The fuel and air ports are connected to manifolds. A manifold on one module is connected to the manifold of an adjacent module using a low compression face seal at the connection. The manifolds have shape factors that provide controlled gas flow to enable Stoichiometric process uniformity among the respective series connected modules. Each module operates to generate power individually and the power connections for each module are also connected in series so that as more modules are connected together in series, the power generated by the system increases. |