Apparatus for powering an electric motor (4) comprising a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) (8) having a controlled fuel input (22) and a controlled oxidizer input (24). This apparatus may be combined with a turbine (104) driven by the exhaust gases of the fuel cell (8). The turbine (104) drives a generator whose power output (102) supplements the fuel cell power output (96) to power the electric motor (4). The oxidizer may be compressed by a compressor (98) driven by the turbine (104). The electric motor (4) may be a DC unipolar motor with controlled field excitation current. A controller (40') may control the fuel input (90), the compressor oxidizer input (108) or the field excitation current.
申请公布号
CA2196669(C)
申请公布日期
2004.11.02
申请号
CA19952196669
申请日期
1995.08.16
申请人
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
发明人
WOLFE, WILLIAM R.;TAYLOR, OWEN S.;VASILOW, THEODORE R.;WOLFE, ARTHUR L.;PIERRE, JOSEPH F.;WISS, JOHN W.