Abstract: A fuel cell system includes at least one electrochemical pump separator to separate hydrogen and carbon dioxide from a fuel exhaust stream.

Abstract: A method includes providing fuel and air to a fuel cell system to generate electric power, an anode exhaust and a cathode exhaust, separating at least a portion of water and carbon dioxide from the anode exhaust received from the fuel cell system to form syngas containing at least 50 molar percent of a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, recycling a first portion of the syngas output from the exhaust processing system to the fuel cell system, and providing a second portion of the syngas output from the exhaust processing system to a syngas system to generate a product using the syngas.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for electrolysis at very large scale (e.g., exceeding 100 megawatts (MW), and at gigawatt (GW) scale having a solid oxide electolyzer cell (SOEC) system including one or more SOEC columns, and one or more heat exchangers, each of the heat exchangers configured to receive input stream that is used to heat respective SOEC columns, wherein each of the heat exchangers is located along respective SOEC columns such that the input steam exiting the heat exchanger is directed towards adjacent SOEC columns.

Abstract: An electrolyzer system including a hotbox, one or more stacks disposed within the hotbox, a fuel exhaust conduit that receives fuel exhaust output by the stack, a fuel exhaust separator that separates liquid from the fuel exhaust, and a recycling conduit that fluidly connects the fuel exhaust to the fuel inlet conduit.

Abstract: A system includes an electrolyzer cell system configured to receive a steam inlet stream and an air inlet stream and to generate a hydrogen containing product stream and an air exhaust stream, and an absorption chiller fluidly connected to the electrolyzer cell system. The absorption chiller is configured to receive the air exhaust stream and to cool the hydrogen containing product stream using heat from the air exhaust stream.

Abstract: Solid oxide electroyzer cell (SOEC) systems and methods that include a stack of electrolyzer cells configured to receive steam and generate a hydrogen and steam exhaust stream, and a steam recycle blower configured to recycle a portion of the hydrogen and steam exhaust stream back to the stack.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for electrolysis at very large scale (e.g., exceeding 100 megawatts (MW), and at gigawatt (GW) scale having a solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) system including one or more SOEC columns, and one or more heat exchangers, each of the heat exchangers configured to receive input stream that is used to heat respective SOEC columns, wherein each of the heat exchangers is located along respective SOEC columns such that the input steam exiting the heat exchanger is directed towards adjacent SOEC columns.

Abstract: An electrolyzer system includes first hotbox containing a stack of electrolyzer cells configured to electrolyze steam into a hydrogen product, a first steam conduit configured to provide the steam to the first hotbox, and a first flow restrictor containing at least one aperture located on the first steam conduit.

Abstract: A method of operating an electrolyzer system includes providing steam and an air inlet stream to a stack of electrolyzer cells, electrolyzing the steam into a hydrogen product stream and an oxygen exhaust stream, and controlling a pressure of the oxygen exhaust stream to maintain a pressure differential between a fuel side and an air side of each of the electrolyzer cells in the stack to be less than 1 psig.

Abstract: An electrolyzer system includes stacks of electrolyzer cells configured receive steam and air, and output a hydrogen product stream and an oxygen exhaust stream, and a first heat pump configured to extract heat from the oxygen exhaust stream to generate a first portion of the steam provided to the stacks.

Abstract: A method of operating an electrolyzer cell system includes providing a steam inlet stream to a stack of electrolyzer cells, generating a main product stream containing hydrogen and steam, and an oxygen exhaust stream in the stack, and providing liquid water into the main product stream to cool the main product stream.

Abstract: A method of operating an electrolyzer system includes providing steam to a stack of electrolyzer cells through a steam filter, electrolyzing the steam into a hydrogen product in the stack of electrolyzer cells, receiving data from one or more sensors indicating that the filter requires cleaning or replacement, and cleaning or replacing the steam filter in response to the receiving the data from the one or more sensors indicating that the steam filter requires cleaning or replacement.

Abstract: A method of operating a fuel cell system includes vaporizing a liquid fuel in a vaporizer located in a hot box using heat generated by the fuel cell system to form a fuel vapor, and providing the fuel vapor to a stack of fuel cells located in the hot box to generate power.

Abstract: An electrolyzer system includes stacks of electrolyzer cells configured receive steam and air, and output a hydrogen product stream and an oxygen exhaust stream, and a first heat pump configured to extract heat from the oxygen exhaust stream to generate a first portion of the steam provided to the stacks.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a hotbox, a stack of fuel cells located in the hotbox and configured to generate power and an anode exhaust, an anode tail gas oxidizer (ATO) located in the hotbox and configured to oxidize a portion of the anode exhaust, a recycling conduit located outside of the hotbox and configured to receive the anode exhaust output from the hotbox, a fuel conduit assembly configured to provide fuel to the stack, and an ATO conduit assembly concentrically surrounding the fuel conduit assembly and configured to receive a first portion of the anode exhaust diverted from the recycling conduit and to provide the first portion of the anode exhaust to the ATO.

Abstract: A method for operating a fuel cell system is provided. The method includes controlling the provision of fuel to the fuel cell system operating in a steady-state mode. A catalyst sensor is operated by providing a portion of the fuel and anode exhaust generated by the system to the catalyst sensor. Further, a change in an outlet temperature of the catalyst sensor is detected. Thereafter, it is determined whether a reformation catalyst of the catalyst sensor is poisoned by contaminants in the fuel based on the detected change in the outlet temperature.

Abstract: A method of operating a fuel cell system includes providing an anode exhaust from a stack of fuel cells to an anode exhaust cooler, providing an air inlet stream to the anode exhaust cooler, heating the air inlet stream in the anode exhaust cooler using heat extracted from the anode exhaust, providing at least a portion of the air inlet stream from the anode exhaust cooler to the stack, and controlling a ratio of a mass flow rate of the air inlet stream through the anode exhaust cooler to the mass flow rate of the air inlet stream through the stack based on ambient temperature.

Abstract: A fuel cell system and method for using a peak shaving gas, the system including: a fuel inlet configured to receive fuel from a fuel source; a catalytic partial oxidation (CPOx) reactor configured to at least partially oxidize the fuel during startup of the system; a blower configured to provide air to the CPOx reactor; a gas analyzer configured to determine a composition of fuel provided to the CPOx reactor from the fuel inlet; an oxidation catalyst configured to reduce an O2 content of fuel received from the CPOx reactor; a reforming catalyst configured to partially reform fuel received from the oxidation catalyst; and a stack of fuel cells configured to generate electricity using fuel received from the reforming catalyst.

Abstract: A method of operating a fuel cell system includes vaporizing a liquid fuel in a vaporizer located in a hot box using heat generated by the fuel cell system to form a fuel vapor, and providing the fuel vapor to a stack of fuel cells located in the hot box to generate power.

Abstract: A method for operating a fuel cell system is provided. The method includes controlling a provision of fuel to the fuel cell system operating in a steady-state mode. The catalyst sensor is operated by providing a portion of the fuel and anode exhaust generated by the system to the catalyst sensor. Further, a change in an outlet temperature of the catalyst sensor is detected. Thereafter, it is determined whether a reformation catalyst of the catalyst sensor is poisoned by contaminants in the fuel based on the detected change in the outlet temperature.