Adam T Franco

US Patent:

20210159531, May 27, 2021

Filed:

Nov 26, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/695356

Inventors:

- Annandale NJ, US
- Danbury CT, US
Gabor Kiss - Hampton NJ, US
William A. Lamberti - Stewartsville NJ, US
William C. Horn - Long Valley NJ, US
Anding Zhang - Short Hills NJ, US
Timothy C. Geary - Stamford CT, US
Adam Franco - Newtown CT, US
Abdelkader Hilmi - Bethel CT, US

International Classification:

H01M 8/14
H01M 8/0202
H01M 8/04276
H01M 8/0612
H01M 8/0289
H01M 8/04858

Abstract:

An elevated target amount of electrolyte is used to initially fill a molten carbonate fuel cell that is operated under carbon capture conditions. The increased target electrolyte fill level can be achieved in part by adding additional electrolyte to the cathode collector prior to start of operation. The increased target electrolyte fill level can provide improved fuel cell performance and lifetime when operating a molten carbonate fuel cell at high current density with a low-COcontent cathode input stream and/or when operating a molten carbonate fuel cell at high COutilization.