US 12,136,751 B2
Combined natural gas power generation and CO2 sequestration system
Martin Perry, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/564,720.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/133,855, filed on Jan. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0216489 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 8/04082 (2016.01); B60L 50/72 (2019.01); F17C 7/04 (2006.01); F25J 1/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 8/04014 (2016.01); H01M 8/04029 (2016.01); H01M 8/04119 (2016.01); H01M 8/12 (2016.01)
CPC H01M 8/04208 (2013.01) [B60L 50/72 (2019.02); F17C 7/04 (2013.01); F25J 1/0027 (2013.01); F25J 1/0082 (2013.01); H01M 8/04014 (2013.01); H01M 8/04029 (2013.01); H01M 8/04074 (2013.01); H01M 8/04164 (2013.01); B60L 2200/32 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0157 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0351 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0105 (2013.01); F25J 2205/20 (2013.01); F25J 2260/60 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A combined system for power generation and CO2 sequestration, comprising:
a fuel cell system configured to generate power using natural gas (NG);
a container configured to store liquid natural gas (LNG); and
a fluid processor configured to convert LNG received from the container into NG and to convert exhaust output from the fuel cell system to dry ice by transferring heat between and the LNG and the exhaust, wherein the fluid processor comprises:
a first heat exchanger configured to cool the exhaust output from the fuel cell system; and
a compressor configured to compress the cooled fuel cell system exhaust output from the first heat exchanger.