US 12,469,861 B2
Data center balance of plant integrated into fuel cell system design
Priya Chhiba, Atlanta, GA (US); Thomas Kowalski, Ben Lomond, CA (US); Varun Sakalkar, Redwood City, CA (US); Angad Sandhu, Reno, NV (US); and Hariharan Subramanian, Everett, WA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on May 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/198,896.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/401,287, filed on Aug. 26, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0072272 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. H01M 8/04029 (2016.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H01M 8/04082 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 8/04029 (2013.01) [G06F 1/189 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); H01M 8/04208 (2013.01); H01M 8/1018 (2013.01); H05K 7/2079 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); H01M 2250/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An energy system, comprising:
data center computer equipment;
a data center power system configured to simultaneously provide power for operation of the data center equipment and power for cooling the data center equipment;
fuel cells configured to provide power to the data center power system;
an on-site hydrogen storage to provide fuel for the fuel cells;
an on-site battery storage configured to provide backup power and power conditioning to the fuel cells; and
an excess heat recovery connection configured to transfer a liquid from the data center power system to provide cooling to the fuel cells.