Patent ID: 11862832
Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. A fuel cell system, comprising:
a plurality of modular fuel cell subsystems, each modular fuel cell subsystem comprising:
multiple rows of modules, wherein each row comprises a plurality of fuel cell power modules and a power conditioning module containing a DC to AC inverter electrically connected to the power modules;
a single gas and water distribution module fluidly connected to multiple rows of power modules; and
a single mini power distribution module electrically connected to the power conditioning module in each row of the multiple rows of modules;

a system power distribution unit which is electrically connected to the plurality of modular fuel cell subsystems; and
a plurality of precast concrete trenches containing plumbing and wires connecting the plurality of modular fuel cell subsystems with a utility fuel pipe, a utility water pipe and the system power distribution unit,
wherein the system power distribution unit comprises at least one transformer electrically connected to at least one mini power distribution module of the plurality of modular fuel cell subsystems, and the plurality of modular fuel cell subsystems are located on at least two sides of the at least one transformer.