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

Claim 10:
11. A fuel cell system, comprising:
multiple rows of fuel cell system modules, wherein each row comprises a plurality of fuel cell power modules, a power conditioning module containing a DC to AC inverter electrically connected to the power modules, and a fuel processing module containing components for pre-processing of fuel fluidly connected to the power modules, wherein the power conditioning module is located on a first side of the plurality of fuel cell modules and the fuel processing module is located on a second side of the plurality of fuel cell modules that is opposite the first side in each row of the multiple rows of fuel cell system modules;
an electrical connection to the power conditioning module of each row located on the first side of the respective rows;
at least one plumbing connection to the fuel processing module of each row located on the second side of the respective rows; and
a precast concrete trench extending between the first sides of the rows of fuel cell system modules and a system power distribution unit, the precast concrete trench containing wires connecting the power conditioning modules of each row to the system power distribution unit,
wherein the system power distribution unit comprises at least one transformer, and the multiple rows of fuel cell system modules are located on at least two sides of the at least one transformer, and wherein the power conditioning modules are located on an end of each row that faces the system power distribution unit.