Patent ID: 8741494
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: H01M,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell power plant, comprising: a fuel cell that consumes a reformate; a fuel processor system for generating said reformate from a hydrocarbon fuel, said fuel cell being communicated to receive said reformate from said fuel processor system; a bleed flow path downstream of said fuel processor system and upstream of the fuel cell for conveying a portion of said reformate to an end use application, and a control member programmed to detect flow in said bleed flow path, said control member being adapted to increase output of said fuel processor system upon detecting flow in said bleed flow path, further comprising a water recovery device positioned along said bleed flow path and communicated with said fuel cell power plant for returning recovered water to said fuel cell power plant, wherein the control member is programmed to detect flow in said bleed flow path, and wherein said control member is programmed to increase output of said fuel processor system upon detecting flow in said bleed flow path.