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US Patent 7951496 Model based real-time optimization of fuel cell clusters

Patent 7951496 was granted and assigned to Bloom Energy on May, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Bloom Energy

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7951496

Date of Patent

May 31, 2011

Patent Application Number

12000924

Date Filed

December 18, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Stephen J. Kalafut

Patent abstract

A power generation system is provided. The power generation system includes a fuel cell controller, at least one fuel cell cluster operably connected to the fuel cell controller and a data server operably connected to the fuel cell cluster. The data server is configured to obtain operational data from the fuel cell cluster. In addition, a model server operably connected to the data server. The model server is configured to model the operational characteristics of the fuel cell cluster during the actual operation of the fuel cell cluster and modify the operation of the fuel cell cluster in real-time, based on the operational data obtained by the data server.