公开(公告)号：US09476283B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US14249433

申请日：2014-04-10

Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Bernhard A. Fischer ,  Charles Joseph Badura ,  Giulio Angel Ricci-Ottati ,  James D. Richards

IPC: E21B36/00 ,  E21B43/24 ,  H01M8/06 ,  F24J3/08

CPC classification number: E21B36/008 ,  E21B43/24 ,  F24T10/00 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M2250/405 ,  Y02B90/16 ,  Y02E10/10 ,  Y02E60/50

Abstract: A geothermic heater system for heating a geological formation includes a fuel cell stack assembly disposed at the surface of the geological formation and includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent, thereby producing an anode exhaust and a cathode exhaust. The geothermic fuel cell system also includes a combustor disposed within a bore hole of the geological formation. The combustor combusts a mixture at least one of the anode exhaust and the cathode exhaust to produce a heated combustor exhaust. The combustor discharges the heated combustor exhaust to heat the geological formation.

Abstract translation: 用于加热地质构造的地热加热器系统包括设置在地质构造表面处的燃料电池堆组件，并且包括多个燃料电池，其将来自燃料的化学能通过与氧化剂的化学反应转化为电，从而产生 阳极排气和阴极排气。 地热燃料电池系统还包括设置在地质构造的钻孔内的燃烧器。 燃烧器将阳极排气和阴极排气中的至少一个混合物燃烧以产生加热的燃烧器排气。 燃烧器排放加热的燃烧器排气以加热地质层。