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Gas turbine engine and fuel cell assembly

Grant US12584445B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

General Electric Company

Inventors

Honggang Wang, Brandon Wayne Miller, Michael Anthony Benjamin, Richard L. Hart, Randy M. Vondrell, Ryan St. Pierre

Abstract

A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine having a turbomachine having a compressor section, a combustor, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order, the turbomachine further including an outer casing; and a fuel cell assembly positioned within the outer casing of the turbomachine, the fuel cell assembly including a fuel cell, an inlet line in fluid communication with an inlet of the fuel cell, and an output products line in fluid communication with an outlet of the fuel cell for receiving output products from the fuel cell, wherein the inlet line is positioned to be in thermal communication with the output products during operation of the gas turbine engine.

CPC Classifications

H01M 2008/1293 F02C 7/232

Filing Date

2024-01-04

Application No.

18404322

Claims

9