ENERGY CONVERSION ARRANGEMENT, ENERGY SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SAME

Abstract: an energy conversion arrangement for an aircraft, an energy system and an aircraft including an energy conversion arrangement and/or an energy system are provided. the energy conversion arrangement includes a fuel conversion device, in particular a fuel cell system, for converting at least one fuel to electrical and/or mechanical energy; an expansion device arranged in a flow path of exhausts produced in the fuel conversion device and configured to decompress the exhausts; an exhaust outlet for letting out exhausts produced in the fuel conversion device by the fuel conversion; and at least one bypass duct configured to allow the exhausts to bypass the expansion device on their way from the fuel conversion device to the exhaust outlet.

Inventor(s): Tim WITTMANN, Florian THOREY

CPC Classification: F02C9/18 (GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS (construction of turbines ; jet-propulsion plants ; construction of compressors or fans ; generating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity ; using gas turbines in compression refrigeration plants ))

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