A power generation system and method providing an engine configured to produce
hydrogen rich reformate to feed a solid oxide fuel cell includes an engine having
an intake and an exhaust; an air supply in fluid communication with the engine
intake; a fuel supply in fluid communication with the engine intake; at least one
solid oxide fuel cell having an air intake in fluid communication with an air supply,
a fuel intake in fluid communication with the engine exhaust, a solid oxide fuel
cell effluent and an air effluent. Engines include a free piston gas generator
with rich homogenous charge compression, a rich internal combustion engine cylinder
system with an oxygen generator, and a rich inlet turbo-generator system with exhaust
heat recovery. Oxygen enrichment devices to enhance production of hydrogen rich
engine exhaust include pressure swing absorption with oxygen selective materials,
and oxygen separators such as an solid oxide fuel cell oxygen separator and a ceramic
membrane oxygen separator.
