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A power generation system 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

A power generation system 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 SOFC having an air intake in fluid communication with an air supply, a fuel intake in fluid communication with the of, engine exhaust, a SOFC 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 recover. 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 SOFC oxygen separator and a ceramic membrane oxygen separator.

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A power generation system 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

A power generation system 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 SOFC having an air intake in fluid communication with an air supply, a fuel intake in fluid communication with the of, engine exhaust, a SOFC 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 recover. 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 SOFC oxygen separator and a ceramic membrane oxygen separator. and a second primary unlock circuit (20, 39, 43, 44) for actuating second primary actuators (29), and the system further comprises: a hydraulic backup unlock circuit (9, 11, 16) for actuating the primary and secondary actuators (28, 29, 30) to move the lock element (27) to the unlock position, the backup unlock circuit comprises a source (16) for pressurised hydraulic fluid and a triple flow divider (8) for dividing fluid flow from the source (16) into one flow for actuating the first primary actuators (28), one flow for actuating the second primary actuators (29) and one flow for actuating the secondary actuators (30). 2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the flow divider (8) comprises, for each independent flow, a fixed capacity hydraulic pump/motor unit (47, 48, 49) driven by the fluid flow from the source (16), the rotors of the pump/motor units (47, 48, 49) rotate at the same speed by a mechanical interconnection. 3. A system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the flow divider comprises a hydraulic cylinder (57, 58, 59) for each independent flow, for each hydraulic cylinder (57, 58, 59) one side of a piston (60) is connected to a conduit for fluid flow from the source (16) and the other side of the piston (60) is connected to a conduit for the independent flow. 4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the backup unlock circuit comprises a pilot branch (10,11) with a source (14) for pressurized hydraulic pilot fluid, for controlling (9) the supply of hydraulic fluid from the source (16) for pressurized hydraulic fluid. 5. A system according to claim 4, wherein the pilot branch comprises a mechanically operated trigger valve (11) for the flow from the source (14). 6. A system according to claim 1, wherein the lock circuit comprises a backup vent valve (1), a control port of a the backup vent valve (1) is connected to the backup unlock circuit for venting the lock circuit to the surroundings during an activating of the backup unlock circuit. 7. A system according to claim 1, wherein the first primary unlock circuit, the second primary unlock circuit and the secondary unlock circuit comprises pilot operated check valves (5,20,21) for preventing flow of hydraulic fluid from the backup unlock circuit to outlets (44,46) of the first and second primary unlock circuits and the secondary unlock circuit. 8. A system according to claim 7, wherein control ports of the pilot, operated check valves (5, 20, 21) are connected to the lock circuit via a pilot operated vent valve (4), for opening the check valves (5, 20, 21) during an activating of the lock circuit, a control port of the pilot operated vent valve (4) is connected to the backup unlock circuit for closing the pilot operated vent valve (4) during an activating of the backup unlock circuit. 9. A system according to claim 1, wherein the lock circuit comprises a pilot operated check valve (2) for preventing flow of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic actuators (28,29,30) to an outlet (42) of the lock circuit, a control port of the pilot operated check valve (2) is connected to the backup unlock circuit for opening the pilot operated check valve (2) during an activating of the backup unlock circuit. 10. A system according to claim 1, wherein the lock circuit comprises a pilot operated check valve (2) for preventing flow of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic actuators (28,29,30) to an outlet (42) of the lock circuit, a control port of the pilot operated check valve (2) is connected to the primary and secondary unlock circuits for opening the pilot operated check valve (2) during an activating of the primary or secondary unlock circuit.