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公开(公告)号：US09328596B2
公开(公告)日：2016-05-03
申请号：US14159585
申请日：2014-01-21
Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Bernhard A. Fischer , James D. Richards , Arun Iyer Venkiteswaran
IPC: E21B43/243 , E21B36/04 , E21B36/00
CPC classification number: E21B43/243 , E21B36/008 , E21B36/04
Abstract: A plurality of heaters are disposed end to end within a bore hole of a formation where the bore hole extends from an upper end to a lower end such that a lower heater of the plurality of heaters is proximal to the lower end of the bore hole while every other of the plurality of heaters is distal from the lower end of the bore hole. Each of the plurality of heaters includes a fuel cell stack assembly having a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent. Each of the plurality of heaters has a thermal output that is less than or equal to a predetermined value except the lower heater of the plurality of heaters which has a thermal output that is greater than the predetermined value.
Abstract translation: 多个加热器并排设置在钻孔从上端延伸到下端的钻孔中，使得多个加热器的下加热器靠近钻孔的下端，而 多个加热器中的每一个都远离钻孔的下端。 多个加热器中的每一个包括具有多个燃料电池的燃料电池堆组件，燃料电池通过与氧化剂的化学反应将化学能从燃料转化成热和电。 多个加热器中的每一个具有小于或等于预定值的热输出，除了具有大于预定值的热输出的多个加热器的下加热器之外。
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公开(公告)号：US09520601B2
公开(公告)日：2016-12-13
申请号：US14013708
申请日：2013-08-29
Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Bernhard A. Fischer , Karl J. Haltiner, Jr. , Charles J. Badura
CPC classification number: H01M8/04022 , E21B36/008 , E21B43/2401 , E21B43/243 , H01M8/2475 , H01M8/249 , Y02E60/50
Abstract: A heater includes a heater housing extending along a heater axis. A fuel cell stack assembly is disposed within the heater housing and includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent. A combustor disposed within the heater housing receives an anode exhaust and a cathode exhaust from the fuel cell stack assembly and combusts a mixture of the anode exhaust and the cathode exhaust to produce a heated combustor exhaust. The combustor includes a combustor exhaust outlet for discharging the heated combustor exhaust into the heater housing. The heater housing is heated by the fuel cell stack assembly and the heated combustor exhaust.
Abstract translation: 加热器包括沿着加热器轴线延伸的加热器壳体。 燃料电池堆组件设置在加热器壳体内，并且包括多个燃料电池，其通过与氧化剂的化学反应将化学能从燃料转化成热和电。 设置在加热器壳体内的燃烧器接收来自燃料电池堆组件的阳极排气和阴极排气，并且燃烧阳极排气和阴极排气的混合物以产生加热的燃烧器排气。 燃烧器包括用于将加热的燃烧器排气排放到加热器壳体中的燃烧器排气口。 加热器壳体被燃料电池堆组件和加热的燃烧器排气加热。
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公开(公告)号：US09494024B2
公开(公告)日：2016-11-15
申请号：US14013818
申请日：2013-08-29
Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Bernhard A. Fischer , Karl J. Haltiner, Jr.
CPC classification number: E21B43/243 , E21B36/008 , E21B36/02 , E21B41/0085 , E21B43/24
Abstract: A heater includes a heater housing with a fuel cell stack assembly disposed therein. The fuel cell stack assembly includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent. The fuel cell stack assembly includes a fuel cell manifold for receiving the fuel within a fuel inlet and the oxidizing agent within an oxidizing agent inlet and distributing the fuel and oxidizing agent to the fuel cells. A fuel supply conduit supplies the fuel to the fuel inlet and an oxidizing agent supply conduit supplies the oxidizing agent to the oxidizing agent inlet. A sonic orifice is disposed between the fuel supply conduit and the fuel inlet or between the oxidizing agent supply conduit and the oxidizing agent inlet, thereby limiting the velocity of the fuel or the oxidizing agent through the sonic orifice.
Abstract translation: 加热器包括加热器壳体，其中设置有燃料电池堆组件。 燃料电池堆组件包括多个燃料电池，其通过与氧化剂的化学反应将化学能从燃料转化成热和电。 燃料电池堆组件包括用于接收燃料入口内的燃料和氧化剂入口内的氧化剂并将燃料和氧化剂分配到燃料电池的燃料电池歧管。 燃料供应管道将燃料供应到燃料入口，氧化剂供应管道将氧化剂供应到氧化剂入口。 在燃料供应管道和燃料入口之间或氧化剂供应管道和氧化剂入口之间设置有声孔，从而通过声孔限制燃料或氧化剂的速度。
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公开(公告)号：US09698434B2
公开(公告)日：2017-07-04
申请号：US14013784
申请日：2013-08-29
Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Karl J. Haltiner, Jr. , Bernhard A. Fischer , Charles J. Badura
IPC: E21B41/00 , E21B43/24 , H01M8/2475 , H01M8/249 , H01M8/04014
CPC classification number: H01M8/04022 , E21B41/0085 , E21B43/2401 , H01M8/2475 , H01M8/249
Abstract: A heater includes a fuel cell stack assembly disposed within a heater housing and includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent. A combustor disposed within the heater housing receives an anode exhaust and a cathode exhaust from the fuel cell stack assembly and combusts a mixture of the anode exhaust and the cathode exhaust to produce a heated combustor exhaust. The combustor includes a combustor exhaust outlet for discharging the heated combustor exhaust into the heater housing. A baffle disposed around the fuel cell stack assembly and the combustor defines a heat transfer channel radially between the heater housing and the baffle. A flow director in fluid communication with the combustor exhaust outlet and the heat transfer channel communicates the heated combustor exhaust to the heat transfer channel.
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公开(公告)号：US09640829B2
公开(公告)日：2017-05-02
申请号：US14098830
申请日：2013-12-06
Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Giulio A. Ricci-Ottati , Bernhard A. Fischer , Thomas W. Silvis , Kurtis F. Weess
IPC: E21B36/00 , H01M8/04 , H01M8/24 , H01M8/249 , H01M8/04007 , E21B41/00 , E21B43/24 , H01M8/04223 , H01M8/2475
CPC classification number: H01M8/249 , E21B41/0085 , E21B43/2401 , H01M8/04037 , H01M8/04268 , H01M8/24 , H01M8/2475
Abstract: A heater includes a heater housing extending along a heater axis; a fuel cell stack assembly disposed within the heater housing and having a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent; an electric resistive heating element disposed within the heater housing and electrically connected to the fuel cell stack assembly; and a first thermal switch located between the fuel cell stack assembly and the electric resistive heating element. The first thermal switch is closed to place the fuel cell stack assembly in electrical communication with the electric resistive heating element when the fuel cell stack assembly is electrochemically active and is open to prevent electrical communication between the fuel cell stack assembly and the electric resistive heating element when the fuel cell stack assembly is not electrochemically active.
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6.发明授权Heater with a fuel cell stack assembly and a combustor and method of operating 有权具有燃料电池堆组件和燃烧器和操作方法的加热器公开(公告)号：US09379394B2
公开(公告)日：2016-06-28
申请号：US14081092
申请日：2013-11-15
Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Bernhard A. Fischer , James D. Richards
CPC classification number: H01M8/04022 , E21B36/008 , E21B36/02 , H01M8/2475 , H01M2250/10 , H01M2250/405 , Y02B90/14 , Y02B90/16 , Y02E60/50
Abstract: A heater includes a heater housing extending along a heater axis. A fuel cell stack assembly is disposed within the heater housing and includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel cell fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with a fuel cell oxidizing agent. A combustor disposed within the heater housing includes a combustor fuel inlet for introducing the combustor fuel into the combustor, a combustor oxidizing agent inlet for introducing a combustor oxidizing agent into the combustor, and combustor exhaust outlet for discharging a heated combustor exhaust from the combustor. An anode exhaust conduit is connected to the anode exhaust outlet and extends out of the heater housing for selectively communicating a first quantity of the anode exhaust out of the heater housing. The heater housing is heated by the fuel cell stack assembly and the heated combustor exhaust.
Abstract translation: 加热器包括沿着加热器轴线延伸的加热器壳体。 燃料电池堆组件设置在加热器壳体内，并且包括多个燃料电池，其通过与燃料电池氧化剂的化学反应将来自燃料电池燃料的化学能转化成热和电。 设置在加热器壳体内的燃烧器包括用于将燃烧器燃料引入燃烧器的燃烧器燃料入口，用于将燃烧器氧化剂引入燃烧器的燃烧器氧化剂入口和用于从燃烧器排出加热的燃烧器排气的燃烧器排气出口。 阳极排气管连接到阳极排气出口并延伸出加热器壳体，用于选择性地将第一量的阳极废气与加热器壳体连通。 加热器壳体被燃料电池堆组件和加热的燃烧器排气加热。
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公开(公告)号：US09647291B2
公开(公告)日：2017-05-09
申请号：US14013838
申请日：2013-08-29
Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
IPC: H01M8/24 , H01M8/2465 , E21B36/00 , H01M8/2475 , H01M8/249 , H01M8/04089 , H01M8/04082 , E21B43/24 , E21B41/00 , H01M8/0612 , H01M8/0662 , H01M8/124
CPC classification number: H01M8/2483 , E21B36/00 , E21B36/008 , E21B41/0085 , E21B43/24 , H01M8/04089 , H01M8/04201 , H01M8/0618 , H01M8/0662 , H01M8/2465 , H01M8/2475 , H01M8/249 , H01M2008/1293 , H01M2250/405 , Y02B90/16
Abstract: A heater includes a heater housing with a support plate secured to one end. A fuel cell stack assembly is disposed within the heater housing and includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent. The fuel cell stack assembly includes a fuel cell manifold for receiving the fuel and distributing the fuel to the plurality of fuel cells and for receiving the oxidizing agent and distributing the oxidizing agent to the plurality of fuel cells. A fuel supply conduit supplies the fuel to the fuel cell manifold and an oxidizing agent supply conduit supplies the oxidizing agent to the fuel cell manifold. The fuel cell stack assembly is supported on the support plate by one of the fuel supply conduit and the oxidizing agent supply conduit.
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公开(公告)号：US09559379B2
公开(公告)日：2017-01-31
申请号：US14662902
申请日：2015-03-19
Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Bernhard A. Fischer , Giulio A. Ricci-Ottati
IPC: H01M8/04 , H01M8/24 , E21B43/243
CPC classification number: H01M8/2485 , E21B36/02 , E21B43/243 , H01M8/04007 , H01M8/2484 , H01M8/249 , H01M2250/10 , Y02B90/14
Abstract: A heater assembly includes a plurality of fuel cell stack assemblies which each have a plurality of fuel cells, a fuel inlet, and an air inlet; a fuel supply conduit which communicates fuel to the fuel inlets; and an air supply conduit which communicates air to the air inlets. An orifice is disposed between the fuel supply conduit and the fuel inlet or between the air supply conduit and the air inlet of each fuel cell stack assembly. The plurality of fuel cell stack assemblies are arranged in fuel cell stack assembly groups such that the orifices of each of the fuel cell stack assembly groups are configured to provide a magnitude of restriction that is unique to their respective the fuel cell stack assembly group, thereby providing uniformity of flow of the fuel or the air to the plurality of fuel cell stack assemblies.
Abstract translation: 加热器组件包括多个燃料电池堆组件，每个燃料电池堆组件具有多个燃料电池，燃料入口和空气入口; 燃料供给管道，其将燃料与燃料入口连通; 以及将空气与空气入口连通的供气管道。 在燃料供应管道和燃料入口之间或每个燃料电池堆组件的空气供应管道和空气入口之间设置孔口。 多个燃料电池堆组件被布置在燃料电池堆组件组中，使得每个燃料电池堆组件组的孔被构造成提供其各自的燃料电池堆组件组所独特的限制大小，从而 提供燃料或空气流向多个燃料电池堆组件的均匀性。
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公开(公告)号：US09531020B2
公开(公告)日：2016-12-27
申请号：US14081068
申请日：2013-11-15
Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Bernhard A. Fischer , James D. Richards
CPC classification number: H01M8/04268 , E21B36/02 , H01M8/04022 , H01M8/24 , H01M8/2425 , Y02E60/50
Abstract: A method is provided for operating a heater including a heater housing extending along a heater axis; a plurality of fuel cell stack assemblies disposed within the heater housing along the heater axis and having a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel cell fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with a fuel cell oxidizing agent; and a plurality of combustors disposed within the heater housing along the heater axis. The method includes supplying a combustor fuel to the plurality of combustors, combusting the combustor fuel to produce a heated combustor exhaust when the fuel cell stack assemblies are substantially electrochemically inactive, and using the heated combustor exhaust to elevate the temperature of the fuel cell stack assemblies to be electrochemically active.
Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于操作加热器的方法，该加热器包括沿加热器轴线延伸的加热器壳体 多个燃料电池堆组件，其沿着加热器轴线设置在加热器壳体内，并且具有多个燃料电池，其通过与燃料电池氧化剂的化学反应将来自燃料电池燃料的化学能转换成热和电; 以及沿加热器轴设置在加热器壳体内的多个燃烧器。 该方法包括：当燃料电池堆组件基本上电化学惰性时，向多个燃烧器供应燃烧器燃料，燃烧燃烧器燃料以产生加热的燃烧器排气，并且使用加热的燃烧器排气来提高燃料电池堆组件的温度 要电化学活性。
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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
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。
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