公开(公告)号：US20160276698A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-22

申请号：US14662902

申请日：2015-03-19

Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： BERNHARD A. FISCHER ,  GIULIO A. RICCI-OTTATI

IPC: 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。

公开(公告)号：US20150162637A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-11

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: H01M8/24 ,  E21B36/00 ,  H01M8/04

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.

Abstract translation: 加热器包括沿加热器轴线延伸的加热器壳体; 燃料电池堆组件，其设置在所述加热器壳体内并且具有多个燃料电池，所述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; 电加热元件，设置在所述加热器壳体内并电连接到所述燃料电池堆组件; 以及位于燃料电池堆组件和电阻加热元件之间的第一热开关。 当燃料电池堆组件具有电化学活性并且打开以防止燃料电池堆组件和电阻加热元件之间的电连通时，第一热开关关闭以使燃料电池堆组件与电阻加热元件电连通 当燃料电池堆组件不是电化学活性时。