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

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/24 ,  E21B36/00 ,  E21B36/02

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。

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。

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

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/24 ,  E21B36/02

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。

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

IPC: E21B36/00 ,  E21B43/24 ,  H01M8/06 ,  F24J3/08

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。