公开(公告)号：US20220246963A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17161839

申请日：2021-01-29

Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation

Inventor： Zhiwei Yang ,  Robert Mason Darling

IPC: H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/1011 ,  H01M4/88 ,  H01M8/04186 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/0247

Abstract: A direct methanol fuel cell includes a cathode electrode, an anode electrode and a membrane located between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. An anode hydrophilic microporous plate (HMP) is located at an anode side of the fuel cell. The anode HMP has a front side and a back side opposite the front side, and the front side is positioned closer to the anode electrode than the back side. An anode gas diffusion layer is located in an anode chamber defined between the anode electrode and the anode HMP. A flow of methanol fuel is introduced into the back side of the anode hydrophilic microporous plate or to the anode chamber.

公开(公告)号：US11040306B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US15946211

申请日：2018-04-05

Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION

Inventor： Bart Antonie van Hassel ,  Robert Mason Darling ,  Michael L. Perry

IPC: B01D53/32 ,  B64D13/06 ,  B64D37/32 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  A62C99/00 ,  A62C3/08 ,  H01M8/1067 ,  H01M8/083 ,  A62C3/06

Abstract: A fuel tank inerting system is disclosed, comprising a fuel tank and an electrochemical cell comprising a cathode and an anode separated by a separator comprising an anion transfer medium. A cathode fluid flow path is in operative fluid communication with a catalyst at the cathode between a cathode fluid flow path inlet and a cathode fluid flow path outlet. An anode fluid flow path is in operative fluid communication with a catalyst at the anode, and includes an anode fluid flow path outlet. An electrical connected to a power source is arranged to provide a voltage difference between the anode and the cathode. An air source is in operative fluid communication with either or both of the cathode flow path inlet and the anode flow path inlet. An inert gas flow path is in operative fluid communication with the cathode flow path outlet and the fuel tank.