Fuel cell with internal flow control
    12.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell with internal flow control 有权
    具有内部流量控制的燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US08197982B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-12

    申请号:US13296580

    申请日:2011-11-15

    IPC分类号: H01M8/00

    摘要: A fuel cell stack is provided with a plurality of fuel cell cassettes where each fuel cell cassette has a fuel cell with an anode and cathode. The fuel cell stack includes an anode supply chimney for supplying fuel to the anode of each fuel cell cassette, an anode return chimney for removing anode exhaust from the anode of each fuel cell cassette, a cathode supply chimney for supplying oxidant to the cathode of each fuel cell cassette, and a cathode return chimney for removing cathode exhaust from the cathode of each fuel cell cassette. A first fuel cell cassette includes a flow control member disposed between the anode supply chimney and the anode return chimney or between the cathode supply chimney and the cathode return chimney such that the flow control member provides a flow restriction different from at least one other fuel cell cassettes.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池堆设置有多个燃料电池盒,其中每个燃料电池盒具有带阳极和阴极的燃料电池。 燃料电池堆包括用于向每个燃料电池盒的阳极供应燃料的阳极供应烟囱,用于从每个燃料电池盒的阳极去除阳极废气的阳极返回烟囱,用于向每个燃料电池盒的阴极供应氧化剂的阴极供应烟囱 燃料电池盒和阴极返回烟囱,用于从每个燃料电池盒的阴极去除阴极排气。 第一燃料电池盒包括设置在阳极供应烟囱和阳极返回烟囱之间或阴极供应烟囱和阴极返回烟囱之间的流量控制构件,使得流量控制构件提供与至少一个其它燃料电池不同的流动限制 盒子

    Compliant current collector for fuel cell anode and cathode
    13.
    发明授权
    Compliant current collector for fuel cell anode and cathode 有权
    符合燃料电池阳极和阴极的集电器

    公开(公告)号:US08048587B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-01

    申请号:US10305881

    申请日:2002-11-27

    IPC分类号: H01M4/86 H01M8/02

    摘要: An electrically-conductive mesh spacer incorporated into the hydrogen and air gas flow spaces between each anode and cathode and its adjacent interconnect in a fuel cell stack. The mesh is formed of metal strands and is formed into a predetermined three-dimensional pattern to make contact at a plurality of points on the surfaces of the electrode and the interconnect element. The formed mesh spacer is secured as by brazing to the interconnect element at a plurality of locations to form an interconnect, which preserves the pattern during assembly of a fuel cell stack. The height of the formed pattern is greater than the height of a gas flow space after fuel cell assembly, such that the mesh spacer is slightly compressed during assembly of a fuel cell stack. Because the metal mesh is both compliant and resilient, the compressed spacer is continuously urged into mechanical and electrical contact with its electrode over all temperatures and pressures to which the fuel cell assembly may be subjected during use.

    摘要翻译: 导电网格隔离物,其结合在燃料电池堆中的每个阳极和阴极之间的氢气和空气气体流动空间及其相邻的互连中。 网格由金属线形成,并且形成为预定的三维图案以在电极和互连元件的表面上的多个点处接触。 形成的网格间隔件通过在多个位置处通过钎焊固定到互连元件上,以形成互连,其在燃料电池堆的组装期间保持图案。 形成的图案的高度大于燃料电池组件之后的气体流动空间的高度,使得在燃料电池堆的组装期间网格间隔件被轻微地压缩。 因为金属网既顺从又具有弹性,所以在使用期间燃料电池组件可能经受的所有温度和压力下,压缩间隔物被连续推动与其电极机械和电接触。

    Solid-oxide fuel cell system having a fuel combustor to pre-heat reformer on start-up
    14.
    发明授权
    Solid-oxide fuel cell system having a fuel combustor to pre-heat reformer on start-up 有权
    具有燃料燃烧器的固体氧化物燃料电池系统在启动时预热重整器

    公开(公告)号:US07410016B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-12

    申请号:US10178125

    申请日:2002-06-24

    IPC分类号: B60K1/00

    摘要: In a solid-oxide fuel cell system, a catalytic reformer unit provides reformate fuel for use by the cells in generating electricity. Both the reformer and the fuel cells require elevated temperatures for satisfactory operation. The reformer unit is provided with a combustion chamber and igniter ahead of the catalytic reformer plates such that, during start-up, fuel/air mixture normally destined for reformation may be ignited in the combustion chamber to provide a hot combustion exhaust which is fed through the catalytic reformer and the anode reformate flow spaces to assist in rapidly bringing the fuel cell system to operating temperature.

    摘要翻译: 在固体氧化物燃料电池系统中,催化重整单元提供用于发电的电池的重整燃料。 重整器和燃料电池都需要升高的温度才能令人满意的操作。 重整器单元在催化重整器板之前设置有燃烧室和点火器,使得在启动期间,通常用于改造的燃料/空气混合物可能在燃烧室中点燃以提供通过 催化重整器和阳极重整物流动空间,以帮助快速使燃料电池系统达到工作温度。

    Plate construction of high temperature air-to-air heat exchanger
    19.
    发明授权
    Plate construction of high temperature air-to-air heat exchanger 失效
    高温空气对空热交换器的板结构

    公开(公告)号:US06759155B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-07-06

    申请号:US09838677

    申请日:2001-04-19

    IPC分类号: H01M804

    摘要: A fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack, a reformer system, and a waste energy recovery (or heat exchanger) assembly is presented. The waste energy recovery assembly receives an anode supply and a cathode supply that are heated by exhaust gases from the fuel cell stack. The heated anode supply and cathode supply are then directed to the fuel cell stack. The waste energy recovery assembly includes a series of stacked plates. The flow direction of the plates alternates from one plate to the next. These plates are alternately stacked until the desired flow area and heat transfer are achieved. Since the direction of flow of each plate is perpendicular to the direction of flow of the next plate in series, the cool (anode and cathode) gases flow along side a plate experiencing a flow of heated exhaust gases and are thusly heated.

    摘要翻译: 提出了包括燃料电池堆,重整器系统和废能回收(或热交换器)组件的燃料电池系统。 废能回收组件接收由来自燃料电池堆的废气加热的阳极供应源和阴极电源。 然后将加热的阳极供电和阴极电源引导到燃料电池堆。 废能回收组件包括一系列堆叠的板。 板的流动方向从一个板交替到另一个板。 这些板交替堆叠,直到达到所需的流动面积和热传递。 由于每个板的流动方向垂直于下一个板的串联流动方向,所以冷却(阳极和阴极)气体沿着经受加热废气流的板流动,因此被加热。

    Fuel cell stack integrated with a waste energy recovery system
    20.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell stack integrated with a waste energy recovery system 失效
    与废能回收系统集成的燃料电池堆

    公开(公告)号:US06627339B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-30

    申请号:US09838661

    申请日:2001-04-19

    IPC分类号: H01M804

    摘要: A fuel cell comprising a fuel cell stack portion integrally connected to a waste energy recovery portion by a distribution manifold is presented. The fuel cell stack portion has supply and exhaust openings. The waste energy recovery portion has flow channels defined therein, and supply and exhaust openings. The distribution manifold integrally connects the fuel cell stack portion with the waste energy recovery portion. The distribution manifold has supply and exhaust passages therethrough, with the supply passages interconnecting the supply openings of the fuel cell stack portion with the supply openings of the waste energy recovery portion and the exhaust passages interconnecting the exhaust openings of the fuel cell stack portion with the exhaust opening of the waste energy recovery portion.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种燃料电池,其包括通过分配歧管与废能回收部分一体连接的燃料电池堆部分。 燃料电池堆部分具有供应和排出口。 废能回收部分具有限定在其中的流动通道,以及供应和排出开口。 分配歧管将燃料电池堆部分与废能回收部分整体连接。 分配歧管具有通过其的供排气通道,供应通道将燃料电池堆部分的供应开口与废能回收部分的供应开口互相连接,排气通道将燃料电池堆部分的排气口与 废能回收部的排气口。