Solid oxide fuel cell systems
    12.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US08492045B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-23

    申请号:US12991748

    申请日:2009-05-20

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/24

    摘要: According to one embodiment of the present invention a fuel cell system comprises: (i) a plurality of fuel cell packets, each packet comprising at least one fuel inlet, at least one fuel outlet, a frame, and two multi-cell fuel cell devices, the fuel cell devices situated such that an anode side of one fuel cell device faces an anode side of another fuel cell device, and the two fuel cell devices, in combination, at least partially form a fuel chamber connected to the fuel inlet and the fuel outlet; (ii) a plurality of heat exchange packets, each packet comprising at least one oxidant inlet, at least one oxidant outlet, and an internal oxidant chamber connected to the at least one oxidant inlet and the least one oxidant outlet; the heat exchange packets being parallel to and interspersed between the fuel cell packets, such that the heat exchange packets face the fuel cell packets and form, at least in part, a plurality of cathode reaction chambers between the heat exchange packets and the fuel cell packets; (iii) a housing supporting and enclosing the fuel packets and the heat exchange packets; (iv) an oxidant inlet plenum operatively connected to oxidant inlets of the heat exchange packets; (v) an oxidant exhaust plenum operatively connected to the cathode reaction chambers; (vi) an inlet fuel manifold connected to fuel inlets of the fuel cell packets; and (vii) an exhaust fuel manifold connected to the fuel outlets of the fuel cell packets.

    Analyte Gas Sensors
    13.
    发明申请
    Analyte Gas Sensors 审中-公开
    分析气体传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20110113855A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-19

    申请号:US12617808

    申请日:2009-11-13

    IPC分类号: G01N29/02

    摘要: Apparatuses and methods for determining the concentration of an analyte gas in a gas stream with a sensor are described. The analyte gas sensor may include a mass-sensitive resonator and a diffusion barrier. The mass-sensitive resonator may be coated with an absorptive material which is reactive with an analyte gas, such as NOx. The diffusion barrier may be positioned to limit a gas flow with the analyte gas towards the absorptive material, and a ratio of the diffusion time of the gas flow through the diffusion barrier to the reaction time of the analyte gas with the absorptive material may be from about 0.1 to about 100.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用传感器确定气流中的分析气体的浓度的装置和方法。 分析物气体传感器可以包括质量敏感谐振器和扩散阻挡层。 质感敏感谐振器可以涂覆有与诸如NOx的分析物气体反应的吸收材料。 扩散阻挡层可以定位成将分析气体的气流限制在吸收材料上,并且通过扩散阻挡层的气体流的扩散时间与分析物气体与吸收材料的反应时间之比可以来自 约0.1至约100。

    GLASS-CERAMIC SEALS FOR USE IN SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS
    15.
    发明申请
    GLASS-CERAMIC SEALS FOR USE IN SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS 有权
    用于固体氧化物燃料电池的玻璃 - 陶瓷密封

    公开(公告)号:US20090075802A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-19

    申请号:US12273022

    申请日:2008-11-18

    IPC分类号: C03C10/04 C03C8/00

    摘要: The invention is directed to highly crystalline, frit-sintered glass-ceramic materials and seals made using them that are suitable for solid oxide fuel cell applications. The seals have a coefficient of thermal expansion in the range of 70-130×10−7° C., preferably 85-115×10−7° C. The glass-ceramic materials have a crystalline component and a glass component, the crystalline component being >50% of the glass-ceramic and the glass component being 75%. Regarding the crystalline component only, >50% of the crystals in the crystalline component of the glass-ceramic has a structure selected from the structural groups represented by walstromite, cyclowollastonite, μ-(Ca,Sr)SiO3, kalsilite, kaliophilite and wollastonite (the primary crystalline phase) and the remaining

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及高度结晶的烧结玻璃陶瓷材料和使用它们制造的适用于固体氧化物燃料电池应用的密封件。 密封件的热膨胀系数为70-130×10-7℃,优选为85-115×10-7℃。玻璃 - 陶瓷材料具有结晶成分和玻璃成分,结晶成分> 50 玻璃陶瓷和玻璃组分的%为<50%。 在一个优选实施方案中,结晶组分> 75%。 关于结晶成分,玻璃 - 陶瓷的结晶成分中的> 50%的结晶具有选自由硬质铁矿,环状硅灰石,mu-(Ca,Sr)SiO 3,硅酸镁,闪锌矿和硅灰石( 主结晶相),剩余的<50%的结晶成分是至少一个第二结晶相。 通常,本发明的玻璃陶瓷可用作金属对金属,金属对陶瓷和陶瓷到陶瓷密封剂。

    Thermo-mechanical robust seal structure for solid oxide fuel cells
    17.
    发明申请
    Thermo-mechanical robust seal structure for solid oxide fuel cells 有权
    固体氧化物燃料电池的热机械牢固密封结构

    公开(公告)号:US20080166616A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-10

    申请号:US11999350

    申请日:2007-12-05

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: A solid oxide fuel cell comprising a thin ceramic electrolyte sheet having an increased street width is disclosed. Also disclosed are solid oxide fuel cells comprising: a substantially flat ceramic electrolyte sheet, a substantially flat ceramic electrolyte sheet having a seal area of greater thickness than the active area of the electrolyte sheet, a ceramic electrolyte sheet that overhangs the seal area, a ceramic electrolyte sheet and at least one substantially flat border material, and a border material having a non-linear edge. Methods of making a solid oxide fuel cell in accordance with the disclosed embodiments are also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making a solid oxide fuel cell wherein the seal has a uniform thickness, wherein the seal is heated to remove a volatile component prior to sealing, and wherein the distance between the frame and the ceramic electrolyte sheet of the device is constant.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种包括具有增加的街道宽度的薄陶瓷电解质片的固体氧化物燃料电池。 还公开了固体氧化物燃料电池,其包括:基本上平坦的陶瓷电解质片,具有比电解质片的有效面积更大的密度区域的基本上平坦的陶瓷电解质片,悬垂在密封区域上的陶瓷电解质片,陶瓷 电解质片和至少一个基本上平坦的边界材料,以及具有非线性边缘的边界材料。 还公开了根据所公开的实施方案制备固体氧化物燃料电池的方法。 还公开了制造固体氧化物燃料电池的方法,其中密封件具有均匀的厚度,其中在密封之前加热密封件以除去挥发性组分,并且其中该装置的框架和陶瓷电解质片材之间的距离是恒定的 。

    Stress reducing mounting for electrolyte sheet assembly in a solid oxide fuel cell
    18.
    发明申请
    Stress reducing mounting for electrolyte sheet assembly in a solid oxide fuel cell 失效
    用于固体氧化物燃料电池中的电解质片组件的减压安装

    公开(公告)号:US20070072043A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-29

    申请号:US11233679

    申请日:2005-09-23

    IPC分类号: H01M2/08 H01M8/02

    摘要: A stress reducing mounting for an electrolyte sheet assembly in a solid electrolyte fuel cell is provided that includes a support frame or manifold having an inner edge portion that supports a peripheral portion of the sheet assembly, a seal that affixes an edge of the peripheral portion to the frame or manifold, and a stress reducer disposed around the peripheral portion of the electrolyte sheet and the frame or manifold that reduces tensile stress in the peripheral portion of the electrolyte sheet when the peripheral portion is bent by pressure differentials or thermal differential expansion. The stress reducer is at least one of a convex curved surface on the inner edge portion of the frame or manifold that makes area contact with the peripheral portion when it bends in response to a pressure differential or thermal differential expansion, and a stiffening structure on the sheet peripheral portion that renders the ceramic sheet material forming the peripheral portion more resistant to bending. The stress reducing mounting reduces cracking in the electrolyte sheet at the peripheral portions due to tensile forces.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于固体电解质燃料电池中的电解质片组件的减压安装件,其包括:支撑框架或歧管,其具有支撑片组件的周边部分的内边缘部分,将周边部分的边缘固定到 框架或歧管,以及设置在电解质片和框架或歧管的周边部分周围部分周围部分被压力差或热差膨胀而弯曲的电解质片的周边部分中的拉伸应力的应力减小器。 所述减压器是在所述框架或歧管的内缘部分上的凸曲面中的至少一个,当所述框架或歧管的内边缘部分响应于压差或热差膨胀而弯曲时与所述周边部分进行区域接触,并且所述加强结构 使得形成周边部分的陶瓷片材更耐弯曲的片材周边部分。 降低应力的安装减少了由于张力而在周边部分的电解质片断裂。