公开(公告)号：US11611098B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US17242606

申请日：2021-04-28

申请人： The Curators of the University of Missouri

发明人： Jonghyun Park ,  Mohammed Abdulkhabeer Al-Yasiri

IPC分类号： B60L50/64 ,  B60L50/70 ,  B60L50/60 ,  H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/2455 ,  H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/04186 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  B60L50/71 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  B60L53/80 ,  H01M8/2475

摘要： A reaction cell for a flow battery having flow channels positioned within a recess of a non-porous and non-brittle housing that is also a dielectric. Positioning the flow channels within the recess eliminates the need for end plates, gaskets, and insulators of conventional designs. A current collector and an electrode within the recess have areas approximately equal to the area of the recess such that they fit within the recess and maximize the contact area between them.

公开(公告)号：US11581550B1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US17528499

申请日：2021-11-17

申请人： ROBERTSON FUEL SYSTEMS, LLC

发明人： Matthew Whipple

IPC分类号： H01M8/00

摘要： A method and system provide a fitting system for a flexible fuel cell of an aircraft. The fitting system may include a flexible fuel cell and a fitting. The fitting may have a peripheral flange with a series of slots spaced about the flange. A series of fabric strips may be threaded into the slots of the fitting and one or more adhesives may couple the fabric strips to the fuel cell. The fabric strips may extend out around the periphery of the fitting to provide a uniform contact surface area with the fuel cell. The fabric strips may be separated by fuel cell material. The fabric strips may be made from one or more materials for enclosing or holding fuel. The fitting may further include threaded holes wherein the threaded holes may receive fasteners to couple the fitting to the fuel equipment of an aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US11527771B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US17151611

申请日：2021-01-18

申请人： ESS TECH, INC.

发明人： Yang Song ,  Craig E. Evans

IPC分类号： H01M4/02 ,  H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/20 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/06

摘要： A method of rebalancing electrolytes in a redox flow battery system comprises directing hydrogen gas generated on the negative side of the redox flow battery system to a catalyst surface, and fluidly contacting the hydrogen gas with an electrolyte comprising a metal ion at the catalyst surface, wherein the metal ion is chemically reduced by the hydrogen gas at the catalyst surface, and a state of charge of the electrolyte and pH of the electrolyte remain substantially balanced.

公开(公告)号：US11387464B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US16716127

申请日：2019-12-16

申请人： Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc.

发明人： Kecheng Wei ,  Tomoyuki Nagai ,  Li Qin Zhou ,  Hongfei Jia

IPC分类号： H01M8/00 ,  H01M4/92 ,  C22C5/04 ,  C22F1/14 ,  B22F9/24 ,  B22F1/054

摘要： An electrode catalyst for an oxygen reduction reaction including intermetallic L10-NiPtAg alloy nanoparticles having enhanced ORR activity and durability. The catalyst including intermetallic L10-NiPtAg alloy nanoparticles is synthesized by employing silver (Ag) as a dopant and annealing under specific conditions to form the intermetallic structure. In one example, the intermetallic L10-NiPtAg alloy nanoparticles are represented by the formula: NixPtyAgz wherein 0.4≤x≤0.6, 0.4≤y≤0.6, z≤0.1.

公开(公告)号：US11362362B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US16322134

申请日：2017-08-01

申请人： DAINICHI CO., LTD. ,  KYOCERA CORPORATION

发明人： Hiroki Oguro ,  Shintaro Yanagiuchi ,  Tomohiro Fukagawa ,  Kentaro Tanaka ,  Takashi Ono

IPC分类号： H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/0606 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04007

摘要： The disclosure relates to a fuel cell apparatus in which a stable installation state may be maintained even when a size thereof is reduced. A fuel cell apparatus according to the present disclosure may include a fuel cell module including fuel cells housed in a housing; a plurality of auxiliary machines which operate the fuel cell module; and an exterior case, shaped in a rectangular prism, which houses the fuel cell module and the auxiliary machines. A gravity center of the fuel cell apparatus may be located below a level equal to half a height of the exterior case.

公开(公告)号：US11335919B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US16721393

申请日：2019-12-19

申请人： Versa Power Systems Ltd

发明人： Casy Cloudless Brown ,  Khun Bong Luc

IPC分类号： H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/00

摘要： An electrochemical cell stack comprises a plurality of electrochemical cell units, each comprising a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte, and also comprises a plurality of interconnects. An interconnect is disposed between adjacent electrochemical cell units and defines a longitudinal channel having circumferential corrugations defined therearound. A fuel channel is defined between each anode and a respective adjacent interconnect, the fuel channel having fuel inlet and outlet. An oxidant channel is defined between each cathode and a respective adjacent interconnect, the oxidant channel having an oxidant inlet and outlet. The plurality of electrochemical cell units and interconnects include a first electrochemical cell unit, a first interconnect adjacent the first electrochemical cell unit, a second electrochemical cell unit adjacent the first interconnect, and a second interconnect adjacent the second electrochemical cell unit. The second interconnect is rotationally offset from the first interconnect about a longitudinal axis of the fuel cell stack.

公开(公告)号：US20220008737A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17293897

申请日：2019-11-14

申请人： The Regents of the University of California

发明人： Joseph WANG ,  Krishnan CHAKRAVARTHY ,  Itthipon JEERAPAN

IPC分类号： A61N1/378 ,  A61N1/36 ,  H01M8/16 ,  H01M4/86 ,  H01M8/00

摘要： Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for implantable a biofuel cells. In some aspects, a biofuel cell device for extracting energy from a biological fluid includes a substrate including two compartments each with one or more openings; an anode assembly disposed in the substrate and including an anode electrode and functionalization material to facilitate an oxidative process that releases electrons captured at the anode electrode; and a cathode assembly disposed in the substrate separated from the anode assembly and including a catalytic material facilitate a chemical reduction process such that the biofuel cell device extracts electrical energy from the substance in the biological fluid.

公开(公告)号：US11201344B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16812655

申请日：2020-03-09

申请人： Daimler AG ,  Ford Motor Company

发明人： Sebastian Prass ,  Manpal Ghuman ,  Andrew Leow ,  Jennie Eastcott ,  Owen Thomas

IPC分类号： H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M4/88

摘要： A method for manufacturing a membrane assembly for a fuel cell. To overcome a problem of chemical degradation at an edge of the membrane, the method comprises the following steps: positioning a first decal layer, which is made of the same material as a first catalyst layer, on a first side of the membrane, positioning a second decal layer, which is made of the same material as a second catalyst layer, on a second side of the membrane, pressing a compression pad, which is positioned on the first decal layer with the first decal layer and the second decal layer fully overlapping the compression pad, and the second decal layer against each other with the first decal layer and the membrane positioned in-between, whereby pressure on the first and the second decal layer is applied only in an area covered by the compression pad.

公开(公告)号：US11183705B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16307515

申请日：2017-06-08

申请人： WESTFAELISCHE HOCHSCHULE GELSENKIRCHEN BOCHOLT RECKLINGHAUSEN

发明人： Michael Brodmann ,  Cristian Mutascu ,  Pit Podleschny ,  Ulrich Rost ,  Jeffrey Roth ,  Christoph Sagewka ,  Florian Wirkert

IPC分类号： H01M8/2484 ,  C25B15/08 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/248

摘要： The invention relates to a device (1) for Converting chemical energy into electrical energy, or electrical energy into chemical energy, having at least one electrochemically active, planar cell (2) that is held securely between coaxial annular disks (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) of an electrically insulating support frame (10), through which a supply structure with Channels (22, 23, 13, 33) for process media extends to the cell (2). A free spatial region (8a, 8b) is present on either side of the cell (2) in the axial direction, which region is bounded in the radial direction by at least one of the annular disks (10a, 10b). The spatial regions (8a, 8b) are open toward a pressure Chamber (5) via at least one passage (42a, 42b) through the corresponding annular disk (10a, 10b). When the device (1) is in Operation, the pressure Chamber (5) is filled with a pressurized medium, as a consequence of which the cells are compressed. In this manner, the device (1) according to the invention combines the advantages of a conventional Stack of cells (2, 2′) with a hydraulic or pneumatic compression.

公开(公告)号：US20210323687A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-21

申请号：US17264955

申请日：2019-07-29

申请人： Jeongmin Ahn ,  Thomas Welles

发明人： Jeongmin Ahn ,  Thomas Welles

IPC分类号： B64D27/24 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D41/00 ,  B60L50/70 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B64D33/04 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M16/00 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H02K7/18

摘要： A hybrid power system for an unmanned aerial system (UAS) having a liquid fuel engine and a solid oxide fuel cell coupled to the exhaust of the engine for generating electricity that is used by the electric motors of the UAS to create lift and control flight. A conventional remote control (r/c) liquid fuel engine may be used generate exhaust gases including hydrogen and carbon monoxide that are used by a SOFC coupled to the exhaust of the r/c engine to generate electricity. The electric motors of the UAS may thus be powered by the electricity generated by the SOFC.