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公开(公告)号:US20230420701A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-28
申请号:US18036757
申请日:2021-11-16
Applicant: POWERCELL SWEDEN AB
Inventor: Mattias HOLMBERG,
IPC: H01M8/0263 , H01M8/0267 , H01M8/0273 , H01M8/242
CPC classification number: H01M8/0263 , H01M8/0267 , H01M8/0273 , H01M8/242
Abstract: A fuel cell assembly includes at least a first flow field plate and a second flow field plate sandwiching a multilayer membrane electrode assembly, wherein the multilayer membrane electrode assembly comprises at least a 3-layer membrane electrode assembly including a first electrode facing the first flow field plate, a second electrode facing the second flow field plate and a membrane separating the electrodes, wherein each flow field plate has a flow field structure protruding from a base level of the flow field plate for distributing reactant over the respective electrode, and wherein further at least one sealing element is arranged between the first and the second flow field plate, which is adapted to prevent leakage of the reactants to an environment, wherein in a boundary area between the flow field structure and the sealing element of at least one of the flow field plates at least one bypass stopping element is arranged for avoiding the reactant bypassing the flow field structure, wherein the bypass stopping element protrudes from the respective base level of the flow field plate, wherein the at least one bypass stopping element has a pointed portion, which is adapted to compress the multilayer membrane electrode assembly, as well as a flow field plate for such a fuel cell assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US20230155156A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-18
申请号:US17916830
申请日:2021-05-06
Applicant: Lars Gustaf ARELL , Johan FLINK , Thomas LYDHIG , POWERCELL SWEDEN AB
Inventor: Lars Gustaf ARELL , Johan FLINK , Thomas LYDHIG
IPC: H01M8/2483 , H01M8/1004 , H01M8/0297 , H01M8/2404 , H01M8/2418
CPC classification number: H01M8/2483 , H01M8/1004 , H01M8/0297 , H01M8/2404 , H01M8/2418
Abstract: A manufacturing arrangement for a fuel cell stack or at least a unit fuel cell of the fuel cell stack includes at least a pre-arrangement site for arranging a membrane electrode assembly and a bipolar plate in a predefined orientation to each other, wherein the bipolar plate has at least one opening and/or at least one specific contour, and wherein the membrane electrode assembly and the bipolar plate are oriented to each other in such a way that the membrane electrode assembly covers at least one opening in the bipolar plate and/or extends over the bipolar plate in at least one area; wherein the manufacturing arrangement further includes at least one cutting site with a cutting device which is adapted to cut the membrane electrode assembly in a predetermined area so that the membrane electrode assembly has a cut opening, which resembles the at least one opening of the bipolar plate, and/or at least one cut contour, which resembles the at least one contour of the bipolar plate, and/or at least one cut alignment structure for aligning the unit fuel cells in a fuel cell stack, as well as a corresponding manufacturing method.
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公开(公告)号:US11462753B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-04
申请号:US16623451
申请日:2018-06-08
Applicant: POWERCELL SWEDEN AB
Inventor: Stefan Munthe , Mattias Holmberg
IPC: G01R1/44 , H01M8/04537 , G01R31/396 , G01R31/3835 , H01M8/0258 , H01R31/00
Abstract: An electric connector for fuel cell stack voltage monitoring includes at least two separate units, each unit including a plurality of pins, each pin being adapted to contact a plate of the fuel cell stack for monitoring a fuel cell stack voltage. The first pin of each unit is adapted to provide a measurement of a reference voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US10950873B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-16
申请号:US16563826
申请日:2019-09-07
Applicant: POWERCELL SWEDEN AB
Inventor: Martin Berggren , Robert Gustavsson
IPC: H01M8/0247 , H01M8/2404 , H01M8/02 , H01M8/0271 , H01M8/04 , H01M8/24 , H01M8/2465 , H01M50/502
Abstract: Electric connector assembly for electrically contacting at least one bipolar plate of a fuel cell stack including at least a support structure and at least one contact pin, adapted to electrically contact the bipolar plate and is supported by the support structure, the support structure includes at least a rear face which is adapted to face the fuel cell stack, a front face being opposite to the read face, and first and second side faces, the rear face includes at least one bipolar plate housing slit which extends from the first side face to the second side face, adapted to accommodate at least two teeth extending from a support basis, separated by the intermediately arranged bipolar plate housing slit, the support structure further includes at least one contact pin accommodation opening having a size which is adapted to accommodate the contact pin.
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公开(公告)号:US10593975B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-17
申请号:US15528755
申请日:2015-12-02
Applicant: POWERCELL SWEDEN AB
Inventor: Per Ekdunge , Federico Ghirelli , Ida Toftefors
IPC: H01M8/0662 , C01B3/34 , F23C13/00 , F23D14/02 , F23D14/62 , H01M8/0612
Abstract: A catalytic burner arrangement is provided including at least a catalytic burner unit with a housing having a reaction chamber in which a catalyst is arranged, wherein the catalyst is adapted to react a fuel, particularly a hydrogen containing fluid, with an oxidant, particularly air, for producing heat, the housing having a fluid inlet for supplying a fluid stream into the housing and a find outlet for exiting a fluid stream from the housing, and the catalytic burner arrangement further includes a mixing unit forming a mixing chamber in which fuel and oxidant are mixed, wherein the mixing device includes a fuel inlet, an oxidant inlet and an fuel-oxidant-mixture outlet, and wherein the fluid inlet of the catalytic burner unit merges with the fuel-oxidant-outlet of the mixing unit for transferring the fuel-oxidant-mixture from the mixing chamber to the reaction chamber of the catalytic burner unit wherein the fuel-oxidant-outlet of the mixing chamber is pipe-shaped and extents into the mixing chamber of the mixing unit, and wherein a length of the pipe-shaped fuel-oxidant-outlet extents over the oxidant inlet and/or the fuel inlet.
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公开(公告)号:US20180090771A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-29
申请号:US15562431
申请日:2016-03-17
Applicant: POWERCELL SWEDEN AB
Inventor: Martin BERGGREN , Robert GUSTAVSSON
IPC: H01M8/0247 , H01M8/2465 , H01M8/0271 , H01M8/2404
Abstract: Electric connector assembly for electrically contacting at least one bipolar plate of a fuel cell stack including at least a support structure and at least one contact pin, which is adapted to electrically contacting the bipolar plate and is supported by the support structure, wherein the support structure includes at least a rear face which is adapted to face the fuel cell stack, a front face being opposite to the rear face, and first and second side faces, wherein the rear face includes at least one bipolar plate housing slit which extends from the first side face to the second side face, and which is adapted to accommodate at least partly the bipolar plate, thereby defining a comb-shaped support structure with at least two teeth extend from a support basis, which are separated by the intermediately arranged bipolar plate housing slit, and wherein the support structure further includes at least one contact pin accommodation opening having a size which is adapted to accommodate the contact pin.
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公开(公告)号:US20170365869A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-21
申请号:US15528756
申请日:2015-12-02
Applicant: POWERCELL SWEDEN AB
Inventor: Per EKDUNGE , Federico GHIRELLI , Ida TOFTEFORS
IPC: H01M8/0662 , F23C13/00 , F23D14/02 , C01B3/34 , F23D14/62 , H01M8/0612
CPC classification number: H01M8/0662 , C01B3/34 , C01B2203/0205 , C01B2203/0233 , C01B2203/06 , C01B2203/066 , C01B2203/0822 , C01B2203/1235 , C01B2203/1288 , F23C13/00 , F23C2900/03002 , F23D14/02 , F23D14/62 , H01M8/0618
Abstract: A catalytic burner arrangement including at least a catalytic burner unit with a housing having a reaction chamber in which a catalyst is arranged is provided wherein the catalyst is adapted to react a fuel, particularly a hydrogen containing fluid, with an oxidant, particularly air, for producing heat, the housing having a fluid inlet for supplying a fluid stream into the housing and a fluid outlet for exiting a fluid stream from the housing, and the catalytic burner arrangement further includes a mixing unit forming a mixing chamber in which fuel and oxidant are mixed, wherein the mixing device includes a fuel inlet, an oxidant inlet and an fuel-oxidant-mixture outlet, and wherein the fluid inlet of the catalytic burner unit merges with the fuel-oxidant-outlet of the mixing unit for transferring the fuel-oxidant-mixture from the mixing chamber to the reaction chamber of the catalytic burner unit wherein the fuel inlet of the mixing chamber is arranged upstream of the oxidant inlet of the mixing unit.
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公开(公告)号:US20170358810A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-14
申请号:US15528755
申请日:2015-12-02
Applicant: POWERCELL SWEDEN AB
Inventor: Per EKDUNGE , Federico GHIRELLI , Ida TOFTEFORS
IPC: H01M8/0662 , F23D14/02 , F23D14/62 , F23C13/00 , C01B3/34 , H01M8/0612
CPC classification number: H01M8/0662 , C01B3/34 , C01B2203/0205 , C01B2203/0233 , C01B2203/06 , C01B2203/066 , C01B2203/0822 , C01B2203/1235 , C01B2203/1288 , F23C13/00 , F23C2900/03002 , F23D14/02 , F23D14/62 , H01M8/0618
Abstract: A catalytic burner arrangement is provided including at least a catalytic burner unit with a housing having a reaction chamber in which a catalyst is arranged, wherein the catalyst is adapted to react a fuel, particularly a hydrogen containing fluid, with an oxidant, particularly air, for producing heat, the housing having a fluid inlet for supplying a fluid stream into the housing and a find outlet for exiting a fluid stream from the housing, and the catalytic burner arrangement further includes a mixing unit forming a mixing chamber in which fuel and oxidant are mixed, wherein the mixing device includes a fuel inlet, an oxidant inlet and an fuel-oxidant-mixture outlet, and wherein the fluid inlet of the catalytic burner unit merges with the fuel-oxidant-outlet of the mixing unit for transferring the fuel-oxidant-mixture from the mixing chamber to the reaction chamber of the catalytic burner unit wherein the fuel-oxidant-outlet of the mixing chamber is pipe-shaped and extents into the mixing chamber of the mixing unit, and wherein a length of the pipe-shaped fuel-oxidant-outlet extents over the oxidant inlet and/or the fuel inlet.
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公开(公告)号:US09738518B2
公开(公告)日:2017-08-22
申请号:US14551027
申请日:2014-11-23
Applicant: POWERCELL SWEDEN AB
Inventor: Bård Lindstrõm , Anders Karlsson , Lars Pettersson
CPC classification number: C01B3/38 , B01J4/002 , B01J4/004 , B01J19/2405 , B01J19/2415 , B01J19/2485 , B01J19/2495 , B01J2204/002 , B01J2219/00108 , B01J2219/00159 , B01J2219/24 , C01B3/382 , C01B2203/0244 , C01B2203/066 , C01B2203/0833 , C01B2203/0883 , C01B2203/1235 , C01B2203/1282
Abstract: A reformer reactor is provided for converting hydrocarbon fuel into hydrogen rich gas by auto-thermal reaction process having a cylindrically shaped and double walled, housing with two side faces forming a reaction chamber of the reformer. Additionally, a fuel inlet is provided in one of the two side faces for providing hydrocarbon fuels into the reaction chamber, wherein further a fuel preheating means is provided which preheats the hydrocarbon fuel before the hydrocarbon fuel enters the reaction chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US20150380745A1
公开(公告)日:2015-12-31
申请号:US14410089
申请日:2012-06-26
Applicant: POWERCELL SWEDEN AB
Inventor: Andreas BODÈN , Thomas TINGELÖF , Axel BAUMANN OFSTAD , Jan IHONEN , Anders TENSTAM
CPC classification number: H01M8/0267 , H01M8/0258 , H01M8/04074 , H01M8/241 , H01M2008/1095
Abstract: A flow field plate for a bipolar plate or bipolar plate assembly of a fuel cell or a fuel cell stack has an electrode facing front side, a backside and at least a cooling fluid manifold for supplying cooling fluid to the flow field plate. The backside includes a cooling fluid flow field for substantially uniformly distributing the cooling fluid over the flow field, plate. The flow field plate further includes a cooling fluid sub-manifold which is adapted to provide cooling fluid from the cooling fluid manifold to a cooling fluid flow field. The cooling fluid sub-manifold is fluidly disconnected from the cooling fluid flow field, a bipolar plate or bipolar plate assembly including a flow field plate, as well as a fuel cell or fuel cell stack including such a flow field plate and/or bipolar plate or such a bipolar plate assembly.
Abstract translation: 用于燃料电池或燃料电池堆的双极板或双极板组件的流场板具有面向前侧的电极,背面和用于向流场板供应冷却流体的至少冷却流体歧管。 背面包括冷却流体流场,用于将冷却流体基本均匀地分布在流场,板上。 流场板还包括冷却流体副歧管,其适于将冷却流体从冷却流体歧管提供到冷却流体流场。 冷却流体子歧管与冷却流体流场流体地断开,包括流场板的双极板或双极板组件以及包括这种流场板和/或双极板的燃料电池或燃料电池堆 或这种双极板组件。
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