Solid-oxide fuel cell system having an upstream reformate combustor
    22.
    发明授权
    Solid-oxide fuel cell system having an upstream reformate combustor 有权
    具有上游重整燃烧器的固体氧化物燃料电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US07645532B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-12

    申请号:US10909577

    申请日:2004-08-02

    IPC分类号: H01M8/18 H01M8/04

    摘要: A solid-oxide fuel cell system wherein a reformate combustor is disposed in the reformate flow path between a hydrocarbon reformer and a fuel cell stack. At system start-up, reformate is partially burned within the combustor by admitting combustion air, and the partially-burned reformate is passed through the anode chambers of the stack to warm the anodes. In addition, reformate is passed through a cathode-air heat exchanger to warm combustion air entering the cathode chambers of the stack. The combustor may continue to be supplied with a low level of air during steady-state operation of the SOFC, thereby providing a moist environment within the anode chambers to prevent coking of the anodes and providing additional heat to the reformate. The combustor decouples the reformer from the stack thermodynamically, permitting the reformer and the stack each to run in its own optimal temperature range.

    摘要翻译: 一种固体氧化物燃料电池系统,其中重整燃烧器设置在烃重整器和燃料电池堆之间的重整产品流路中。 在系统启动时,通过加入燃烧空气在燃烧室内部分燃烧重整产物,部分燃烧的重整产物通过堆叠的阳极室,以加热阳极。 此外,重整产物通过阴极 - 空气热交换器以加热进入堆叠的阴极室的燃烧空气。 在SOFC的稳态操作期间,燃烧器可以继续供应低水平的空气,从而在阳极室内提供潮湿环境,以防止阳极焦化并向重整产品提供额外的热量。 燃烧器使热重分离器与热堆动力学解耦,允许重整器和堆叠各自运行在其最佳温度范围内。

    Fuel cell stack having multiple parallel fuel cells
    23.
    发明申请
    Fuel cell stack having multiple parallel fuel cells 审中-公开
    具有多个平行燃料电池的燃料电池堆

    公开(公告)号:US20090004531A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-01

    申请号:US11823548

    申请日:2007-06-28

    IPC分类号: H01M2/00

    摘要: A fuel cell stack comprising a plurality of serially-connected fuel cell stages, each stage comprising a plurality of fuel cells arranged electrically in parallel such that each stage has the voltage drop of a single fuel cell but current output defined by the total cell area. The assembled stack thus comprises essentially a plurality of internal fuel cell stacks arranged in parallel, each stack having the same voltage, and the stack currents being additive. The total voltage is the same as for a prior art stack of the same number of stages, but the current and hence the power output is multiplied over that of a single-cell stack by the number of internal fuel cell stacks. Preferably, each stage is a cassette including a plurality of windows for receiving the individual fuel cell units; a plurality of anode and cathode interconnects; and a single separator plate.

    摘要翻译: 一种燃料电池堆,包括多个串联连接的燃料电池级,每个级包括多个电并联布置的燃料电池,使得每个级具有单个燃料电池的电压降,但由总电池区限定的电流输出。 因此,组装的堆叠基本上包括并联布置的多个内部燃料电池堆,每个堆叠具有相同的电压,堆叠电流是相加的。 总电压与相同级数的现有技术的堆叠相同,但是电流和功率输出乘以单个电池堆的数量乘以内部燃料电池堆的数量。 优选地,每个阶段是包括用于接收各个燃料电池单元的多个窗口的盒子; 多个阳极和阴极互连; 和单个隔板。

    Compliant current collector for fuel cell anode and cathode
    24.
    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。

    Glass Seal Containing Zirconia Powder and Fiber for a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack
    25.
    发明申请
    Glass Seal Containing Zirconia Powder and Fiber for a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack 审中-公开
    包含氧化锆粉末和固体氧化物燃料电池堆的纤维的玻璃密封

    公开(公告)号:US20100081032A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-01

    申请号:US12630198

    申请日:2009-12-03

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10 C03C8/00

    摘要: A glass ceramic composition for sealing adjacent metal cassettes in an SOFC stack. The seal composition comprises an alumina-silicate glass ceramic matrix or a matrix of Zr2 and a ceramic fiber aggregate and non-fibrous zirconia dispersed in the matrix. Preferably, the fiber is selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxide fiber, alumina fiber, and combinations thereof. Preferably, the fiber is present at 1-60 weight percent with respect to the weight of glass ceramic, preferably about 30 weight percent. Preferably, the zirconia fiber is stabilized by up to about 10% yttria. Alumina fiber may substitute for a portion of the zirconia fiber. Preferably, the non-fibrous zirconia is present at about 5 weight percent and is also stabilized.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于密封SOFC堆叠中的相邻金属盒的玻璃陶瓷组合物。 密封组合物包含氧化铝 - 硅酸盐玻璃陶瓷基体或分散在基体中的Zr 2基体和陶瓷纤维聚集体和非纤维状氧化锆。 优选地,纤维选自氧化锆纤维,氧化铝纤维及其组合。 优选地,纤维相对于玻璃陶瓷的重量为1-60重量%,优选约30重量%。 优选地,氧化锆纤维通过高达约10%的氧化钇稳定。 氧化铝纤维可代替一部分氧化锆纤维。 优选地,非纤维状氧化锆以约5重量%存在并且也稳定。

    Hybrid interconnect for a solid-oxide fuel cell stack
    27.
    发明授权
    Hybrid interconnect for a solid-oxide fuel cell stack 失效
    用于固体氧化物燃料电池堆的混合互连

    公开(公告)号:US07601450B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-13

    申请号:US11087904

    申请日:2005-03-23

    IPC分类号: H01M2/02

    摘要: An electrical interconnect for a fuel cell assembly comprising a peripheral frame formed of one or more materials having a coefficient of thermal expansion similar to that of adjacent elements to which the interconnect must be bonded and a central portion formed of a corrosion-resistant material for conducting electric current between adjacent fuel cells. Preferably, the central portion is attached to the peripheral frame via a brazed corrugated lap joint for relieving thermal expansion differences between the frame and the central portion. Preferably, the joint includes an interlayer of a ductile material, for example, a nickel, copper, silver or gold layer, which helps to relieve thermal stress between the frame and the central portion.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于燃料电池组件的电互连件,包括由一种或多种材料形成的外围框架,所述外围框架的热膨胀系数类似于要连接互连件的相邻元件的热膨胀系数;以及由用于导电的耐腐蚀材料形成的中心部分 相邻燃料电池之间的电流。 优选地,中心部分通过钎焊的波纹搭接接头附接到周边框架,用于减轻框架和中心部分之间的热膨胀差异。 优选地,接头包括延​​性材料的中间层,例如镍,铜,银或金层,其有助于缓解框架和中心部分之间的热应力。

    Solid-oxide fuel cell system having an upstream reformate combustor
    30.
    发明申请
    Solid-oxide fuel cell system having an upstream reformate combustor 有权
    具有上游重整燃烧器的固体氧化物燃料电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060024541A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-02

    申请号:US10909577

    申请日:2004-08-02

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/06 H01M8/12

    摘要: A solid-oxide fuel cell system wherein a reformate combustor is disposed in the reformate flow path between a hydrocarbon reformer and a fuel cell stack. At system start-up, reformate is partially burned within the combustor by admitting combustion air, and the partially-burned reformate is passed through the anode chambers of the stack to warm the anodes. In addition, reformate is passed through a cathode-air heat exchanger to warm combustion air entering the cathode chambers of the stack. The combustor may continue to be supplied with a low level of air during steady-state operation of the SOFC, thereby providing a moist environment within the anode chambers to prevent coking of the anodes and providing additional heat to the reformate. The combustor decouples the reformer from the stack thermodynamically, permitting the reformer and the stack each to run in its own optimal temperature range.

    摘要翻译: 一种固体氧化物燃料电池系统,其中重整燃烧器设置在烃重整器和燃料电池堆之间的重整产品流路中。 在系统启动时,通过加入燃烧空气在燃烧室内部分燃烧重整产物,部分燃烧的重整产物通过堆叠的阳极室,以加热阳极。 此外,重整产物通过阴极 - 空气热交换器以加热进入堆叠的阴极室的燃烧空气。 在SOFC的稳态操作期间,燃烧器可以继续供应低水平的空气,从而在阳极室内提供潮湿环境,以防止阳极焦化并向重整产品提供额外的热量。 燃烧器使热重分离器与热堆动力学解耦,允许重整器和堆叠各自运行在其最佳温度范围内。