公开(公告)号：US20190148760A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US16245663

申请日：2019-01-11

Applicant: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

Inventor： David Edmonston ,  Martin Perry ,  James Wilson ,  Ramesha Guntanur ,  Paturi Balaji Narasimha Prasad

IPC: H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/04298 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M8/2432 ,  H01M8/248 ,  H01M8/0612

Abstract: A fuel cell stack assembly and method of operating the same are provided. The assembly includes a fuel cell stack column and side baffles disposed on opposing sides of the column. The side baffles and the fuel cell stack may have substantially the same coefficient of thermal expansion at room temperature. The side baffles may have a laminate structure in which one or more channels are formed.

公开(公告)号：US09722273B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US14476851

申请日：2014-09-04

Applicant: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Martin Perry ,  Arne Ballantine

IPC: H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/124 ,  H01M8/14

CPC classification number: H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H01M8/04268 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2008/147 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02E60/526 ,  Y10T29/49108

Abstract: A fuel cell stack module includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks, a base supporting the plurality of fuel cell stacks, and a metal shell located over the base and the fuel cell stacks. The metal shell contains an integrated heat exchanger.

公开(公告)号：US20160233529A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-11

申请号：US14516156

申请日：2014-10-16

Applicant: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Martin Perry ,  David Edmonston

IPC: H01M8/0297 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/12

CPC classification number: H01M8/04022 ,  F28D9/0018 ,  F28D9/0025 ,  F28F9/02 ,  H01M2/00 ,  H01M8/0297 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04067 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H01M8/04097 ,  H01M8/04268 ,  H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0074 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02E60/521 ,  Y02E60/525

Abstract: Various hot box fuel cell system components are provided, such as heat exchangers, steam generator and other components.

公开(公告)号：US09105894B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US14018963

申请日：2013-09-05

Applicant: Bloom Energy Corporation

Inventor： Martin Perry ,  Swaminathan Venkataraman

IPC: H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/04

CPC classification number: H01M8/0618 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/0631 ,  Y02E60/50

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes at least one fuel cell stack, a fuel inlet conduit, and a fuel heat exchanger containing a fuel reformation catalyst. The fuel heat exchanger is connected to the fuel inlet conduit and to at least one fuel cell system exhaust conduit which in operation provides a high temperature exhaust stream to the fuel heat exchanger. The fuel heat exchanger is thermally integrated with an anode tail gas oxidizer (ATO) exhaust conduit such that in operation an ATO exhaust stream in the ATO exhaust conduit heats a fuel inlet stream passing through the heat exchanger.

公开(公告)号：US12136725B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US17937364

申请日：2022-09-30

Applicant: Bloom Energy Corporation

Inventor： David Weingaertner ,  Martin Perry

IPC: C25B1/02 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B1/042 ,  H01M8/1246 ,  H01M16/00 ,  H01M8/12

Abstract: An electrolyzer system and a fuel cell system that include hydrogen blowers configured to compress hydrogen streams generated by the systems. The electrolyzer system includes a steam generator configured to generate steam, a stack of solid oxide electrolyzer cells configured to generate a hydrogen stream using the steam received from the steam generator, a hydrogen blower configured to pressurize the hydrogen stream generated by the stack, and a hydrogen processor configured to compress the pressurized hydrogen stream.

公开(公告)号：US11616249B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US16790269

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Chockkalingam Karuppaiah ,  Michael Gasda ,  Arne Ballantine ,  Martin Perry ,  Andy Ta ,  Kyle Kekelis ,  Srikanth Ranganathan

IPC: H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/04119 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M4/90 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  C01B3/16 ,  C01B3/38 ,  H01M8/0612

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a fuel inlet conduit configured to provide a fuel to a fuel inlet of the fuel cell stack, an electrochemical pump separator containing an electrolyte, a cathode, and a carbon monoxide tolerant anode, a fuel exhaust conduit that operatively connects a fuel exhaust outlet of the fuel cell stack to an anode inlet of the electrochemical pump separator, and a product conduit which operatively connects a cathode outlet of the electrochemical pump separator to the fuel inlet conduit.

公开(公告)号：US11374232B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US17244098

申请日：2021-04-29

Applicant: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Siddharth Patel ,  Michael Petrucha ,  Adrian Basharain ,  Victor Fung ,  Martin Perry ,  Emad El Batawi ,  David Edmonston

IPC: H01M8/0236 ,  H01M8/0245 ,  H01M8/24

Abstract: A fuel cell column includes first and second fuel cell stacks, a fuel manifold disposed between the first and second fuel cell stacks and configured to provide fuel to the first and second fuel cell stacks, and first and second dielectric separators located between the fuel manifold and the respective first and second fuel cell stacks, and configured to electrically isolate the respective first and second fuel cell stacks from the fuel manifold. The first and second dielectric separators each include a top layer of a ceramic material, a bottom layer of the ceramic material, a middle layer disposed between the top and bottom layers and including a material having a lower density and a higher dielectric strength than the ceramic material, and glass or glass ceramic seals which connect the middle layer to the top and bottom layers.

公开(公告)号：US11322767B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16840801

申请日：2020-04-06

Applicant: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

Inventor： David Weingaertner ,  Matthias Gottmann ,  Jayakumar Krishnadass ,  Chockkalingam Karuppaiah ,  Arne Ballantine ,  Swaminathan Venkataraman ,  Martin Perry ,  John Fisher ,  Greg Young

IPC: H01M8/1246 ,  H01M8/0668 ,  H01M8/0612

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes at least one of plural electrochemical pump separators to separate carbon dioxide from a fuel exhaust stream or a combination of a gas separator and a fuel exhaust cooler located outside a hotbox.

公开(公告)号：US11309571B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US16824833

申请日：2020-03-20

Applicant: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Arne Ballantine ,  Jessica Mahler ,  Carl Cottuli ,  Daniel Baynes ,  Martin Perry

IPC: H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/2484 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M50/20 ,  H01M50/35

Abstract: A power generating system includes power modules disposed in vertically stacked levels, exhaust plenums that extend vertically through the levels of power modules and are configured to receive exhaust output from the power modules, and an exhaust conduit that extends horizontally across an uppermost level of the power modules and is fluidly connected to the exhaust plenums.

公开(公告)号：US11309553B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US16724991

申请日：2019-12-23

Applicant: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Arne Ballantine ,  Jessica Mahler ,  Swaminathan Venkataraman ,  Martin Perry ,  David Weingaertner ,  Samuel Juday ,  Christian Daco

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/0668 ,  H01M4/86

Abstract: A fuel cell system including power modules including fuel cells, and an exhaust flue connected to the power modules. The exhaust flue includes an outer duct configured to receive relatively cool cabinet exhaust from the power modules, and an inner duct disposed inside of the outer duct and configured to receive relatively hot reaction exhaust from the power modules.