公开(公告)号：US20100190075A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-29

申请号：US12361042

申请日：2009-01-28

申请人： Patrick Frost ,  Daniel I. Harris ,  Manish Sinha ,  Gary M. Robb

发明人： Patrick Frost ,  Daniel I. Harris ,  Manish Sinha ,  Gary M. Robb

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/02 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： H01M8/04231 ,  H01M8/04388 ,  H01M8/04402 ,  H01M8/0447 ,  H01M8/04805 ,  Y02E60/50

摘要： A fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells, the fuel cell stack including an anode supply manifold and an anode exhaust manifold, a first valve in fluid communication with at least one of the anode supply manifold and the anode exhaust manifold, wherein the first valve includes an inlet for receiving a fluid flow and an outlet for exhausting a fluid, a sensor for measuring at least a fluid pressure at the inlet and the outlet of the first valve, wherein the sensor generates a sensor signal representing the pressure measurement, and a processor for receiving the sensor signal, analyzing the sensor signal, and determining a composition of a fluid in the fuel cell system based upon the analysis of the sensor signal.

摘要翻译： 一种燃料电池系统，包括具有多个燃料电池的燃料电池堆，所述燃料电池堆包括阳极供应歧管和阳极排气歧管，与阳极供应歧管和阳极排气中的至少一个流体连通的第一阀 歧管，其中所述第一阀包括用于接收流体流的入口和用于排出流体的出口，用于至少测量所述第一阀的入口和出口处的流体压力的传感器，其中所述传感器产生代表 压力测量，以及用于接收传感器信号的处理器，分析传感器信号，以及基于传感器信号的分析来确定燃料电池系统中的流体的组成。

公开(公告)号：US20090104480A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-23

申请号：US11874317

申请日：2007-10-18

申请人： Joe C. Machuca ,  Charles MaCkintosh ,  Gary M. Robb

发明人： Joe C. Machuca ,  Charles MaCkintosh ,  Gary M. Robb

IPC分类号： H01M8/02

CPC分类号： H01M8/04302 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04231 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M2008/1095

摘要： A fuel cell system that enables an assisted anode purge upon start-up is provided. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells with anodes and cathodes. The fuel cell stack has an anode supply manifold and an anode exhaust manifold in fluid communication with the anodes. The fuel cell system further includes a suction device in fluid communication with at least one of the anode supply manifold and the anode exhaust manifold. The suction device adapted to selectively draw a partial vacuum on the fuel cell stack during a start-up of the fuel cell system. Methods for starting the fuel cell system are also provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种能够在启动时辅助的阳极净化的燃料电池系统。 燃料电池系统包括具有多个具有阳极和阴极的燃料电池的燃料电池堆。 燃料电池堆具有阳极供应歧管和与阳极流体连通的阳极排气歧管。 燃料电池系统还包括与阳极供应歧管和阳极排气歧管中的至少一个流体连通的抽吸装置。 抽吸装置适于在燃料电池系统的启动期间选择性地在燃料电池堆上绘制部分真空。 还提供了启动燃料电池系统的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20090081496A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-26

申请号：US11858974

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Gary M. Robb ,  Balasubramanian Lakshmanan

发明人： Gary M. Robb ,  Balasubramanian Lakshmanan

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04302 ,  H01M8/04388 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/2483

摘要： A fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells is provided. An anode supply manifold and an anode exhaust manifold are in fluid communication with the anodes of the plurality of fuel cells. A first valve is in fluid communication with the anode supply manifold and a second valve is in fluid communication with the anode exhaust manifold. A pressure sensor is adapted to measure an anode pressure. In operation, the first valve and the second valve are controlled in response to the anode pressure, thereby militating against an undesired exhausting of an anode supply stream.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括具有多个燃料电池的燃料电池堆的燃料电池系统。 阳极供应歧管和阳极排气歧管与多个燃料电池的阳极流体连通。 第一阀与阳极供应歧管流体连通，第二阀与阳极排气歧管流体连通。 压力传感器适于测量阳极压力。 在操作中，响应于阳极压力来控制第一阀和第二阀，从而阻止阳极供应流的不期望的排气。

公开(公告)号：US06743410B2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-01

申请号：US10211845

申请日：2002-08-02

申请人： Gary M. Robb

发明人： Gary M. Robb

IPC分类号： C01B326

CPC分类号： C01B3/382 ,  C01B2203/0244 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/0844 ,  C01B2203/0894 ,  C01B2203/142 ,  C01B2203/82 ,  Y02P20/129

摘要： A method is provided to inject liquid water into the normal stream of fuel, superheated air and superheated steam entering a primary reactor of a fuel processor. The injection location is in the steam supply line where superheated steam vaporizes a majority of the liquid water, preferably prior to injection into the primary reactor. Steam supplied by a vaporizer may temporarily lag desired steam production due to system up-power transients or startup conditions, coupled with vaporizer thermal lag time. Injection of liquid water overcomes this temporary deficit of steam. Additional air is also supplied as needed to improve reactance for a given steam volume/temperature. Injection rate or volume of the liquid water and air may also be based on one or more measured variables of the primary reactor.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法来将液态水注入正常的燃料流，过热空气和进入燃料处理器的主反应器的过热蒸汽。 注射位置在蒸汽供应管线中，其中过热蒸汽蒸发大部分液体水，优选在注入初级反应器之前。 由蒸发器提供的蒸汽可能由于系统高功率瞬变或启动条件以及蒸发器热滞后时间暂时滞留期望的蒸汽产生。 注入液态水克服了这种暂时的蒸汽不足。 还需要额外的空气来提供给定的蒸汽量/温度的电抗。 液体水和空气的注射速率或体积也可以基于初级反应器的一个或多个测量变量。