Fuel cell system and related method
    31.
    发明申请
    Fuel cell system and related method 审中-公开
    燃料电池系统及相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060051637A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-09

    申请号:US10542407

    申请日:2004-01-16

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell (12) having a fuel electrode (19) supplied with fuel gas and an air electrode (16) supplied with oxidizer gas, a carbon dioxide separator (15, 52, 71) separating carbon dioxide from anode exhaust gas (25) expelled from the fuel electrode of the fuel cell, and a fuel vaporizer (13, 58) producing fuel gas by injecting fuel into anode exhaust gas, whose carbon dioxide is separated in the carbon dioxide separator and which is expelled from the carbon dioxide separator. Fuel gas produced in the fuel vaporizer is supplied to the fuel electrode of the fuel cell.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池系统设置有具有供给燃料气体的燃料电极(19)和供给氧化剂气体的空气电极(16)的燃料电池(12),分离二氧化碳的二氧化碳分离器(15,52,71) 从燃料电池的燃料电极排出的阳极废气(25)和通过将燃料喷射到二氧化碳分离器中的二氧化碳的阳极排气中产生燃料气体的燃料蒸发器(13,58) 从二氧化碳分离器排出。 在燃料蒸发器中产生的燃料气体被供应到燃料电池的燃料电极。

    Fuel cell
    32.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US08304126B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-06

    申请号:US12518592

    申请日:2008-01-31

    IPC分类号: H01M2/36

    摘要: A fuel cell (A1) includes a cell stack (B) and a casing (210) for housing the cell stack (B), and is supplied with two reactant gases flowing separately from each other. The cell stack (B) includes a plurality of solid electrolyte fuel cell units (200) stacked on one another with inter-unit spaces provided therebetween. One of the reactant gases is supplied to the inter-unit spaces and used for power generation. The casing (210) includes a peripheral wall (222) surrounding the cell stack (B). The peripheral wall (222) is provided with at least one gas inlet opening (223) for introducing the one of the reactant gases into the inter-unit spaces and at least one gas outlet opening (224) for discharging the introduced reactant gas, wherein total opening width dimension of the gas inlet opening (223) is greater than total opening width dimension of the gas outlet opening (224).

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池(A1)包括用于容纳电池组(B)的电池组(B)和壳体(210),并且被供应有彼此分开流动的两个反应气体。 电池组(B)包括彼此堆叠的多个固体电解质燃料电池单元(200),其间设置有单位间空间。 其中一种反应气体被提供给单元间空间并用于发电。 壳体(210)包括围绕电池堆(B)的周壁(222)。 周壁(222)设置有至少一个气体入口(223),用于将一个反应气体引入单元间空间和用于排出引入的反应气体的至少一个气体出口(224),其中 气体入口开口(223)的总开口宽度尺寸大于气体出口(224)的总开口宽度尺寸。

    FUEL CELL STACK STRUCTURE
    33.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL STACK STRUCTURE 有权
    燃料电池堆栈结构

    公开(公告)号:US20090233141A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-17

    申请号:US12089768

    申请日:2006-10-26

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10

    摘要: In a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells (1) each including: a circular cell plate (2) holding single cells (6) as a solid oxide fuel cells and having a gas introducing opening (21) and a gas exhausting opening (22) in a central section; a circular separator plate (3) having a gas introducing opening (31) and a gas exhausting opening (32) in a central section and joined to the cell plate; and a central channel member (5) which is located in a space (S) formed by steps of the cell plate and the separator plate and performs supply and exhaust of fuel gas, a plurality of the solid oxide fuel cells are stacked facing a same direction, a interspace between each adjacent pair of the overlapping fuel cells serves as an air channel (15), sealing members (16) (17) allowing the gas intruding openings of the cell plate and the separator plate to airtightly communicate with each other and allowing the gas exhausting openings of the cell plate and the separator plate to airtightly communicate with each other are provide between the center parts of the fuel cells, and the stacked fuel cells are fastened and fixed by a bolt (18) at the center.

    摘要翻译: 在多个固体氧化物燃料电池(1)中,每个固体氧化物燃料电池(1)包括:保持作为固体氧化物燃料电池的单电池(6)并具有气体引入开口(21)和排气口(22)的圆形电池板(2) 在中央部分 在中央部分具有气体引入口(31)和排气口(32)的圆形分隔板(3),并与细胞板接合; 以及位于由单元板和隔板的台阶形成的空间(S)中的中央通道构件(5),并且执行燃料气体的供给和排出,多个固体氧化物燃料电池被堆叠成面对 每个相邻的一对重叠燃料电池之间的间隙用作空气通道(15),允许电池板和隔板的气体入口开口彼此气密地连通的密封构件(16)(17) 允许在燃料电池的中心部分之间提供电池板和隔离板的气体排出开口彼此气密地连通,堆叠的燃料电池通过中心的螺栓(18)固定和固定。

    Fuel cell stack structure
    34.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell stack structure 有权
    燃料电池堆结构

    公开(公告)号:US08168346B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-01

    申请号:US12089768

    申请日:2006-10-26

    IPC分类号: H01M8/24 H01M2/08

    摘要: Solid oxide fuel cells each include a circular cell plate holding single cells as a solid oxide fuel cells and having a gas introducing opening and a gas exhausting opening in a central section. A circular separator plate has a gas introducing opening and a gas exhausting opening in a central section. Sealing members allow the gas intruding openings of the cell plate and the separator plate to airtightly communicate with each other and allow the gas exhausting openings of the cell plate and the separator plate to airtightly communicate with each other.

    摘要翻译: 固体氧化物燃料电池各自包括固定有单电池作为固体氧化物燃料电池的圆形电池板,并在中心部分具有气体导入口和排气口。 圆形隔板在中央部具有气体导入口和排气口。 密封构件允许单元板和分隔板的气体入口开口彼此气密地连通,并且允许单元板和隔板的气体排出开口彼此气密地连通。

    Fuel cell with separator and porous support member including high density portion
    35.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell with separator and porous support member including high density portion 有权
    具有分离器的燃料电池和包括高密度部分的多孔支撑构件

    公开(公告)号:US07556878B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-07

    申请号:US11815165

    申请日:2006-04-21

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10 H01M2/00 H01M2/14

    摘要: The disclosure relates to a fuel cell including a solid electrolyte layer disposed on a separator plate. Another separator plate positioned adjacent the separator plate mounting the solid electrolyte layer are joined to a surface of the first separator plate to form an electrode separator assembly having a chamber between the joined separator plates. Working fluids may be supplied to or exhausted from the chamber through openings in fluid communication. A porous support member may be positioned within the chamber. The first separator plate and the porous support member may include a multiplicity of ribs defining channels in fluid communication with the chamber.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及一种包括设置在隔板上的固体电解质层的燃料电池。 安装固体电解质层的分隔板附近定位的另一分隔板与第一分隔板的表面接合以形成电极分离器组件,该组件在连接的分隔板之间具有室。 工作流体可以通过流体连通的开口供应到腔室或从腔室排出。 多孔支撑构件可以定位在室内。 第一分隔板和多孔支撑构件可以包括限定与腔室流体连通的通道的多个肋。

    Thermoelectric power generating apparatus and method for driving same
    36.
    发明授权
    Thermoelectric power generating apparatus and method for driving same 失效
    热电发电装置及其驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US6028263A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-22

    申请号:US69981

    申请日:1998-04-30

    CPC分类号: H01L35/28 H01L35/00

    摘要: An apparatus for generating a thermoelectric power and method for driving the same. The disclosed apparatus comprises: a plurality of power generation units, each power generator unit including at least one thermocouple and being capable of mutually generating an equal output voltage; a connection form switch for switching an electrical connection form of each one of the power generator units between a serial connection of the corresponding one of the power generator units to another of the remaining power generator units and a parallel connection thereof to another of the remaining power generator units; a parallel voltage detector for measuring a parallel voltage when the plurality of power generator units are connected in parallel to each other; a connection form detector for determining the connection form of all of the power generator units in one of three forms consisting of a serial connection, a parallel connection, and a combination of the serial and parallel connections, so as to generate a thermoelectric power according to a load connected to the thermoelectric power generating apparatus on the basis of a value of the parallel voltage measured by the parallel voltage measuring block; and a broken wire detector for detecting whether a wire breakage in each of the power generator units occurs.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于产生热电功率的装置及其驱动方法。 所公开的装置包括:多个发电单元,每个发电机单元包括至少一个热电偶并且能够相互产生相等的输出电压; 连接形式开关,用于在发电机单元中的相应一个发电机单元的串联连接到另一个剩余的发电机单元之间切换每个发电机单元的电连接形式,以及将其并联连接到剩余电力中的另一个 发电机组; 并联电压检测器,用于当多个发电机单元彼此并联连接时测量并联电压; 连接形式检测器,用于以由串联连接,并联连接和串联和并联连接的组合构成的三种形式中的一种形式确定所有发电机单元的连接形式,以便产生根据 基于由并联电压测量块测量的并联电压的值连接到所述热电发电装置的负载; 以及用于检测每个发电机单元中的断线是否发生的断线检测器。

    Thermal insulating container for a heat generating unit of a fuel cell system
    37.
    发明授权
    Thermal insulating container for a heat generating unit of a fuel cell system 有权
    用于燃料电池系统的发热单元的隔热容器

    公开(公告)号:US07938289B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-10

    申请号:US11667356

    申请日:2005-11-02

    IPC分类号: B65D81/38

    摘要: A thermal insulating container (1) of the present invention includes a container body (9) formed of an inner container shell (2) for housing a heat generation unit (H), and of an outer container shell (3) for covering the inner container shell (2), and a vacuum layer (4) located between the inner container shell (2) and the outer container shell (3). Further, the thermal insulating container (1) is characterized in that the heat generation unit-side surface of the inner container shell (2) is covered with a thermal insulator (5). In the thermal insulating container (1), the thermal insulator (5) is provided between the inner container shell (2) and the heat generation unit (5), and the temperature rise of the inner container shell (2) is gas permeation through the inner container shell (2) is restricted.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的隔热容器(1)包括:容纳体(9),其由容纳发热体单元(H)的内容器壳(2)和外容器壳(3)构成, 容器壳(2)和位于内容器壳(2)和外容器壳(3)之间的真空层(4)。 此外,绝热容器(1)的特征在于,内部容器壳体(2)的发热单元侧表面被绝热体(5)覆盖。 在绝热容器(1)中,在内容器壳体(2)和发热体单元(5)之间设置绝热体(5),内部容器壳体(2)的温度升高通过气体渗透 内部容器壳体(2)受到限制。

    FUEL CELL
    38.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US20100015503A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-21

    申请号:US12518592

    申请日:2008-01-31

    IPC分类号: H01M2/00

    摘要: A fuel cell (A1) includes a cell stack (B) and a casing (210) for housing the cell stack (B), and is supplied with two reactant gases flowing separately from each other. The cell stack (B) includes a plurality of solid electrolyte fuel cell units (200) stacked on one another with inter-unit spaces provided therebetween. One of the reactant gases is supplied to the inter-unit spaces and used for power generation. The casing (210) includes a peripheral wall (222) surrounding the cell stack (B). The peripheral wall (222) is provided with at least one gas inlet opening (223) for introducing the one of the reactant gases into the inter-unit spaces and at least one gas outlet opening (224) for discharging the introduced reactant gas, wherein total opening width dimension of the gas inlet opening (223) is greater than total opening width dimension of the gas outlet opening (224).

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池(A1)包括用于容纳电池组(B)的电池组(B)和壳体(210),并且被供应有彼此分开流动的两个反应气体。 电池组(B)包括彼此堆叠的多个固体电解质燃料电池单元(200),其间设置有单位间空间。 其中一种反应气体被提供给单元间空间并用于发电。 壳体(210)包括围绕电池堆(B)的周壁(222)。 周壁(222)设置有至少一个气体入口(223),用于将一个反应气体引入单元间空间和用于排出引入的反应气体的至少一个气体出口(224),其中 气体入口开口(223)的总开口宽度尺寸大于气体出口(224)的总开口宽度尺寸。

    STARTUP METHOD FOR FUEL CELL STACK STRUCTURE, TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL STACK STRUCTURE, AND FUEL CELL STACK STRUCTURE
    39.
    发明申请
    STARTUP METHOD FOR FUEL CELL STACK STRUCTURE, TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL STACK STRUCTURE, AND FUEL CELL STACK STRUCTURE 有权
    燃料电池堆结构的启动方法,燃料电池堆结构的温度控制方法和燃料电池堆叠结构

    公开(公告)号:US20090092866A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-09

    申请号:US11722133

    申请日:2005-12-01

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M2/02 H01M8/02

    摘要: A fuel cell stack structure and a method of starting up the fuel cell stack structure are disclosed. The fuel cell stack structure includes a stack of a plurality of solid electrolyte fuel cells, each equipped with a solid electrolyte simplex cell accommodated in a cell space surrounded by a metallic thin plate-like separator and having one surface exposed to the outside, and a gas flow channel formed in and extending through the solid electrolyte fuel cells to supply gas to the respective cell space areas of the solid electrolyte fuel cells, wherein an area with high-heat capacity is preferentially supplied with and heated by high temperature gas at the stage of increasing temperatures of the plurality of solid electrolyte fuel cells during startup thereof.

    摘要翻译: 公开了燃料电池堆结构和启动燃料电池堆结构的方法。 燃料电池堆结构包括多个固体电解质燃料电池的堆叠,每个固体电解质燃料电池均装有固体电解质单体电池,该固体电解质单体电池被容纳在由金属薄板状隔离物包围并且具有暴露于外部的一个表面的电池空间中, 在固体电解质燃料电池中形成并延伸穿过固体电解质燃料电池的气体流动通道,以向固体电解质燃料电池的各个电池空间区域供应气体,其中具有高热容量的区域优选地被供给高温气体并在该阶段加热 在启动时多个固体电解质燃料电池的温度升高。

    Thermal Insulating Container for a Heat Generating Unit of a Fuel Cell System
    40.
    发明申请
    Thermal Insulating Container for a Heat Generating Unit of a Fuel Cell System 有权
    用于燃料电池系统的发热单元的绝热容器

    公开(公告)号:US20070295734A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-27

    申请号:US11667356

    申请日:2005-11-02

    IPC分类号: H01M8/02 B65D81/38 F16L59/065

    摘要: A thermal insulating container (1) of the present invention includes a container body (9) formed of an inner container shell (2) for housing a heat generation unit (H), and of an outer container shell (3) for covering the inner container shell (2), and a vacuum layer (4) located between the inner container shell (2) and the outer container shell (3). Further, the thermal insulating container (1) is characterized in that the heat generation unit-side surface of the inner container shell (2) is covered with a thermal insulator (5). In the thermal insulating container (1), the thermal insulator (5) is provided between the inner container shell (2) and the heat generation unit (5), and the temperature rise of the inner container shell (2) is gas permeation through the inner container shell (2) is restricted.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的隔热容器(1)包括:容纳体(9),其由容纳发热体单元(H)的内容器壳(2)和外容器壳(3)构成, 容器壳(2)和位于内容器壳(2)和外容器壳(3)之间的真空层(4)。 此外,绝热容器(1)的特征在于,内部容器壳体(2)的发热单元侧表面被绝热体(5)覆盖。 在绝热容器(1)中,在内容器壳体(2)和发热体单元(5)之间设有绝热体(5),内部容器壳体(2)的温度上升通过气体渗透 内部容器壳体(2)受到限制。