Hydrogen mobile power plant that extracts hydrogen fuel from water
    42.
    发明授权
    Hydrogen mobile power plant that extracts hydrogen fuel from water 有权
    从水中提取氢燃料的氢能动力发电厂

    公开(公告)号:US07803489B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-28

    申请号:US11691226

    申请日:2007-03-26

    申请人: Neil R. McCanney

    发明人: Neil R. McCanney

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/06 B60L11/18

    摘要: The apparatus contains a means to create superheated steam at a temperature of preferably 800° C. The superheated steam is delivered to a catalytic decomposition converter that contains ceramic membranes that function to decompose water H2O into its constituent elements of diatomic hydrogen and oxygen. In one embodiment, a cascade of catalytic cells, one set for hydrogen and one set for oxygen are arranged in a unique “Cascade and Recirculate” configuration that greatly improves the throughput of the catalytic process. Only enough hydrogen is produced and delivered to the fuel cell according to the real time demand. There is no hydrogen storage on board. An electrically heated boiler initializes the process, and thereafter the heat from the exothermic reaction of a high-temperature fuel cell, and a small hydrocarbon burner sustains the operational superheated steam temperature. By using the by-product heat of a high temperature fuel cell in conjunction with the efficient combustion of a small amount of conventional hydrocarbon fuel, a unique thermodynamic hybrid system is created. The electrical energy generated by the fuel cell is used to maintain the charged state of a traction battery. A plurality of pumps, valves, regulators and sensors under microprocessor control manage the processes.

    摘要翻译: 该设备包含在优选800℃的温度下产生过热蒸汽的方法。过热蒸汽被输送到催化分解转化器,其包含陶瓷膜,其功能是将水分解成其双原子氢和氧的组成元素。 在一个实施方案中,级联的催化单元,一组用于氢气和一组用于氧气,以独特的“级联和再循环”配置排列,大大提高催化过程的通量。 根据实时需求,仅产生足够的氢气并将其输送到燃料电池。 船上没有氢气储存。 电加热锅炉初始化该过程,此后来自高温燃料电池和小型碳氢燃烧器的放热反应的热量保持操作过热蒸汽温度。 通过使用高温燃料电池的副产物热量与少量常规烃燃料的有效燃烧相结合,产生了独特的热力学混合系统。 燃料电池产生的电能用于维持牵引电池的充电状态。 微处理器控制下的多个泵,阀,调节器和传感器管理过程。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ACTIVATING COMPLETION DEGREE DISPLAYING METHOD OF THE SAME
    43.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ACTIVATING COMPLETION DEGREE DISPLAYING METHOD OF THE SAME 有权
    燃料电池系统及其完成程度显示方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100112390A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-06

    申请号:US12595738

    申请日:2008-06-16

    IPC分类号: H01M2/00

    摘要: The progress of activation of a fuel cell is appropriately transmitted in accordance with the rise of the temperature of the fuel cell, and an estimated time till the completion of the activation is displayed with higher accuracy. To realize this, the current percentage of a fuel cell temperature is displayed on a gauge (G) which displays, as a starting point, the temperature of the fuel cell at the start of the activation and which displays, as an end point, the temperature of the fuel cell at the completion of the activation. The percentage of the temperature is displayed as the estimated time till the completion of the activation, whereby an adverse effect due to a low accuracy in the case of the estimation of the time is eliminated. When the fuel cell is activated for a failure check, the percentage of an actually elapsed time with respect to a time required to complete the failure check may be displayed on the gauge (G). After comparing the percentage of the actually elapsed time with respect to the time required to complete the failure check with the percentage of the temperature of the fuel cell, the smaller value is preferably displayed.

    摘要翻译: 根据燃料电池的温度升高适当地传输燃料电池的启动进度,并且以更高的精度显示直到激活完成的估计时间。 为了实现这一点,燃料电池温度的当前百分比显示在以启动时开始显示燃料电池的温度作为起点的量规(G),并且作为终点显示燃料电池温度 在激活完成时燃料电池的温度。 温度的百分比显示为激活结束之前的预计时间,从而消除了在估计时间的情况下由于精度低的不利影响。 当燃料电池被激活以进行故障检查时,实际耗尽时间相对于完成故障检查所需时间的百分比可以显示在量规(G)上。 在将实际经过时间的百分比与完成故障检查所需的时间与燃料电池的温度百分比进行比较之后,优选地显示较小的值。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND WARMING UP COMPLETION DETERMINING METHOD FOR THE SAME
    44.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND WARMING UP COMPLETION DETERMINING METHOD FOR THE SAME 有权
    燃料电池系统和加热完成确定方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100112389A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-06

    申请号:US12565691

    申请日:2009-09-23

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a warming up status detector, a warming up completion threshold setter, an informing device, an estimator, and a threshold changer. The warming up status detector is configured to detect a warming up status of the fuel cell stack. The informing device is configured to inform of completion of warming up when a value corresponding to a warming up status detected by the warming up status detector is equal to or higher than a threshold value set by the warming up completion threshold setter. The estimator is configured to estimate whether generated water is frozen in the fuel cell stack. The threshold changer is configured to change the threshold value set by the warming up completion threshold setter in accordance with a freezing state of the generated water in the fuel cell stack estimated by the estimator.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池系统包括燃料电池堆,预热状态检测器,预热完成阈值设定器,通知装置,估计器和阈值变换器。 预热状态检测器被配置为检测燃料电池堆的预热状态。 通知装置被配置为当与由预热状态检测器检测到的预热状态相对应的值等于或高于由预热完成阈值设定器设置的阈值时,通知完成预热。 估计器被配置为估计在燃料电池堆中产生的水是否被冷冻。 阈值变换器被配置为根据由估计器估计的燃料电池堆中产生的水的冻结状态来改变由预热完成阈值设定器设定的阈值。

    METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BOROHYDRIDE
    45.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BOROHYDRIDE 失效
    生产硼氢化物的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080305026A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-11

    申请号:US12196134

    申请日:2008-08-21

    申请人: Peter C. Kong

    发明人: Peter C. Kong

    IPC分类号: C01B6/10

    摘要: A method for producing a borohydride is described and which includes the steps of providing a source of borate; providing a material which chemically reduces the source of the borate to produce a borohydride; and reacting the source of borate and the material by supplying heat at a temperature which substantially effects the production of the borohydride.

    摘要翻译: 描述了制备硼氢化物的方法,其包括提供硼酸盐源的步骤; 提供化学降低硼酸盐源以产生硼氢化物的材料; 并通过在基本上影响硼氢化物生产的温度下供给热量使硼酸根源与材料反应。

    Fuel cell stacks and systems with fluid-responsive temperature regulation
    49.
    发明申请
    Fuel cell stacks and systems with fluid-responsive temperature regulation 有权
    具有流体响应温度调节的燃料电池堆和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070042247A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-22

    申请号:US11301821

    申请日:2005-12-12

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: Fuel cell stacks and systems with thermal management systems to deliver a liquid heat exchange fluid into thermal communication with the stack and thereafter recycle the stream. In some embodiments, the system is adapted to selectively apportion the recycled liquid stream between a stream that, prior to reuse as a heat exchange stream, is returned to a fluid reservoir and/or selectively cooled, and/or selectively returned to the reservoir and mixed with heat exchange fluid in the reservoir, and a stream that is returned into thermal communication with the stack without returning the stream to the reservoir and/or without heating or cooling and/or without being mixed with additional heat exchange fluid. In some embodiments, the system is adapted to automatically apportion the recycled stream responsive to its temperature. In some embodiments, the system includes a thermostatic valve and/or selectively apportions the recycled stream without requiring an electronic controller or manual input.

    摘要翻译: 具有热管理系统的燃料电池堆和系统,用于将液体热交换流体与堆叠热交换,然后再循环流。 在一些实施方案中,该系统适于选择性地将再循环的液体流分配在一个物流之间,该物流在作为热交换流重新使用之前被返回到流体储存器和/或选择性地冷却和/或选择性地返回到储存器和 与储存器中的热交换流体混合,以及返回与堆叠热连通的流,而不将流返回到储存器和/或不加热或冷却和/或不与另外的热交换流体混合。 在一些实施例中,该系统适于响应于其温度而自动分配再循环流。 在一些实施例中,系统包括恒温阀和/或选择性地分配回收流,而不需要电子控制器或手动输入。

    Rear vehicle structure
    50.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20060121795A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-08

    申请号:US11090035

    申请日:2005-03-28

    IPC分类号: H01R13/64

    摘要: Rear vehicle structure for housing one or more electrical system unit(s) in the rear of a vehicle, in which side members are provided proximate to a rear suspension of the vehicle, at least one side member on either side of the vehicle. Extension parts extend rearwardly from respective rearward ends of the side members, a forward cross member is located substantially at a forward end of the side members and above the rear suspension members, and a rearward cross member is located substantially at a rearward end of the side members and above the rear suspension members. The electrical system unit is fixedly attached to the top of at least one of the forward cross member or the rearward cross member.