公开(公告)号：US20160233534A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-11

申请号：US14672285

申请日：2015-03-30

申请人： Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited

发明人： Robert Leah ,  Adam Bone ,  Carl Matthews ,  Mike Lankin ,  Mahfujur Rahman

IPC分类号： H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/10

CPC分类号： H01M8/126 ,  H01M8/1016 ,  H01M8/1213 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0074 ,  H01M2300/0094 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： A process for forming an electrolyte for a metal-supported solid-oxide fuel cell, the process comprising: a. applying a doped-ceria green electrolyte to an anode layer; b. removing any solvents and organic matter from the green electrolyte; c. pressing the green electrolyte to increase green electrolyte density; and d. heating the green electrolyte at a rate of temperature increase whilst in the temperature range 800° C.-1000° C. of in the range 5-20° C./minute to form the electrolyte, together with an electrolyte obtained by the process, a fuel cell and fuel cell stack, comprising the electrolyte, and the use of the fuel in the generation of electrical energy.

摘要翻译： 一种用于形成用于金属负载的固体氧化物燃料电池的电解质的方法，所述方法包括：a。 将掺杂二氧化铈绿色电解质施加到阳极层; b。 从绿色电解液中除去任何溶剂和有机物质; C。 按压绿色电解液以增加绿色电解质密度; 和d。 以800℃-1000℃的温度范围以5-20℃/分钟的速度加热绿色电解质以形成电解质，以及通过该方法获得的电解质， 包括电解质的燃料电池和燃料电池堆，以及燃料在产生电能中的使用。

公开(公告)号：US20160141692A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-19

申请号：US14904087

申请日：2014-06-20

申请人： CERES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED

发明人： Paul BARNARD ,  Mark SELBY ,  Andrew HAZELL ,  Christopher John EVANS

IPC分类号： H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/0432

CPC分类号： H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04335 ,  H01M8/0435 ,  H01M8/04708 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M2008/1293

摘要： The present invention is concerned with improved fuel cell systems and methods. The present invention provides an intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell (IT-SOFC) system comprising: (i) at least one fuel cell stack comprising at least one intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell, and having an anode inlet, a cathode inlet, an anode off-gas outlet, a cathode off-gas outlet, and defining separate flow paths for flow of anode inlet gas, cathode inlet gas, anode off-gas and cathode off-gas; and (ii) a steam reformer for reforming a hydrocarbon fuel to a reformate, and having a reformer inlet for anode inlet gas, a reformer outlet for exhausting anode inlet gas, and a reformer heat exchanger; and defining: (a) an anode inlet gas fluid flow path from a fuel source to said steam reformer to said at least one fuel cell stack anode inlet; (b) an anode off-gas fluid flow path from said at least one fuel cell stack anode off-gas outlet to a fuel cell system exhaust; (c) a cathode inlet gas fluid flow path from an at least one oxidant inlet to said reformer heat exchanger to said at least one fuel cell stack cathode inlet; and (d) a cathode off-gas fluid flow path from said at least one fuel cell stack cathode off-gas outlet to said fuel cell system exhaust; wherein said reformer heat exchanger is a parallel-flow heat exchanger in fluid flow communication with (i) said at least one oxidant inlet and said at least one fuel cell stack cathode inlet, and (ii) said fuel source and said at least one fuel cell stack anode inlet, and is arranged for exchanging heat between said cathode inlet gas and said anode inlet gas.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及改进的燃料电池系统和方法。 本发明提供一种中温固体氧化物燃料电池（IT-SOFC）系统，包括：（i）至少一个包含至少一个中温固体氧化物燃料电池的燃料电池堆，并具有阳极入口，阴极入口 阳极废气出口，阴极废气出口，并且限定用于阳极入口气体，阴极入口气体，阳极废气和阴极废气流动的单独的流动路径; 和（ii）用于将碳氢化合物燃料重整成重整油的蒸汽重整器，具有用于阳极入口气体的重整器入口，用于排出阳极入口气体的重整器出口和重整器热交换器; 并且限定：（a）从燃料源到所述蒸汽重整器到所述至少一个燃料电池堆阳极入口的阳极入口气体流体流动路径; （b）从所述至少一个燃料电池堆阳极废气出口到燃料电池系统排气口的阳极废气流体流动路径; （c）从至少一个氧化剂入口到所述重整器热交换器到所述至少一个燃料电池堆阴极入口的阴极入口气体流体流动路径; 和（d）从所述至少一个燃料电池堆阴极废气出口到所述燃料电池系统排气口的阴极废气流体流动路径; 其中所述重整器热交换器是与（i）所述至少一个氧化剂入口和所述至少一个燃料电池堆阴极入口流体流动连通的平行流热交换器，以及（ii）所述燃料源和所述至少一种燃料 电池堆阳极入口，并且布置成用于在所述阴极入口气体和所述阳极入口气体之间交换热量。

公开(公告)号：US20150064597A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-05

申请号：US14053301

申请日：2013-10-14

申请人： Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited

发明人： Robert Leah ,  Mike Lankin ,  Robin Pierce ,  Adam Bone

IPC分类号： H01M4/90 ,  C23C18/02

CPC分类号： H01M4/8652 ,  C23C18/02 ,  H01M4/8621 ,  H01M4/8657 ,  H01M4/8803 ,  H01M4/8828 ,  H01M4/8882 ,  H01M4/8885 ,  H01M4/8889 ,  H01M4/8896 ,  H01M4/9025 ,  H01M4/9033 ,  H01M8/1213 ,  H01M8/1226 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M2004/8684 ,  H01M2008/1293

摘要： A process for forming a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell, the process comprising the steps of: a) applying a green anode layer including nickel oxide, copper oxide and a rare earth-doped ceria to a metal substrate; b) firing the green anode layer to form a composite including oxides of nickel, copper, and a rare earth-doped ceria; c) providing an electrolyte; and d) providing a cathode. Metal supported solid oxide fuel cells comprising an anode a cathode and an electrolyte, wherein the anode includes nickel, copper and a rare earth-doped ceria, fuel cell stacks and uses of these fuel cells.

摘要翻译： 一种用于形成金属负载的固体氧化物燃料电池的方法，所述方法包括以下步骤：a）将包含氧化镍，氧化铜和稀土掺杂的二氧化铈的生阳极层施加到金属基板上; b）烧制绿色阳极层以形成包含镍，铜和稀土掺杂二氧化铈的氧化物的复合材料; c）提供电解质; 和d）提供阴极。 金属负载的固体氧化物燃料电池，其包括阳极，阴极和电解质，其中阳极包括镍，铜和稀土掺杂的二氧化铈，燃料电池堆和这些燃料电池的用途。