摘要:
Fuel cell stack housing including at least a bottom section and a first and a second side wall, which are spaced apart by the bottom section, wherein the housing is adapted to house a fuel cell stack and includes at least one fastening element, which is engaged with the first and the second side wall, wherein at least the first side wall of the housing has a flat section and an arched section extending in direction of the second side wall, and wherein a maximum possible distance between the arched section and the bottom portion defines an inner height of the fuel cell stack housing, where in the inner height of the fuel cell stack housing is adjustable, as well as a fuel cell stack assembly including a fuel cell stack encased by such a housing.
摘要:
A mixing device for a fuel reformer for mixing at least two fluids is provided. The mixing device includes at least a first plurality of holes which is arranged along a first row, and a second plurality of holes which is arranged along a second row. The mixing device can be used in a fuel reformer for converting hydrocarbon fuel into hydrogen rich gas by auto-thermal reaction process having a, preferably cylindrically shaped and double walled, housing with two side walls forming a reaction chamber of the fuel reformer, wherein hydrocarbon fuel and an oxidizing agent are mixed by the mixing device.
摘要:
A fuel injection system and method for injecting hydrocarbon fuel into a fuel reformer for generating hydrogen rich gas from hydrocarbon fuel are provided. The hydrocarbon fuel is injected into the fuel reformer as spray having a pulsating pressure.
摘要:
A fuel processor for generating hydrogen rich gas or cleaned hydrogen rich gas from hydrocarbon fuel includes an inner housing and an outer housing defining a mantel space between them, wherein at least one fuel reformer unit for reforming hydrocarbon fuel to a hydrogen rich gas and optionally a gas-cleaning unit for cleaning the hydrogen rich gas from unwanted by-products are arranged in the inner housing. The fuel processor further includes a processor inlet for introducing hydrocarbon fuel into the inner housing and a processor outlet for releasing cleaned hydrogen rich gas from the inner housing. The outer housing further includes a fluid inlet for introducing a heat transporting fluid into the mantel space. The inner housing includes at least one opening for providing a fluid-connection between the inner housing and the mantel space. A method for operating such a fuel processor is also provided.
摘要:
An arrangement and a method are provided for generating hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuel, wherein hydrocarbon fuel is supplied to a fuel reformer for producing hydrogen rich gas including hydrogen, carbon monoxide and possibly unconverted fuel compounds, wherein the amount of carbon monoxide and/or the unconverted fuel compounds is reduced with the help of a molten salt reactor arranged downstream the fuel reformer. An auxiliary power unit including such an arrangement is also provided.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for substantially continuously manufacturing fuel cells are provided. Each cell generates electrical power from reactions of reactants therein. Each cell includes component parts assembled and/or laminated together in a stacked configuration. The apparatus includes an assembly zone for receiving rolls of material and/or pre-formed component parts for fabricating the cells, and assembly devices for, commencing from a starting layer, progressively assembling and/or laminating layers of material and/or pre-formed component parts from the rolls to the starting layer to manufacture the fuel cells, a testing zone for applying a test procedure to the cells to identify functional cells thereof or parts thereof, a separating zone for mutually separating the functional cells into individual fuel cells, parts thereof or groups of such fuel cells, and a stacking zone for mutually assembling the functional fuel cells or the groups of such functional cells into stacks of such fuel cells to manufacture fuel cell packs.
摘要:
Fuel cell stack housing including at least a bottom section and a first and a second side wall, which are spaced apart by the bottom section, wherein the housing is adapted to house a fuel cell stack and includes at least one fastening element, which is engaged with the first and the second side wall, wherein at least the first side wall of the housing has a flat section and an arched section extending in direction of the second side wall, and wherein a maximum possible distance between the arched section and the bottom portion defines an inner height of the fuel cell stack housing, where in the inner height of the fuel cell stack housing is adjustable, as well as a fuel cell stack assembly including a fuel cell stack encased by such a housing.
摘要:
An electric connector for fuel cell stack voltage monitoring includes at least two separate units, each unit including a plurality of pins, each pin being adapted to contact a plate of the fuel cell stack for monitoring a fuel cell stack voltage. The first pin of each unit is adapted to provide a measurement of a reference voltage.
摘要:
A catalytic burner arrangement including at least a catalytic burner unit with a housing having a reaction chamber in which a catalyst is arranged is provided wherein the catalyst is adapted to react a fuel, particularly a hydrogen containing fluid, with an oxidant, particularly air, for producing heat, the housing having a fluid inlet for supplying a fluid stream into the housing and a fluid outlet for exiting a fluid stream from the housing, and the catalytic burner arrangement further includes a mixing unit forming a mixing chamber in which fuel and oxidant are mixed, wherein the mixing device includes a fuel inlet, an oxidant inlet and an fuel-oxidant-mixture outlet, and wherein the fluid inlet of the catalytic burner unit merges with the fuel-oxidant-outlet of the mixing unit for transferring the fuel-oxidant-mixture from the mixing chamber to the reaction chamber of the catalytic burner unit wherein the fuel inlet of the mixing chamber is arranged upstream of the oxidant inlet of the mixing unit.
摘要:
A bipolar plate assembly for a fuel cell or a fuel cell stack has at least a first flow field plate and a second flow field plate, wherein the first flow field plate and the second flow field plate are fastened on top of each other, wherein the bipolar plate assembly has a first area, in which an edge of the first flow field plate is flush with an edge of the second flow field plate, and has at least one second area, in which the edge of the first flow field plate is recessed from the edge of the second flow field plate. A fuel cell stack having such a bipolar plate assembly, as well as methods for manufacturing such a bipolar plate assembly or such a fuel cell stack are also provided.