公开(公告)号：US20060141325A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US11020592

申请日：2004-12-23

申请人： Eric Hansell ,  Dana Kelley ,  Mohammad Farooque ,  Kevin Dickson ,  Paul Gilbert

发明人： Eric Hansell ,  Dana Kelley ,  Mohammad Farooque ,  Kevin Dickson ,  Paul Gilbert

IPC分类号： H01M8/24 ,  E05C17/32

CPC分类号： H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/0282 ,  Y10T292/282

摘要： An assembly having a dielectric frame which utilizes a plurality of segments, each segment having opposing first and second surfaces and first and second ends portions. Each of the first and second end portions has an end surface and a cutout extending from the end surface of the end portion along the length of the segment and from the first surface to the second surface. The segments of the frame are arranged in abutting relationship with the first surfaces of the segments aligned and the second surfaces of said segments aligned and with the end surface of a first end portion of a segment abutting the end surface of the second end portion of the adjacent segment. In this way, the cutouts of the first and second end portions of abutting segments form a keyway and a key is situated in the keyway so as to hold the abutting segments together. In accordance with the invention, certain of the segments are provided with recesses in the first surfaces of the segments adjacent the cutouts. Preferably, the recesses are formed as slanting or inclined surfaces which slant or incline into the thickness of the segment and are adjacent to and end at the far end of the slot, i.e., the end of the slot farthest along length of the segment.

公开(公告)号：US07494736B2

公开(公告)日：2009-02-24

申请号：US11020592

申请日：2004-12-23

申请人： Eric Hansell ,  Dana A. Kelley ,  Mohammad Farooque ,  Kevin Dickson ,  Paul Gilbert

发明人： Eric Hansell ,  Dana A. Kelley ,  Mohammad Farooque ,  Kevin Dickson ,  Paul Gilbert

IPC分类号： H01M2/14

CPC分类号： H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/0282 ,  Y10T292/282

摘要： An assembly having a dielectric frame which utilizes a plurality of segments, each segment having opposing first and second surfaces and first and second ends portions. Each of the first and second end portions has an end surface and a cutout extending from the end surface of the end portion along the length of the segment and from the first surface to the second surface. The segments of the frame are arranged in abutting relationship with the first surfaces of the segments aligned and the second surfaces of said segments aligned and with the end surface of a first end portion of a segment abutting the end surface of the second end portion of the adjacent segment. In this way, the cutouts of the first and second end portions of abutting segments form a keyway and a key is situated in the keyway so as to hold the abutting segments together.In accordance with the invention, certain of the segments are provided with recesses in the first surfaces of the segments adjacent the cutouts. Preferably, the recesses are formed as slanting or inclined surfaces which slant or incline into the thickness of the segment and are adjacent to and end at the far end of the slot, i.e., the end of the slot farthest along length of the segment.

摘要翻译： 一种具有使用多个段的电介质框架的组件，每个段具有相对的第一和第二表面以及第一和第二端部。 第一和第二端部中的每一个具有端部表面和从端部的端表面沿着该段的长度并从第一表面延伸到第二表面的切口。 所述框架的所述片段与所述片段的所述第一表面对准地布置，并且所述片段的第二表面对齐，并且与所述片段的第二端部的端表面的端表面邻接所述片段的第二端部的端表面 相邻段。 以这种方式，邻接部分的第一和第二端部的切口形成键槽，并且键位于键槽中，以将抵接部分保持在一起。 根据本发明，某些段在邻近切口的段的第一表面中设置有凹部。 优选地，凹部形成为倾斜或倾斜的表面，其倾斜或倾斜到该段的厚度中，并且与槽的远端相邻并且在其端部处，即沿着该段的长度最远的槽的端部。

公开(公告)号：US08911914B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-16

申请号：US13016519

申请日：2011-01-28

申请人： Joseph P. McInerney ,  Louis F. Ernst, Jr. ,  Mohammad Farooque ,  Ramakrishnan Venkataraman ,  Eric Hansell ,  Daniela Nedu ,  Keith Davis ,  William Snyder ,  Michael Quatannens

发明人： Joseph P. McInerney ,  Louis F. Ernst, Jr. ,  Mohammad Farooque ,  Ramakrishnan Venkataraman ,  Eric Hansell ,  Daniela Nedu ,  Keith Davis ,  William Snyder ,  Michael Quatannens

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/24

CPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/2415 ,  H01M8/2484 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  Y02E60/50

摘要： A manifold assembly for use with a fuel cell stack for the purpose of ensuring a desired flow distribution to fuel cells within the stack, with the most commonly desired being uniform flow distribution. Said manifold assembly comprising: an external manifold for abutting and sealingly enclosing a face of the fuel cell stack, wherein the manifold comprises an enclosure for one of: providing inlet gas to the fuel cell stack and receiving exhaust gas from said fuel cell stack; and one or more baffles disposed in the enclosure of the external manifold, the one or more baffles one of: (a) controlling gas flow distribution and direction of the inlet gas from the enclosure to fuel cells of the fuel cell stack to achieve a predetermined distribution or a uniform distribution; and (b) controlling gas flow distribution of the exhaust gas flow within the enclosure to achieve the predetermined distribution or the uniform distribution of gas to fuel cells of the fuel cell stack. A multi-stack fuel cell system including a baffling assembly with one or more baffles for providing a predetermined gas flow distribution to each fuel cell stack in the fuel cell system is also described. The baffling assembly is provided at a system level and comprises one or more baffles in an intake assembly and/or in an exhaust assembly of the multi-stack fuel cell system, so that each fuel cell stack receives a predetermined amount of gas.

摘要翻译： 用于燃料电池堆的歧管组件，用于确保对堆叠内的燃料电池的期望的流量分配，最常见的是均匀的流量分布。 所述歧管组件包括：用于邻接和密封地封闭所述燃料电池堆的表面的外部歧管，其中所述歧管包括用于以下之一的外壳：向所述燃料电池堆提供入口气体并接收来自所述燃料电池堆的废气; 以及设置在外部歧管的外壳中的一个或多个挡板，所述一个或多个挡板之一：（a）控制气体流动分布和从外壳到燃料电池堆的燃料电池的入口气体的方向，以实现预定的 分配或统一分配; 以及（b）控制所述外壳内的废气流的气体流量分布，以实现燃料电池堆的燃料电池的气体的预定分布或均匀分布。 还描述了一种多层燃料电池系统，其包括具有一个或多个挡板的挡板组件，用于向燃料电池系统中的每个燃料电池堆提供预定的气体流量分布。 挡板组件设置在系统一级，并且在多层燃料电池系统的进气组件和/或排气组件中包括一个或多个挡板，使得每个燃料电池堆接收预定量的气体。

公开(公告)号：US20120196202A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-02

申请号：US13016519

申请日：2011-01-28

申请人： JOSEPH P. McINERNEY ,  Louis F. Ernst, JR. ,  Mohammad Farooque ,  Ramakrishnan Venkataraman ,  Eric Hansell ,  Daniela Nedu ,  Keith Davis ,  William Snyder ,  Michael Quatannens

发明人： JOSEPH P. McINERNEY ,  Louis F. Ernst, JR. ,  Mohammad Farooque ,  Ramakrishnan Venkataraman ,  Eric Hansell ,  Daniela Nedu ,  Keith Davis ,  William Snyder ,  Michael Quatannens

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/2415 ,  H01M8/2484 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  Y02E60/50

摘要： A manifold assembly for use with a fuel cell stack for the purpose of ensuring a desired flow distribution to fuel cells within the stack, with the most commonly desired being uniform flow distribution. Said manifold assembly comprising: an external manifold for abutting and sealingly enclosing a face of the fuel cell stack, wherein the manifold comprises an enclosure for one of: providing inlet gas to the fuel cell stack and receiving exhaust gas from said fuel cell stack; and one or more baffles disposed in the enclosure of the external manifold, the one or more baffles one of: (a) controlling gas flow distribution and direction of the inlet gas from the enclosure to fuel cells of the fuel cell stack to achieve a predetermined distribution or a uniform distribution; and (b) controlling gas flow distribution of the exhaust gas flow within the enclosure to achieve the predetermined distribution or the uniform distribution of gas to fuel cells of the fuel cell stack. A multi-stack fuel cell system including a baffling assembly with one or more baffles for providing a predetermined gas flow distribution to each fuel cell stack in the fuel cell system is also described. The baffling assembly is provided at a system level and comprises one or more baffles in an intake assembly and/or in an exhaust assembly of the multi-stack fuel cell system, so that each fuel cell stack receives a predetermined amount of gas.

摘要翻译： 用于燃料电池堆的歧管组件，用于确保对堆叠内的燃料电池的期望的流量分配，最常见的是均匀的流量分布。 所述歧管组件包括：用于邻接和密封地封闭所述燃料电池堆的表面的外部歧管，其中所述歧管包括用于以下之一的外壳：向所述燃料电池堆提供入口气体并接收来自所述燃料电池堆的废气; 以及设置在外部歧管的外壳中的一个或多个挡板，所述一个或多个挡板之一：（a）控制气体流动分布和从外壳到燃料电池堆的燃料电池的入口气体的方向，以实现预定的 分配或统一分配; 以及（b）控制所述外壳内的废气流的气体流量分布，以实现燃料电池堆的燃料电池的气体的预定分布或均匀分布。 还描述了一种多层燃料电池系统，其包括具有一个或多个挡板的挡板组件，用于向燃料电池系统中的每个燃料电池堆提供预定的气体流量分布。 挡板组件设置在系统一级，并且在多层燃料电池系统的进气组件和/或排气组件中包括一个或多个挡板，使得每个燃料电池堆接收预定量的气体。