公开(公告)号：US20210313597A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17267074

申请日：2019-08-28

申请人： WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

发明人： Caine FINNERTY ,  Paul DEWALD ,  Mathew ISENBERG

IPC分类号： H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/0612

摘要： A thermally insulated housing for a heat-producing, heat-radiating device such as an integrated CPOX reformer and SOFC stack includes an assembly of thermal insulation sections that presents an indirect, or tortuous, path that inhibits the flow of IR vectors to the walls of the housing.

公开(公告)号：US10858247B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16515608

申请日：2019-07-18

申请人： Watt Fuel Cell Corp.

发明人： Caine M. Finnerty ,  Paul DeWald

IPC分类号： C01B3/38 ,  B01J12/00 ,  B01J4/00 ,  B01J8/06 ,  B01J8/02 ,  B01J8/18 ,  B01J8/24 ,  B01J19/00 ,  B01J19/24 ,  B01J7/00

摘要： A multi-tubular chemical reactor includes an igniter for the initiation of gas phase exothermic reaction within the gas phase reaction zones of the tubular reactor units.

公开(公告)号：US20180050907A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15557699

申请日：2015-03-16

申请人： Watt Fuel Cell Corp.

发明人： Caine M. FINNERTY ,  Paul DE WALD

IPC分类号： C01B3/38 ,  F04D17/16 ,  F04D25/16 ,  F04D29/42 ,  F04D25/06 ,  F04D29/66 ,  B01J4/00 ,  B01F3/02 ,  B01F5/04 ,  B01F7/16 ,  B01F15/00

CPC分类号： C01B3/386 ,  B01F3/024 ,  B01F3/026 ,  B01F5/0473 ,  B01F7/163 ,  B01F15/00136 ,  B01F15/00149 ,  B01F2215/0036 ,  B01J4/005 ,  B01J4/008 ,  C01B3/38 ,  C01B2203/0205 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0244 ,  C01B2203/0261 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  F04D17/16 ,  F04D17/164 ,  F04D25/0606 ,  F04D25/166 ,  F04D29/4226 ,  F04D29/667 ,  H01M8/0618

摘要： A centrifugal blower system has internal gas mixing capability.

公开(公告)号：US09840025B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US15254031

申请日：2016-09-01

申请人： Watt Fuel Cell Corp.

发明人： Caine M. Finnerty ,  Benjamin J. Emley

IPC分类号： B28B21/88 ,  B28B7/30 ,  B28B7/34 ,  B28B21/44 ,  B28B21/90 ,  C23C24/04 ,  H01M8/124 ,  H01M4/88 ,  H01M8/00 ,  C23C14/34 ,  B05D1/02 ,  B05D1/18 ,  H01M4/90 ,  H01M4/86

CPC分类号： B28B21/88 ,  B05D1/02 ,  B05D1/18 ,  B05D2201/02 ,  B05D2254/02 ,  B28B7/30 ,  B28B7/348 ,  B28B21/44 ,  B28B21/905 ,  C23C14/3414 ,  C23C24/04 ,  H01M4/8652 ,  H01M4/8668 ,  H01M4/8673 ,  H01M4/8814 ,  H01M4/8828 ,  H01M4/886 ,  H01M4/8882 ,  H01M4/8885 ,  H01M4/9025 ,  H01M4/9066 ,  H01M8/004 ,  H01M8/124 ,  H01M2004/8684 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： Tubular ceramic structures, e.g., anode components of tubular fuel cells, are manufactured by applying ceramic-forming composition to the external surface of the heat shrinkable polymeric tubular mandrel component of a rotating mandrel-spindle assembly, removing the spindle from the assembly after a predetermined thickness of tubular ceramic structure has been built up on the mandrel and thereafter heat shrinking the mandrel to cause the mandrel to separate from the tubular ceramic structure.

公开(公告)号：US09624104B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US14533702

申请日：2014-11-05

申请人： Watt Fuel Cell Corp.

发明人： Caine M. Finnerty ,  Paul DeWald

IPC分类号： B01J7/00 ,  C01B3/36 ,  B01J19/00 ,  B01J19/24 ,  C01B3/32 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  B01J12/00 ,  B01J4/00 ,  C01B3/38 ,  H01M8/22

CPC分类号： C01B3/36 ,  B01J4/001 ,  B01J4/002 ,  B01J4/005 ,  B01J12/007 ,  B01J19/0013 ,  B01J19/24 ,  B01J19/2425 ,  B01J2219/00006 ,  B01J2219/00058 ,  B01J2219/0006 ,  B01J2219/00069 ,  B01J2219/00074 ,  B01J2219/00103 ,  B01J2219/00132 ,  B01J2219/00135 ,  B01J2219/00159 ,  B01J2219/002 ,  B01J2219/00213 ,  B01J2219/00234 ,  B01J2219/00238 ,  B01J2219/24 ,  C01B3/326 ,  C01B3/386 ,  C01B2203/0205 ,  C01B2203/0261 ,  C01B2203/041 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0833 ,  C01B2203/0838 ,  C01B2203/085 ,  C01B2203/1005 ,  C01B2203/1276 ,  C01B2203/1282 ,  C01B2203/1288 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0631 ,  H01M8/22

摘要： A liquid fuel catalytic partial oxidation (CPOX) reformer can include a plurality or an array of spaced-apart CPOX reactor units, each reactor unit including an elongate tube having a gas-permeable wall with internal and external surfaces, the wall enclosing an open gaseous flow passageway with at least a portion of the wall having CPOX catalyst disposed therein and/or comprising its structure. The catalyst-containing wall structure and open gaseous flow passageway enclosed thereby define a gaseous phase CPOX reaction zone, the catalyst-containing wall section being gas-permeable to allow gaseous CPOX reaction mixture to diffuse therein and hydrogen rich product reformate to diffuse therefrom. At least the exterior surface of the CPOX reaction zone can include a hydrogen barrier. The liquid fuel CPOX reformer can include a vaporizer, one or more igniters, and a source of liquid reformable fuel.

公开(公告)号：US20160260990A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-08

申请号：US15061333

申请日：2016-03-04

申请人： WATT Fuel Cell Corp.

发明人： Caine Finnerty ,  Paul DeWald

IPC分类号： H01M8/04014 ,  F23D14/62 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  F23C13/02

CPC分类号： H01M8/04022 ,  F23C13/02 ,  F23C13/04 ,  F23D14/62 ,  F23G7/07 ,  F23G2209/14 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M2250/405 ,  Y02B90/16 ,  Y02E20/12

摘要： The present teachings provide designs and materials of construction for afterburners as well as methods of making the afterburners. More specifically, the afterburners of the present teachings can include a compressible, resilient refractory material such that thermal expansion of other adjacent components, for example, a fuel cell stack of a fuel cell unit, can be accommodated by the afterburner. The present teachings also provide methods of reducing contaminants in exhaust streams and/or generating heat.

摘要翻译： 本教导提供了用于后燃烧器的结构的设计和材料以及制造后燃烧器的方法。 更具体地，本教导的后燃烧器可以包括可压缩的弹性耐火材料，使得其他相邻部件（例如燃料电池单元的燃料电池堆）的热膨胀可以由加力器容纳。 本教导还提供减少废气流中的污染物和/或产生热量的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20150194683A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-09

申请号：US14666993

申请日：2015-03-24

申请人： Watt Fuel Cell Corp.

发明人： Paul DeWald ,  Caine Finnerty ,  Robert P. Donley

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/12

CPC分类号： F04D17/12 ,  F04D17/16 ,  F04D25/166 ,  F04D29/281 ,  H01M8/004 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0071 ,  Y02E60/525

摘要： A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell assembly medium and at least one centrifugal blower system for providing a flow of gaseous medium to the fuel cell assembly.

摘要翻译： 燃料电池系统包括燃料电池组件介质和用于向燃料电池组件提供气态介质流的至少一个离心鼓风机系统。

公开(公告)号：US20150144841A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-28

申请号：US14534345

申请日：2014-11-06

申请人： Watt Fuel Cell Corp.

发明人： Caine M. Finnerty ,  Paul DeWald

IPC分类号： H01M8/06 ,  C01B3/32 ,  C01B3/40 ,  B01J19/24

CPC分类号： H01M8/0618 ,  B01J4/001 ,  B01J4/002 ,  B01J4/005 ,  B01J12/007 ,  B01J19/2425 ,  B01J2219/00006 ,  B01J2219/00058 ,  B01J2219/0006 ,  B01J2219/00069 ,  B01J2219/00135 ,  B01J2219/00159 ,  B01J2219/002 ,  B01J2219/00213 ,  B01J2219/00234 ,  B01J2219/00238 ,  B01J2219/2401 ,  C01B3/323 ,  C01B3/386 ,  C01B2203/0261 ,  C01B2203/1035 ,  C01B2203/1223 ,  C01B2203/1229 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  C01B2203/1247 ,  C01B2203/141 ,  C01B2203/16 ,  C01B2203/1604

摘要： A gaseous fuel catalytic partial oxidation (CPOX) reformer can include a plurality or an array of spaced-apart CPOX reactor units, each reactor unit including an elongate tube having a wall with internal and external surfaces, the wall enclosing an open gaseous flow passageway with at least a portion of the wall having CPOX catalyst disposed therein and/or comprising its structure. The catalyst-containing wall structure and open gaseous flow passageway enclosed thereby define a gaseous phase CPOX reaction zone, the catalyst-containing wall section being gas-permeable to allow gaseous CPOX reaction mixture to diffuse therein and hydrogen-rich product reformate to diffuse therefrom. At least the exterior surface of a CPOX reaction zone of a CPOX reactor unit can include a hydrogen barrier. The gaseous fuel CPOX reformer also can include one or more igniters, and a source of gaseous reformable fuel.

摘要翻译： 气态燃料催化部分氧化（CPOX）重整器可以包括多个或一组间隔开的CPOX反应器单元，每个反应器单元包括具有内壁和外表面的壁的细长管，该壁包围开放的气流通道， 所述壁的至少一部分具有设置在其中的CPOX催化剂和/或包含其结构。 含有催化剂的壁结构和封闭的气态流动通道限定了气相CPOX反应区，含催化剂的壁部分是气体可渗透的，以允许气态CPOX反应混合物在其中扩散，富氢产物重整产物从其扩散。 至少CPOX反应器单元的CPOX反应区的外表面可以包括氢屏障。 气态燃料CPOX重整器还可以包括一个或多个点火器和气体可重整燃料源。

公开(公告)号：US20230275245A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-31

申请号：US17937522

申请日：2022-10-03

申请人： WATT Fuel Cell Corp.

发明人： Caine Finnerty ,  Paul DeWald

IPC分类号： H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/22 ,  H01M8/2455

CPC分类号： H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/0625 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04067 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/222 ,  H01M8/2455 ,  H01M2250/405 ,  Y02B90/10

摘要： Various designs and configurations of and methods of operating fuel cell units, fuel cell systems and combined heat and power systems are provided that permit efficient thermal management of such units and systems to improve their operation.

公开(公告)号：US11495805B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US17267095

申请日：2019-08-23

申请人： WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

发明人： Caine Finnerty ,  Paul Dewald ,  Mathew Isenberg ,  William Seil ,  Robert Grogan

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  F28D1/02

摘要： A fuel cell system, with an air flow system includes a first thermal zone, a second thermal zone, an air blower provided between the first and second thermal zones. The first thermal zone is connected to an inlet port of the fuel cell system. The second thermal zone is connected to an outlet port of the fuel cell system. The air blower is configured to draw in air from the first thermal zone and provide the air to the second thermal zone.